SOUTH PORTLAND — A quirky fashion show, a beer garden, and the opportunity to board a U.S. Coast Guard vessel will be among the activities when the Knightville Festival returns for a fifth year Aug. 18. The event at Thomas Knight Park, at the end of Ocean Street beneath the Casco Bay Bridge, is sponsored by […]
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South Portland Police Beat: Aug. 10
Arrests 7/27 at 3:38 p.m. Nicole Stuart, 37, of South Portland, was arrested on Adams Street by Officer Michael Armstrong on charges of aggravated assault, aggravated criminal mischief, and endangering the welfare of a child. 7/27 at 7:59 p.m. Tracey A. Brown, 43, no address listed, was arrested on Main Street by Officer David Stailing on a […]
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Work underway to replicate old schoolhouse
CASCO — When a fire gutted the old schoolhouse in Casco this April, it also extinguished the local historical society’s plan to move the nearly 170-year-old building next to an existing museum on Route 302. But now the Raymond-Casco Historical Society is charging ahead with a new plan to build a replica of the old schoolhouse […]
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Library displays Goldberg's 'whimsical, creative' drawings
PORTLAND — With his quirky sense of humor and satirical eye, illustrator Rube Goldberg often showed humanity at its silliest – particularly with his invention drawings, which poked fun at how technology could actually complicate, rather than simplify life. Now “The Art of Rube Goldberg,” which spans the artist’s copious 72-year career, is on display at the […]
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South Portland advances rules for medical marijuana growers, retailers
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Planning Board on Wednesday recommended the City Council move ahead with regulations that would welcome medical marijuana growers and retailers. The draft zoning and licencing amendments include several changes, including defining types of medical marijuana businesses and the commercial and industrial zoning districts where the businesses would be allowed. Cultivation facilities may also […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Aug. 13, 1958, that Harlan Grant, 78, was the fourth generation of his family on his 125-acre farm on Cumberland Street in Westbrook. He raised alfalfa, cattle, poultry and vegetables. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Perry of Halidon Road, Westbrook, were visiting in Colebrook, N.H.
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The Universale Notebook: Crabbing about crabmeat
Perhaps you’ve noticed that fresh, local crabmeat can be hard to find these days. I’ve been buying eight-ounce plastic containers of rock crab from Moody’s Seafood in Brunswick and Day’s Crabmeat & Lobster in Yarmouth, but on a couple of occasions recently they have both been fresh out. So what’s the deal? To my taste, […]
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Restaurant taps into River Walk dining
WESTBROOK — Legends Rest Taproom at 855 Main St. expects to begin serving food and drink on the River Walk Thursday as the first in the state to take advantage of a new law that allows restaurants to serve food and alcohol on public property. The City Council Monday approved an ordinance amendment to allow restaurants […]
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Westbrook featured in new tourism site
WESTBROOK — Maine Development Foundation’s Maine Downtown Center has launched Main Street Maine (mainstreetmaine.org), an interactive website aimed at attracting tourists to the state’s 10 nationally accredited Main Street downtowns, including Westbrook. Through the website, visitors get a glimpse of what is available, and unique, about each downtown. “The site is full of advice and blog […]
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Proposed Gorham home sprinkler rules under review
GORHAM — The Town Council Tuesday forwarded a proposal to amend the town’s sprinkler rules to its Ordinance Committee for a review and potential rewrite. The controversial ordinance amendment would mandate sprinklers to include all new, one- and two-family homes. The council vote was 6-0 with Town Council Vice Chairwoman Sherrie Benner absent. The measure […]