SOUTH PORTLAND — City councilors on Oct. 23 said they need more time to consider proposed ordinance amendments that would regulate medical marijuana retail businesses. The City Council also reviewed a draft performance evaluation for the corporation counsel, with the hope of trying out the new method when two new councilors are seated after November’s election. At their Sept. […]
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Gorham Notes
Cristy Meacham of Gorham, whose family participated in The Fresh Air Fund’s Friendly Towns Program this past summer, was among winners of the program’s 2018 photo contest for this photograph. It shows Fresh Air Fund visitor Grace, 11, with a fish she caught in the Saco River in Buxton. Meacham identified the man in the […]
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Universal Notebook: A declaration against independents
The Second District congressional debate on WCSH was hard to watch, both because incumbent Bruce Poliquin was being an obnoxious twerp, talking right in challenger Jared Golden’s face like Trump hovering creepily behind Hillary, and because so much time was wasted having to listen to the two independents in the race. Tiffany Bond, a Portland […]
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Halloween spirit comes alive this weekend
There is no shortage of events this weekend to celebrate Halloween. From Westbrook’s popular Halloween on Main Street to trunk-or-treat events at a number of venues, there are plenty of places in the area for young and old to dress like a zombie and feast on candy. Some are listed below. Westbrook Halloween festivities will […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Oct. 29, 1958, that Connie Patch in September opened his Flying A gas station at 35 Main St. in Gorham. Westbrook High School basketball coach Paddy Davan opened practice and 30 boys showed up for tryouts.
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Here's Something: Moody is our man in Augusta
Here’s my daring prediction for the 2018 Maine gubernatorial election: Someone with five letters in their last name is going to win. Yes, you heard it here first. Someone with a five-letter surname will replace the six-letter governor – some may use a four-letter word to describe him – we have now. I’d also like […]
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South Portland Police Beat: Oct. 26
Arrests 10/12 at 2:31 p.m. Dawn E. Ricci, 41, of Cape Elizabeth, was arrested on Union Street by Officer Kevin Sager on a charge of operating with a suspended license. 10/12 at 11:44 p.m. Susan Chanin, 60, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, was arrested on the Casco Bay Bridge by Officer Chris Gosling on a charge of operating under […]
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South Portland man working at Cumberland County Jail charged with selling cocaine
PORTLAND — A Cumberland County Jail corrections officer from South Portland was arrested Tuesday on a drug trafficking charge. Davis Glazener, 22, whose address was not given, looked “like he was living two lives,” Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce said in a press conference Wednesday at his office. Joyce said South Portland Police, sheriff’s deputies and […]
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2nd-time candidate challenges Millett in Senate District 29
CAPE ELIZABETH — In a second attempt at elected office, George Van Syckel of South Portland is challenging incumbent state Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, for the seat representing District 29. District 29 includes South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and part of Scarborough. Millett Millett is serving her third term in the Maine Senate. She said […]
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Girls Soccer: Windham ousts South Portland in prelims
WINDHAM—Meghan Hoffses posted the lone goal in a 1-0 victory for Windham over visiting South Portland on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 20. Hoffses tipped a Caitlin Drouin shot to notch the point, secure a W and usher the Eagles past the Riots in the first round of the playoffs. “This game we came out right […]