Sept. 22, 1993 Five-time mayor William B. O’Gara turned back a powerful challenge by some party leaders to win the plum of the Westbrook Democratic city caucus Sunday – nomination for city clerk. His 145 votes topped the combined totals of Ronald Usher, 65, and Martin Pizzo, 36. Veteran City Clerk William Clarke announced he […]
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The Universal Notebook: It's Howdy Moody time!
As a kid growing up in the 1950s, “The Howdy Doody Show,” which ran from 1947-1960, was a staple of my Saturday-morning television viewing. Howdy Doody was a freckle-faced marionette and ventriloquist’s dummy, the creation of Buffalo Bob Smith, who started each show by asking the kids in the Peanut Gallery, as they called the […]
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Council leader wants Plante to go
WINDHAM — The chairwoman of the Town Council thinks it’s time for the town manager to retire and indicates the council could fire him if he doesn’t. Chairwoman Donna Chapman’s comments about longtime manager Tony Plante, which came Wednesday after she reached out to the Lakes Region Weekly, followed the release of a second outside report […]
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Girls Soccer: Scarborough sneaks past Bonny Eagle, 1-0
STANDISH—Scarborough’s Molly Murnane logged the only goal in a 1-0 win at Bonny Eagle on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 15. The Scots – and especially their defense, including keeper Sydney Gillingham – held their own against their venerable visitors, but couldn’t pull out a W. “Obviously we expect to win, when we show up, but today […]
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Cape Elizabeth artists plan tour of galleries
CAPE ELIZABETH — Local artists are getting together to put on the inaugural Cape Art Studio Tour. The Sept. 29 event will “provide a rare opportunity to meet some of Cape’s finest artists, who will open their doors and invite the public into their personal spaces to share their working environs and answer questions about their […]
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Longtime Cape Elizabeth police chief to retire
CAPE ELIZABETH — Police Chief Neil Williams said he’s looking forward to something new after 45 years of public service. Williams received a standing ovation during a Sept. 10 Town Council meeting when Town Manager Matt Sturgis announced the chief would be retiring at the end of the year. Sturgis said he plans to post the job […]
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South Portland city councilor unexpectedly resigns
SOUTH PORTLAND — A city councilor who has served less than one year of a three-year term resigned Saturday night. Adrian Dowling, the District 5 councilor who lives in the Brickhill neighborhood, sent City Clerk Emily Scully a handwritten note via email to say he was resigning, effective immediately. Dowling’s term expires in December 2020. In an […]
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Free dental clinic for military veterans to visit Portland
PORTLAND — A mobile dental office will be making a stop in Portland Thursday, Sept. 20, to provide free dental care for military veterans from 9 a.m-3 p.m. The Aspen Dental MouthMobile will be parked at 295 Forest Ave., across from the entrance to Hannaford Bros. The MouthMobile is a dental office on wheels where veterans can […]
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University of Southern Maine to host college fair
PORTLAND — The University of Southern Maine will host a free college fair 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Sullivan Gym. The fair will include representatives from more than 160 colleges and universities, as well as representatives from USM’s offices of admissions and finance. Call 780-5670 or email [email protected] for more information.
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Portland site part of pesticide collection
PORTLAND — Oct. 5 is the deadline to register to bring unused pesticides and herbicides to state-authorized collection sites. John Bott of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry said that department’s Board of Pesticides Control and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection are teaming up to collect pesticides in Portland, Bangor, Augusta and Presque Isle. […]