When driving down Windham Center Road toward North Gorham, one can see at the corner of Windham Center and Great Falls roads a gracious Federal period house on a hilltop looking down majestically at the surrounding areas. It is one of three historic homes in what was once was a thriving hamlet nestled across the […]
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Inside Raymond
Geography Bee winners Eighth-grader Baxter Engleman took first place and Owen Dulca and Ryan Brown, also eighth-graders, placed second and third, respectively, in a Geography Bee Jan. 8 at Jordan Small Middle School. Other grade representatives participating were: McKenzie Harris and Jayden Grenier, fifth grade; Phoebe Jewelll and Carter Engleman, sixth grade; and Chloe Harmon, […]
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Pine Point sale nears without sign-off from Scarborough council
SCARBOROUGH — Town councilors held workshop discussions Wednesday on criteria they’d need satisfied to approve proposals at Pine Point and Piper Shores. In an initial workshop last month, fishermen and waterfront workers expressed concerns about the pending sale of Pine Point Fisherman’s Co-op. Most were wary that under new ownership the property would eventually cease to be […]
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Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: Feb. 8
Arrests No arrests were reported from Jan. 28 to Feb. 5. Summonses 1/29 at 7:51 a.m. James Bernier, 53, of Windham, was issued a summons on Broad Cove Road by Officer Ben Davis on a charge of operating without a license. 2/1 at 10:09 a.m. a 17-year-old female from South Portland was issued a summons […]
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Looking Back
Feb. 9, 1994 Acting Mayor Kenneth Lefebvre may have winced last week when the City Council-School Committee discussion turned to the high percentage of unpaid property taxes in Westbrook. Records in the Registry of Deeds indicate that Lefebvre owes two years’ taxes (1991-1993) on two properties totaling $13,802.58, and 1991 sewer assessments on two properties […]
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The Universal Notebook: Reservations about hotels
How many more hotels does Portland need? More to the point, how many more hotels does Portland want? Since 2012, more than 700 hotel rooms have been built in Portland, bringing the total to something close to 3,000 hotel rooms, with another 400 expected to be added by 2020. Local folks may wonder, “Who the […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Feb. 11, 1959, that Gorham Town Manager Eldon Shute proposed hiring two full-time police officers. In Westbrook, Mrs. David Norton of Pride Street was in Connecticut on a business trip.
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Politics & Other Mistakes: In praise of insult
According to important political knowers, it’s time to restore civility in Maine politics. Screw that. In politics, civility is a code word for dishonesty. Take newly elected Gov. Janet Mills, for example. In public, Mills is all about unity, equality and embracing little kids who sing off key. But out of the spotlight, she’s a […]
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Happy Lunar New Year
Students from CAFAM’s Chinese School embark on a dragon parade through the halls of Westbrook Middle School during the organization’s celebration of the Chinese New Year, which began Tuesday. The organization has held its annual New Year celebration at the school since 2012. Dancers from the Chinese and American Friendship Association of Maine’s Chinese School […]
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Gorham Notes
Drown Drown ‘Cop’s Cop’ recipient Longtime Gorham Police Officer Wayne “Pooch” Drown was honored with the Larry Gross Cop’s Cop Award by the Maine Association of Police at its 20th annual awards banquet Jan. 26. “This yearly banquet is held to not only show appreciation to the officers, past and present who serve, but it […]