WESTBROOK — The School Committee’s Finance Committee knew when Superintendent Peter Lancia unveiled his proposed $41.2 million budget last month that they had their work cut out for them to get the budget to a figure the community would support. The Finance Committee has spent the last few weeks looking at the spending plan department […]
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Gorham Notes
Gorham Police K-9 Officer Nate Therriault, left, commands K-9 Sitka to grab a “bad guy” played by Officer Todd Gagnon wearing a protective suit. Sitka showed his stuff Saturday at the annual Marketplace held at the University of Southern Maine. Hornor Author event at library Maine author James Hornor will present his new novel, “Victoria […]
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Women's club continues to make mark 100 years later
WESTBROOK — A lot has changed over the last century, but what hasn’t is the community focus of the Westbrook Woman’s Club, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. The group was formed in October 1919 to “stimulate the intellectual life of its members and to promote the practice of charity in the community,” ideals that […]
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Here's Something: Boos and Bravos
Welcome to another edition of Boos and Bravos, the quick-hit, catch-all column of Here’s Something. Bravo to Democrat Party leadership for embracing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s conclusions regarding allegations of Russia-Trump collusion during the 2016 campaign. Party officials, who for two years eagerly perpetrated the collusion hoax with help from the national media, have been […]
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Looking Back
April 6, 1994 Westbrook’s acting mayor, Kenneth Lefebvre, was in Pensacola, Florida, Monday through Thursday last week. His business trip produced an explosion of charges from Alderman Don Richards at Monday’s City Council meeting. Then came talk of censuring and suing Richards. Richards insisted that the city charter requires that the major put someone in […]
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Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: April 5
Arrests 3/29 at 1:12 a.m. Janet Nelson, 51, of Cape Elizabeth, was arrested on Ocean House Road by Officer Eric Vanasse on a charge of operating under the influence. Summonses No criminal summonses were issued from March 26 to April 1. Fire calls 3/27 at 7:53 p.m. Fire alarm on Overlook Lane. 3/31 at 12:16 p.m. […]
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Briefs
Park to be temporaryconstruction site WESTBROOK — The City Council gave preliminary approval Monday for Saccarappa Park to be used as a construction staging area while work is done over the next two years to remove the Saccarappa Dam and construct two fish passages. The agreement, if passed at second reading April 22, would give […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on April 15, 1959, that Ann Hebert, a Nasson College student, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hebert, in Westbrook. Mrs. Patrick Martin of West Gorham entertained the Gorham Catholic Women’s Club at the West Gorham Community Club building.
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The Universal Notebook: The play's the thing
Recently, Carolyn and I attended a performance of “Life Sucks.” at Mad Horse Theatre in South Portland. Playwright Aaron Posner updated Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” for laughs and existential angst. Imagine Woody Allen collaborating with Chekhov for black comic effect. We don’t get to the theater as much as we should. The only other play […]
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Westbrook Notes
Ratib art show winner The GFWC Westbrook Woman’s Club has announced the winners of its annual high school art show: Mennah Ratib, first place, Emily Chayer, second, and Mia Pilsbury, third. Ariana St. Clair finished fourth and MacKenzie Wight received honorable mention. The club said 30 pieces of art were entered in the show. Gift […]