Community meal – Thursday, Jan. 18, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Baked ham, $5. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Jan. 19, 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 […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Jan. 15, 1958, that the Dorcas Society of Buxton and Hollis met in the home of Mildred Woodman. In Gorham, Philip Pierce visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Pierce, while home on leave from the Navy. He took basic training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
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South Portland council meeting postponed to February
SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 17, was postponed to next month due to weather. The meeting will be held Tuesday, Feb. 6 – the first on the council’s new Tuesday schedule. The council voted earlier this month to move meetings and workshops to Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. to accommodate […]
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Cape Elizabeth council workshop canceled
CAPE ELIZABETH — Wednesday night’s Town Council workshop was canceled due to weather. Councilors had planned to discuss proposed revisions to their code of ethics, 2018 goals, and the objectives and scope of work of Good Group Decisions, which was hired to facilitate two public workshops on paper streets. Town Manager Matt Sturgis said the workshop […]
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Public invited to Cape Elizabeth Comp Plan discussion
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee will hold a public forum 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at Town Hall. The nine-member committee is drafting an updated Comp Plan, which is required every 10 years by state law to serve as a guide for local development. “I think it’s going to be fun (and) interesting,” Town […]
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Cape Elizabeth to join #MeToo, #TimesUp discussion
CAPE ELIZABETH — It’s important to bring the message of the #MeToo movement back home, according to Jim Sparks, a member of the Cape Diversity Coalition. For that reason, the coalition and Family Crisis Services will hold a community dialogue at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at the United Methodist Church on Ocean House Road to address the implications […]
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Cape Elizabeth taps Raftice to run Fort Williams Park, Community Services
CAPE ELIZABETH — Kathleen Raftice has been named director of Community Services and Fort Williams Park, effective immediately. Town Manager Matt Sturgis announced the appointent Jan. 16. Raftice, the former adult program coordinator and interim director of community services, grew up in Cape Elizabeth and now lives in South Portland. She began working at Community Services […]
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Indoor Track: Nine SMAA schools collide in combined meet
GORHAM—Westbrook, Bonny Eagle, Gorham, Kennebunk, Falmouth, South Portland, Noble, Sanford and Portland gathered for a major meet on Monday night, Dec. 15 – though, in reality, the large meet was a combination of two smaller meets: Bonny Eagle/Portland/Noble/Westbrook and Falmouth/Gorham/Kennebunk/South Portland/Sanford. Weather had forced the postponement of Saturday the 13th’s meets, and ultimately led to […]
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Indoor Track: Nine SMAA schools collide in combined meet
GORHAM—Westbrook, Bonny Eagle, Gorham, Kennebunk, Falmouth, South Portland, Noble, Sanford and Portland gathered for a major meet on Monday night, Dec. 15 – though, in reality, the large meet was a combination of two smaller meets: Bonny Eagle/Portland/Noble/Westbrook and Falmouth/Gorham/Kennebunk/South Portland/Sanford. Weather had forced the postponement of Saturday the 13th’s meets, and ultimately led to […]
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Vote on River Road rezoning postponed pending further answers
WINDHAM — The Town Council postponed a vote on a request to rezone a portion of a property on River Road because they have questions on the proposal. The council was slated to vote Tuesday night on a request from Bryan Mills to rezone part of a nearly 6-acre property he owns on River Road from […]