SOUTH PORTLAND — Karen Rasmussen says her three cats, 10-year-old brothers she weaned since their birth, are part of her family. So when all three were shot during the last year, it was a trying time that has her considering leaving her neighborhood. Since moving to Meetinghouse Hill in November 2016, all three of Rasmussen’s pets […]
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The Center Road: Can Less Money Lead To More Sanity?
Being a political independent means making some tough calls. You can’t just go along with what the party, or the media, or the crowd, tells you. I have wrestled with the concept of public funding of election campaigns. In Maine, we have the Clean Elections Act (MCEA), which establishes a taxpayer-funded supply of money to […]
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Community goodwill protects pup
WESTBROOK – A blind, 14-year-old chihuahua was rescued from the cold on March 6, the day before a nor’easter brought more than a foot of snow to the city thanks to the goodwill of the Westbrook community. Graham Road resident Kathy Clarrage was driving back from the Westbrook Community Center that evening and was just […]
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The Night Show returns to Westbrook
WESTBROOK – “The Nite Show” with Danny Cashman will return to Westbrook next month. The 30-minute late-night talk show, featuring a monologue, comedy bits, guest interviews and performances, will film two shows at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center Friday, April 13. “When we took our show to Westbrook last year, the venue, the city, and the region really […]
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Gorham Notes
Art classes at senior center Lakes Region Senior Center on Acorn Street in Gorham has announced art classes to be held by Gorham artist Kristine Biegel. The first two-week session, “Introduction to Drawing,” will be held on Fridays, April 6 and April 13, from 1 to 3 p.m. The fee for this session is $15. […]
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Buxton OKs Waltz complex
Waltz & Sons, a propane gas home installation and delivery company, will construct a new headquarters complex with an office building in Narragansett Business Park off Route 202 in Buxton. BUXTON — The Planning Board on Monday approved a request from Waltz & Sons to build a new company complex that includes an office building in the Narragansett Business Park […]
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We Love to Eat
Community meal – Thursday, March 15, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Chicken and stuffing, $5. Free dinner – Thursday, March 15, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, March 16, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl […]
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Unanimous support from council may bring happy trails
WESTBROOK – The Presumpscot Regional Land Trust is looking to improve access to Mill Brook Preserve and is looking for city funding to do so. Last week, representatives from the Presumpscot Regional Land Trust appeared before the city council to ask for $23,500 in open-space funding to do trail improvement work. The funding would come […]
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Westbrook Notes
Seniors to dine Westbrook Senior Citizens will be served a meal when it meets at noon on Monday, March 19, in Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. The menu includes macaroni & cheese, salad and Jello cake. Michael Perry will provide the program with a narrated slide show. The seniors will leave Sept. 5 for […]
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Weather issues
As I sit here writing this week’s column, the snow outside keeps falling — sometimes vertically, sometimes horizontally — but always falling. I’ve been thinking about March storms a lot since we’ve had three nor’easters in less than a month. They say that the sun in March here in Maine is supposed to be almost as robust […]