This is the third article in a three-part series. WESTBROOK – Training and practicing for emergencies can be a stressful and nerve-wracking experience for students and staff, but the Westbrook School Department has adopted a new model of emergency drills that is aimed at taking some of that anxiety away. Superintendent Peter Lancia said central […]
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Detour ahead: Gorham Route 25 closure this weekend
GORHAM — The Maine Department of Transportation will close a section of Ossipee Trail (Route 25) for repairs this weekend and drivers will need to seek alternate routes. An MDOT message posted on the town’s website said Bridge #2370 near 333 Ossipee Trail in Gorham has “gone to critical condition” and the highway will be […]
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We Love to Eat
Community meal – Thursday, April 5, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Beef noodle casserole, $5. Free dinner – Thursday, April 5, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, April 6, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl […]
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Heroes with Heart celebrates Westbrook employees
WESTBROOK – Three Westbrook employees were set to be honored this week by Maine Behavioral Healthcare for the roles they play in responding to individuals facing traumatic events. On Thursday, April 5, Maine Behavioral Healthcare, a non-profit mental health service organization, was set to honor Westbrook High School Principal Kelli Deveaux as its 2018 Heart […]
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60 Years Ago
The “Westbrook American” reported on April 9, 1958, that Roberta Wyer of Westbrook had been named to a key post in the Arthur Hank Building Fund at the University of Maine as a member of the student division. Mr. and Mrs. John Hay of Main Street in Westbrook returned home after spending a week in […]
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Buxton Notes
Nominations coming due Nomination papers for the municipal election in June are due in the office of Town Clerk John Myers by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 13, in the Town Hall, 185 Portland Road. Secret ballot voting is set for Tuesday, June 12, and the annual town meeting will be on Saturday, June 16. […]
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Westbrook proposes $68.1 million city budget
WESTBROOK- City Administrator Jerre Bryant unveiled the city’s proposed fiscal year 2019 budget, calling it a spending plan that attempts to “be responsive to the needs of residents and businesses in Westbrook while keeping our city affordable and livable for everybody.” The total $68.1 million city budget, which includes municipal, school and county expenditures, is […]
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March Meeting
If the traditional New England town meeting didn’t exist, we here in Maine would have to invent it just to add a tad of excitement to our lives at this thrill-challenged time of year. They say when our colonial ancestors first started experimenting with the town meeting concept they tried scheduling their meetings in other […]
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Westbrook police receive safety grant
The Westbrook Police have recieved more than $7,500 in state funding to keep drivers safer behind the wheel and pedestrians safer in the crosswalks. This week, the city council accepted a $1,678 donation through the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety for pedestrian safety and approved at first reading a $5,840 Click It or Ticket grant […]
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Rising costs drive increased proposed school budget
Superintendent Heather Perry and the School Committee study its budget Monday. The School Committee will vote April 11 on a $39.3 million budget. GORHAM — If approved, the proposed Gorham school budget would require that town property taxpayers pay a larger share to support Gorham education. The increase to taxpayers will trend upwards in the years […]