WINDHAM — Private roads have a way of winding into the discussion at the Windham Town Council, even when they aren’t on the agenda. The council meeting Tuesday night began with several residents speaking during the public comment portion of the agenda to express their frustration with the private road ordinance changes that the previous Council […]
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South Portland student arrested after threat is reported
SOUTH PORTLAND — A 15-year-old South Portland High School student was arrested on his way to school Thursday morning for threats allegedly made via social media. The student, who allegedly made a comment about “shooting up the school,” was charged with terrorizing and carrying a concealed weapon – a knife – Police Department Lt. Frank Clark […]
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Scarborough councilor a candidate in House District 29
SCARBOROUGH — Town Councilor Shawn Babine has registered with the Maine Ethics Commission as a Democratic candidate in Maine House District 29. The district, which includes part of Scarborough, is represented by Republican state Rep. Karen Vachon. Babine previously served on the Scarborough School Board and was elected to his fifth term on the Scarborough Town Council […]
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Republicans didn’t get the memo
Who do Republicans in Congress think they’re fooling with their phony memo purporting that the FBI is out to get Donald J. Trump? Probably not the 65 percent of Americans who disapprove of Trump. Just the hard-core 35 percent who would remain loyal to him even if he had sex with porn stars, took golden […]
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Looking Back
Feb. 17, 1993 Westbrook would be the hub of a massive $350 million pipeline project intended to substantially increase New England’s access to prime Canadian and Gulf Coast natural gas fields, the American Journal has learned. Granite State Gas Transmission Inc., with offices in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, later this year will file state […]
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Westbrook Notes
Seniors to dine Westbrook Seniors Citizens will be served a meal at noon on Monday, Feb. 19, at Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. The menu includes meatloaf with gravy, mashed potatoes, veggies and apple pie. Ann McAlpine, a spokeswoman for Westbrook Senior Citizens, said Jim Donnelly and Anna Wrobel will present a program with poetry and music. […]
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Columnist must acknowledge protests
In your Jan. 26 editorial (Balentine, “For good reason, today’s protests lack soundtrack”) you said, “Despite the loudness and persistence of today’s protestors, today’s issues simply don’t have the same gravitas. They seem conjured by coddled young people, utopian idealists and political professionals.” The protests of January 20 in every major US city were the […]
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Maine Dems open Westbrook office
Westbrook Mayor Michael Sanphy, left, greets U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, on Feb. 9 when the Maine Democratic Party opened an office in Westbrook. Merkley was the guest speaker. Maine Rep. Drew Gattine, D-Westbrook, speaks Feb. 9 as the Maine Democratic Party opens an office in Westbrook at the former Dana Mill, 90 Bridge St. […]
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Dad, daughter Buxton real estate duo
A father and daughter team, David Kane and Kiana Kane, are new owners of the Buxton real estate office at 771 Narragansett Trail, an affiliate of the Maine Real Estate Network. BUXTON — David Kane and his daughter, Kiana Kane, have formed a team and Feb. 1 took over as owners of a Buxton real estate office affiliated with […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Feb. 19, 1958, that Mrs. George Harnois was honored in her new home on Monroe Avenue in Westbrook with a housewarming that included a buffet lunch given by her associates at the Sebago Moc Company. Also in Westbrook, the sixth-grade boys scoring 42 points were winners in Forest Street School’s annual winter […]
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