WINDHAM — Two incumbent members of the RSU 14 School Board have a challenger on the ballot this November in a three-way race for two seats representing Windham. Current board members Dawn Dillon and Marge Govoni are joined in the race by David Lydon, who has made three unsuccessful bids for Town Council. Lydon, 39, said the […]
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Inside New Gloucester
1943 air crash memorialized Tragedy struck over the skies of New Gloucester’s Intervale region 75 years ago. On Oct. 3, 1943, British pilots Lieutenant Commander Alfred Jack Sewell and Sub-Lieutenant David James Falshaw Watson took off from Brunswick Naval Air Station to practice training maneuvers. Apparently one plane came up under the other, causing a […]
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It Happened in Windham: An idyllic New England farm
When I first moved to Windham more than 30 years ago, I can remember driving by a beautiful old yellow house on River Road. It didn’t seem that anyone lived there, and there was a small cemetery right out front. Its unique Gothic architecture gave the place a rather eerie feel and for years, my […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
Portland man identified as victim in Presumpscot River fatality
GORHAM — Gorham Police Friday identified Jonathan D. Patry, 38, of Portland as the victim whose body was recovered Sept. 27 from a vehicle submerged in the Presumpscot River. “The vehicle veered off of Mallison Street on the Gorham side of the river; the vehicle came to rest upside down in the river,” Lt. Michael […]
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South Portland board OKs revised plan for Knightville tavern, inn
SOUTH PORTLAND — A revised plan for Big Babe’s Tavern was unanimously approved Wednesday by the seven-member Planning Board. Ginger Cote, who owns the former Griffin Club property on Ocean Street in Knightville, has decided to redevelop the lot as a tavern with a small inn instead of condominiums. The new project is expected to cost […]
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The Universal Notebook: New England Clean Energy (dis)Connect
Yes, I drive a car that uses gas, heat my home with oil and consume as much electricity as the next 21st century American. So, no, I can’t get all holier than thou about energy consumption. Still, I am opposed to Central Maine Power Co.’s so-called New England Clean Energy Connect proposal to build a […]
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Westbrook memorial honors Native American chief
WESTBROOK — The Friends of the Presumpscot River this weekend will unveil a monument and memorial plaque at 89 Conant St. to pay tribute to Chief Polin, the powerful leader of the Abenakis who populated the area before European settlers. The Chief Polin Monument dedication will take place 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29. The […]
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Politics & Other Mistakes: The conflicted love life of Eric Brakey
Eric Brakey doesn’t like Republicans. Which is odd, because Brakey is – more or less by default – the GOP’s candidate for U.S. Senate. Brakey, a two-term state senator from Auburn, got the nomination because no serious Republican dared to take on incumbent independent U.S. Sen. Angus King. (Before you rush to email me that […]
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Buxton Notes
A gathering last Saturday at the home of Ken Aldrich on Flaggy Meadow Road prepares to cut a ribbon dedicating the “Green Monstah Wall” and wiffle ball field. Fans dedicate ‘Green Monstah’ A mix of 38 children and adults in Buxton Sept. 22 attended a dedication of the “Green Monstah Wall” and wiffle ball field at […]
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Neglected Duck Pond graveyard coming back to life
WESTBROOK — After years of being off limits to the public, a neglected family cemetery off Duck Pond Road is the process of being restored. Sandra Cort and her husband, Bruce, began restoring the more than 200-year-old Gowen Cemetery at 622 Duck Pond Road a month and a half ago. “It was heavily overgrown. We looked […]