Community meal – Thursday, Jan. 25, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Macaroni & cheese, $5. Free dinner – Thursday, Jan. 25, St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Jan. 26, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Jan. 29, 1958, that Alton Esty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Esty of Rochester Street, Westbrook, was visiting friends in Orlando, Florida. In Gorham, Carlton Davis returned to Lakewood, Ohio, after visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Davis of Ossipee Trail.
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Cape Elizabeth historians await action on Spurwink School
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Spurwink School Committee has reached a consensus recommendation that the Cape Elizabeth Historical Preservation Society move into the historic schoolhouse. But a meeting to formalize the proposal hasn’t been scheduled. Spurwink School was built in 1849 on Bowery Beach Road, but was eventually moved to Scott Dyer Road. It served as the […]
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Doctor claims defamation by Portland, Bangor newspapers
PORTLAND — A Rhode Island podiatrist who previously worked at the veterans hospital in Augusta claims the state’s two largest newspapers wrongly accused him of malpractice. In a civil lawsuit filed Jan. 11 in U.S. District Court, Thomas Franchini of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, names as defendants the Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, and […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Fish, dip and partake of winter fun
LAKES REGION — Winter is heating up in the Lakes Region, with numerous seasonal events lined up across the area. The 17th annual Cumberland County and Sebago Lake Ice Fishing Derby sponsored by the Sebago Lake Rotary Club will be held Sunday, Feb. 24, and Saturday, Feb. 25. All legal waters in Cumberland County are part […]
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Residents hope for fairness in South Portland short-term rental policy
SOUTH PORTLAND — Peter Cooke is a 17-year resident of Willard Beach. Five blocks away from his primary home he also owns a rental property that he advertises on Airbnb. He has owned the second property for five years, rents it on a short-term basis in June, July and August, and has a winter tenant […]
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Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: Jan. 19
Arrests No arrests were reported from Jan. 9-15. Summonses 1/11 at 8:46 a.m. Timothy Nudd, 45, no address listed, of Cape Elizabeth, was issued a summons on Broad Cove Road by Officer Kevin Kennedy on a charge of operating an uninspected vehicle. 1/14 at 5:10 p.m. A 16-year-old female, no address listed, of Cape Elizabeth, was issued […]
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South Portland Police beat Jan. 19
Arrests 12/31 at 3:37 a.m. Xavier Diaz, 26, of South Portland, was arrested on Westbrook Street by Officer Jacob LaChance on a warrant. 1/1 at 1:50 a.m. Michael S. Gallagher, 21, of York, was arrested on Maine Mall Road by Officer Ezekiel Collins on charges of domestic violence assault, criminal mischief and violating conditions of […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
On the Right Lane: Jamaican me crazy
“Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.” Doug Larson, columnist and editor First of all let me admit that this column is going to be, well, for a lack of better words, a crap shoot. But after what President Trump called some nations last […]
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Gray, Legion reach agreement on license
GRAY — American Legion Post 86 will continue to be allowed to hold fundraisers outdoors this year after working with the town to renew its special amusement license. The Gray Town Council voted 5-0 on Jan. 16 to approve the license renewal, which had previously hit a snag after noise complaints surrounding at least one event […]