WESTBROOK — Don’s Lunch, a fixture in Westbrook since 1976, is looking for a new place to operate weeks after opening at 925 Main Street after its business license was revoked by the city. As a condition of operating at Friendly Gas, Bernier was to install fence between his business and the condominium building next door […]
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CMP proposes expanding South Portland waterfront substation
SOUTH PORTLAND — To adhere to updated federal grid reliability standards, Central Maine Power Co. is proposing to expand its Knightville substation. The property at 2 Ocean St. is a 24-acre piece of the city’s waterfront and is assessed by the city at $2.2 million, according to tax records. The substation is proposed to be […]
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Life Unwound: Practice makes progress
I am really good at starting things, mainly things I hope to do better. Knit. Write books. Read French. But soon something happens, something like, “Naa, I-don’wanna.” Then I hand over the yarn to my sister, make book-idea folders, or shelve a half-read L’Etranger. I launch into online courses, too, those that pledge to answer […]
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Westbrook Notes
The Bangor Savings Bank Peanut Butter & Jelly Road Trip made a stop at Westbrook High School on June 25 to donate a portion of the 11,406 jars collected during the bank’s 7th annual Peanut Butter and Jelly Drive in May. The food will be used for school summer programs and the school food pantry. […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on July 9, 1958, that Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cumberland of Westbrook left to visit relatives and friends in New Brunswick. The Westbrook City Council, following board procedure issues and a heated debate, granted temporary taxi permits to Albert Girard, Matty Direnzo and Curtis Randall.
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Narragansett mixed use moves closer in Gorham
Business owners Shawn Moody and Susan Duchaine confer before Monday’s meeting in Gorham about a zoning proposal mixing residential units in commercial and light industrial buildings along a stretch of Narragansett Street. GORHAM — A town study, a prelude to rezoning a stretch of Narragansett Street to mixed uses allowing high-rise buildings, is nearing its completion. The town’s […]
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The Universal Notebook: Remembering Gordon Glover, a true patriot
The extraordinary life of Gordon Glover, who passed away at the great age of 93 on April 11, was celebrated June 23 at the South Freeport Congregational Church along with that of his wife Lynn. Gordon and Lynn were born four months apart in 1924 and died 90 days apart this year. Gordon was a […]
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Brewery plans to tap into market this fall
NEW GLOUCESTER — Two longtime friends are “all in” on their partnership to create a brewery in New Gloucester, which they plan to open in October. The NU Brewery (pronounced “new”) will be located at 437 Lewiston Road in an 7,600-square-foot industrial building that was formerly home to a farm equipment company, and is currently being […]
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South Portland sex trafficking case leaves woman with uncertain fate
SOUTH PORTLAND — In late January, a woman checked into a room at the Knights Inn motel on Main Street. An employee described her as “very nervous and scared.” She tried to leave, but was reportedly being watched by two unidentified people camped out in a white van in the motel parking lot. They coerced […]
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Buxton Notes
House and garden tour A house and garden tour is set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, at the Salmon Falls West Historic District’s Brick House built by Moses and Louisa Elden Dunn. Tour participants then can walk a short distance up Salmon Falls Road to the gardens of Belinda Pease […]