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. […]
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Gorham OKs $38.9M school budget
A sign on Ball Park Road in Gorham Tuesday advocates a yes vote on the school budget. GORHAM — After a divisive lead-up to the validation vote, a standing-room-only crowd at a Town Council meeting on it and a social media stir, residents on Tuesday ratified a $38.9 million school budget. The budget easily passed […]
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Politics & Other Mistakes: The Sweet hereafter
This campaign season, dead people keep turning up in curious places. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Max Linn had a bunch of corpses sign his nominating petitions, resulting in his disqualification from the ballot. And Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Betsy Sweet claims to have regular conversations with the dearly departed. Since announcing her candidacy over a year […]
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Westbrook begins process to charge event-holders
WESTBROOK — Putting on an event such as a 5K road race or other event in the city has been free, but that could soon be changing. The committee of the whole reviewed a proposal Monday from the City Clerk’s Office to charge a fee to event organizers who wish to have exclusive use of a […]
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Buxton Notes
Gold rush remembered The Buxton Hollis Historical Society will host a program, “Mainers and the Rush for California Gold,” from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, at its headquarters, 100 Main St., Bar Mills. Jan Eakins, past trustee of the Maine Historical Society and professor of the Osher Life Long Learning Institute of Portland, will speak. […]
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Windham police eye aerial investigations with drones
WINDHAM — A new initiative is taking flight in the Windham Police Department. Chief Kevin Schofield said his department is moving forward with the purchase of an unmanned aerial vehicle – more commonly referred to as a drone – after receiving positive feedback from the Town Council during a presentation last week. Schofield and Sgt. Jason Burke outlined plans […]
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Plummer retains seat on Casco Selectboard
CASCO — Selectboard member Grant Plummer will keep his seat after defeating challenger Robert MacDonald, Jr. in Tuesday’s election. Plummer received 384 voted to MacDonald’s 242 in Casco’s only contested local race. “I’ve been doing it for six years – happy to continue,” Plummer, the owner of a home renovation and construction business, said Wednesday. “I […]
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Chase, Gilles in, Hathorne out in NG
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectboard Chairwoman Linda Chase and Budget Committee member Karen Gilles on Tuesday won the two Selectboard seats on the ballot in New Gloucester, beating out current board member Stephen Hathorne. Gilles – who will serve on the board with her mother, current board member Lenora Conger – received the most votes with […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on June 18, 1958, that Mrs. Ernest Swan and Mrs. Ralph Boyle were chaperones when the Colonist Pioneer Group of First Baptish Church held a splash party at the YMCA. Gorham Raceway was to open on June 23 for four weeks of harness racing.
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Mainewhile: Adjust your mask, breathe deeply
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been feeling a tad trampled lately. I know that sounds overly dramatic, but that’s how it is. National politics, state politics. I’ve been stunned by the actions of our national leaders – and I use that term loosely – and horrified by statements made by people I had […]