WESTBROOK— Molly Olsen and Andrea Levinsky felt that Maine Girls Academy, as the only all-girls school in Maine, was the perfect place for their annual Girls Leadership Camp. But when the Portland school, formerly known as Catherine McAuley High School, closed last month despite pushback from alumni and current families, Olsen and Levinsky were left […]
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Gorham Notes
The School Street Pub and Grill is awarded the Golden Spoon Award as this year’s winner of Gorham Taste Walk. Pictured, from left, are Chef Shaun Stoothoff; Drew King of YoungLife Sebago, which sponsors the event; Al Asali, owner; and Suzie Phillips, Taste Walk coordinator. Blue Pig Diner was second and MK Kitchen, third. Blue […]
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We Love to Eat
Free dinner – Thursday, July 26, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, July 27, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; or lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; combination […]
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Westbrook Notes
Bob Charest Band in concert at park The Bob Charest Band will be in concert from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 1, at Riverbank Park on Main Street. The nine-piece band is a local favorite, the city’s concert schedule says. The concert is free and part of the summer series that continues through Aug. 22. […]
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Police motorcycle ride remembers their own
Westbrook Police Chief Janine Roberts is organizing the 10th annual motorcycle ride Saturday, July 28, in memory of fallen Portland police Sgts. Rick Betters and Rob Johnsey. Sgt. Rob Johnsey Sgt. Rick Betters PORTLAND — A thundering memorial from Portland to Naples will be held Saturday as a 10th and final annual motorcycle ride fundraiser pays tribute […]
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Norovirus caused illnesses at Woods Pond, CDC says
BRIDGTON — An investigation from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention into nearly 100 cases of illness related to Woods Pond in Bridgton has identified an outbreak of norovirus as the culprit. “Specimens from humans submitted for testing confirmed that this was a norovirus outbreak,” said a spokeswoman from the Maine Department of Health and […]
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New Cape Elizabeth special-ed director promises 'student-centered philosophy'
CAPE ELIZABETH — The part-time special education director for Acton schools and the Fiddlehead Charter School in Gray has been hired as the School Department’s full-time director of special services. Delbert Peavey signed a one-year probationary contract for just over $102,000, Superintendent of Schools Donna Wolfrom said. His hiring follows the department’s decision not to extend the […]
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'Suburbia is dead': South Portland discusses tiny homes
SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council Tuesday discussed the prospect of allowing so-called “tiny homes,” which may include code adaptations for a trial run. Councilor Eben Rose introduced the topic at the July 24 workshop, and said tiny-home living is characterized as a movement. He said he wants the city to be informed about these increasingly […]
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‘Eating, drinking, knitting’ hub opens in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Lisa Plourd, who is opening a new knitting shop and cafe called the Knitting Nook at the corner of Sawyer and High Streets in Ferry Village, said the path that set her to pursuing the business was unexpected and life altering. In February 2017, Plourd and her dog, Lily, were taking their […]
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Scarborough Kiwanis Club gets grant for backpack program
SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Kiwanis Club has been awarded a $1,000 grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation to support a school vacation food backpack program. The backpack program provides boxes of food for children to take home at school vacation time. Boxes are sent home four times a year: before winter break, February and April vacations, and […]