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    November 20, 2019

    Letter: Bullock most qualified of Democratic hopefuls

    Edgar Beem needs to do some homework. He listed (Nov. 13) all the Democratic presidential hopefuls that he thinks should leave the race, including Steve “Bullard.” It’s actually Steve Bullock, the governor of Montana, the only governor in the race.  Someone who was elected twice in a “Trump” state. Someone who was able to get […]

  • Published
    November 19, 2019

    Hawk sculpture campaign gets $5,000 boost from bank

    NORWAY — Friends of Deering Oaks has received a $5,000 donation from Norway Savings Bank for its effort to install a sculpture memorializing the great black jawk that lived in Deering Oaks Park last winter. The hawk, native to South America, was the first seen this far north. During a January snowstorm, a passerby found […]

  • Published
    November 14, 2019

    Guest column: Thank you to the citizens, candidates of Westbrook

    Thank you to the citizens of Westbrook. Although the voter turnout for our local elections on Nov. 5 was lower than many had hoped for – or anticipated – I’d like to thank all those engaged citizens who turned out to exercise one of the most cherished rights of Americans since the founding of our […]

  • Published
    November 14, 2019

    Arts Calendar: Nov. 14

    Music Nov. 15 Faculty Jazz Ensemble, 8 p.m. Corthell Concert Hall, University of Southern Maine, Gorham. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 seniors and USM alumni, $5 students at usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice,  780-5555. Nov. 16 Composers Showcase Concert, 8 p.m.,  original works by USM students performed by the USM Composers Ensemble, Daniel Sonenberg, director, Corthell Hall, 13 University Way, […]

  • Published
    November 13, 2019

    Letter: Current U.S. health care system ‘barbaric’

    All of the health care problems outlined by E.A. Beem (Nov. 6) can and do happen to all of us. There is one clear way to avoid most of them: remove for-profit insurance companies from the system. They serve no medical purpose whatsoever. They exist to take in profits. This is a conflict of interest, […]

  • Published
    November 12, 2019

    Salute to veterans

  • Published
    November 11, 2019

    Honoring veterans in Gorham

    Gorham pays tribute to veterans Monday at Town Hall.

  • Published
    November 7, 2019

    Arts Calendar: Nov. 7

    Music Nov. 9 Harmony, Americana band, 7 p.m., Arts Center, at 8 Hancock Ave., Hiram. BYOB. Adult $10/child $5. “Unfinished Masterpieces,” Mozart’s “Mass in C Minor,” Schubert’s “Symphony No. 8 in B minor,” Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra with USM Chorale and select high school choirs, 2 p.m., Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St., Westbrook. […]

  • Published
    November 6, 2019

    Letter: Balentine apparently oblivious to reality of Trump

    In his Oct. 23 opinion piece, John Balentine writes that he supports Trump, enjoys his speeches, likes him and his business acumen (conveniently overlooking six bankruptcies), and appreciates his sense of humor, while being amused that liberals seem to take Trump’s jokes seriously (though Trump himself insists that whatever he says and writes is a […]

  • Published
    November 5, 2019

    Standish man buys Martini Lane in Westbrook

    WESTBROOK — Martini Lane, 894 Main St., has been sold to Mike Patel of Standish, who will change the store’s name to Westbrook Discount Beverage. Longtime owner Phil Lane sold the liquor store and redemption center to Patel on Oct. 17. Patel plans to expand the product line. “We are putting more in there, more […]