GRAY — Voters in the two SAD 15 towns signed off on the proposed school budget for the coming year at the polls Tuesday. The proposed $26.7 million budget for the Gray-New Gloucester School District received overwhelming support in both towns, passing 1248-443 in Gray and 944-377 in New Gloucester. “I am very pleased with […]
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Guest column: Remembering an extraordinary colleague
For more than two decades in Gorham he was known as Mr. Strout, the British literature teacher and play director, until his retirement in 2005. Since we shared interest in Spanish, I enjoyed calling him “jefe” (the boss), el cap-i-tan, or El Tio-Uncle Gordon. This March, while here on an annual ski vacation, an unexpected […]
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WHS grads bid farewell to those who will follow
Students from Canal School high-five graduating seniors as they walk through the halls of their old elementary schools and Westbrook Middle School last week to say goodbye to younger students and former teachers. The Class of 2018 received their diplomas last Saturday. Members of the Westbrook High School Class of 2018 march through the halls […]
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The Universal Notebook: The rise of the ugly American
There is an ugly new America I no longer recognize as the land I love. It is not the land of the free and the home of the brave. It’s the land of the creep and the home of depraved. Not that this is really anything new. “By the end of the nineteenth century,” British […]
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Westbrook Notes
Anthology reading The Lowry’s Lodge Poetry series continues at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at Continuum for Creativity, 863 Main St., Westbrook. The poetry reading features “Three Nations Anthology: Native, Canadian and New England writers.” Jim Donnelly and Anna Wrobel are hosts. Refreshments will be served and a $4 donation for the program is suggested. […]
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Cause of North Street fire under investigation
WESTBROOK — Local and state fire officials are still investigating a fire last week that destroyed a three-unit apartment building at 9 North St., a short road in the Frenchtown section of the city between Bridge Street and the Presumpscot River. The cause and origin of the fire have not been made public. “The fire is […]
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We Love to Eat
Free dinner — Thursday, June 14, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, June 15, 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 lobster […]
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Standish wades into Presumpscot dam dispute
STANDISH — The town thinks there’s something fishy about an agreement that would remove or modify dams along the Presumpscot River. At a June 7 special meeting, Standish town councilors voted 5-0 to authorize Town Manager Kris Tucker to file a motion to intervene in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s review of the Saccarappa Agreement. That deal was […]
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Eastman, Lone elected to Bridgton selectboard
BRIDGTON — Roofer Liston “Lee” Eastman and Bridgton Community Center Director Carmen Lone have emerged victorious in a four-candidate race for two seats on the Bridgton Selectboard. Eastman and Lone beat out incumbent Robert McHatton, Sr. and Animal Control Officer Jacqueline Frye. Lone received the most votes with 702, Eastman received 505 votes, McHatton 461 […]
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Pomerleau, Higgins return to Standish council
STANDISH — Town Council Chairwoman Kimberly Pomerleau fended off a challenge from Budget Committee member Christine Gamarsh, and Councilor Isabel Higgins was re-elected after running unopposed. Pomerleau received 1,001 voted to Gamarsh’s 514 in the race for an at-large council seat, and Higgins received 1,416 votes to retain her Area 1 seat. Pomerleau said she “kind […]