The Westbrook American reported on May 27, 1959, that Maurice Dugas of Westbrook had completed Navy basic training at Great Lakes in Illinois. Dugas, a seaman, was assigned to the USS Cascade, based in Newport, Rhode Island. Harold Dyer of White Rock was named marshal of Gorham’s Memorial Day parade.
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South Portland and Scarborough news from The Forecaster.
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We Love to Eat
Free dinner – Thursday, May 30, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, May 31, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; or lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; combination […]
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Portland's ecomaine disputes report on lead pollution
PORTLAND — A report disputed by ecomaine suggests people within a 3-mile radius of the company’s incinerator on Blueberry Road are at an increased health risk due to the amount of lead emitted by the waste-to-energy plant. Municipalities within the 3-mile radius include Portland, Westbrook, South Portland and Scarborough. According to the Tishman Environment and Design […]
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Food pantry thanks residents, postal workers
A big thank you to Westbrook citizens who put out food for the postal workers to pick up, to the postal workers who packed baskets with food, to the public services workers who brought two truckloads (107 baskets) to the Westbrook Food Pantry, and to Jim Bosse and Fred Stover for helping to offload the […]
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PORTLAND — A report disputed by ecomaine suggests people within a 3-mile radius of the company’s incinerator on Blueberry Road are at an increased health risk due to the amount of lead emitted by the waste-to-energy plant. Municipalities within the 3-mile radius include Portland, Westbrook, South Portland and Scarborough. According to the Tishman Environment and Design […]
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Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: May 31
Arrests 5/21 at 9:33 p.m. Thomas C. Pasquarelli, 18, a transient, was arrested on Bowery Beach Road by Officer Aaron Webster on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. 5/22 at 10:20 p.m. Adam Killip, 39, of Spurwink Avenue, was arrested on Spurwink Avenue by Officer Rory Benjamin on a charge of domestic violence […]
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Looking Back
June 1, 1994 “Inappropriate behavior” by one or more boys in Westbrook’s Wescott Junior High School Wednesday led to the discovery that seven boys had been smoking marijuana. An eighth boy from another junior high was charged with possessing marijuana with intent to sell it. Assistant Principal Robert Welch made a room-by-room tour of the […]
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Portland’s ecomaine disputes report on lead pollution
PORTLAND — A report disputed by ecomaine suggests people within a 3-mile radius of the company’s incinerator on Blueberry Road are at an increased health risk due to the amount of lead emitted by the waste-to-energy plant. Municipalities within the 3-mile radius include Portland, Westbrook, South Portland and Scarborough. According to the Tishman Environment and Design […]
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South Portland students release trout, gain environmental insight
SOUTH PORTLAND — Mahoney Middle School students gathered Wednesday at on the banks of Trout Brook, eager to release the fish they’ve been raising for the past four months. The baby brook trout, provided to Maine schools by the Portland Water District’s TroutKids Program, are used to enhance science curriculum in classrooms and provide a […]
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Scarborough election pits neophyte vs. ex-councilor
SOUTH PORTLAND — There are two candidates running for one seat in a special Town Council election. The winner will fill the remaining half of a three-term being vacated by Councilor Shawn Babine, who resigned effective June 10. Babine was elected to the state House of Representatives last November. His council term expires in November […]