WESTBROOK — The school system has had to rely recently on an increased number of substitute teachers to fill classrooms due to the high volume of teachers and other staff calling out. While some have seen this as a way for the teachers in the Westbrook Education Association to call attention to the fact they […]
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We Love to Eat
Free dinner — Thursday, May 31, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, June 1, 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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State signs off on TIF district for Gray Village
GRAY — The town has received state approval to move forward with a proposed municipal tax increment financing district, or TIF, in the Gray Village area. Town voters previously approved the TIF proposal at a Feb. 14 special town meeting, where Gray Community Development Director Doug Webster said one of the primary ideas behind the […]
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Buxton Notes
Ramsay excels at academy A post on the Buxton Police Department Facebook page congratulates Officer Jessica Ramsay for graduating 14th of 65 cadets in the 34th Basic Law Enforcement Training Program at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. Graduation exercises were on May 18. “It was a long 18 weeks but Officer Ramsay looks forward to getting […]
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Class of 2018: Windham grad prevails to pursue Spanish
WINDHAM — Autumn Hall was told not too long ago that she’d be deaf by the time she got into high school. After multiple, successful ear surgeries, the soon-to-be graduate has normal hearing and has found her calling in foreign languages. Hall, 18, will graduate from Windham High School on Sunday, June 10, at the Cross […]
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Students 'take back future' with opioid project
WINDHAM — A group of seventh-graders at Windham Middle School has jumped in the Delorean and traveled to 2055 as part of a project to understand Maine’s opioid epidemic. The project employs a unique form of fake news that students can use to understand an issue that continues to affect communities across Maine. Approximately 75 students […]
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Three up for pair of Selectboard seats in NG
NEW GLOUCESTER — A three-person race for two seats on the New Gloucester Selectboard includes the current chairwoman who initially was set to be term- limited out, a current board member who led the push for those term limits last year, and a member of several other town committees whose mother already serves on the board. […]
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List of drug-free safe zones expanded
WESTBROOK — A number of parks and recreational areas across the city have long been designated drug-free safe zones, but the City Council has added two more places to the list. Acting on a recommendation from the Westbrook Police Department, councilors May 21 approved adding to the list the playgrounds at the end of the […]
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The Universal Notebook: A dictatorship of the Republican minority
There has been a lot of finger-pointing lately by Republicans seeking to blame Democrats for the fact that the state Legislature left a lot of work on the table when it adjourned May 2. Gov. Paul LePage and House Minority Leader Ken Fredette, R-Newport, both wrote guest editorials blaming Speaker of the House Sara Gideon, […]
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Cape Elizabeth school budget nixes facility study
CAPE ELIZABETH — Voters on June 12 will decide whether to validate a $25.4 million school budget. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Cape Elizabeth High School. The School Board decided not to include a facility study in the fiscal year 2019 spending plan after the Town Council adopted a budget that […]