The district is looking into using remote-only programs to host niche classes that couldn’t otherwise take place.
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Westbrook Notes: April 1
Bank donates to MPTC My Place Teen Center has received a $3,000 donation from Saco & Biddeford Savings Institutions, according to a press release from the bank. The award is part of $80,000 the bank has given for COVID-19 relief to dozens of charities and nonprofits in York and Cumberland counties for food insecurity programs, […]
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Hollis man faces numerous charges after driving at high speed through Westbrook
Police say Christopher Levesque, 27, endangered other drivers and forced several schools to go into lockout mode after he abandoned his car and tried to run away.
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Westbrook expects to recoup $1 million in delinquent taxes
A new city policy gives Westbrook the ability to foreclose on homes, with caveats protecting families in residential homes.
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Westbrook Community Center COVID-19 vaccine clinic goes live
Vaccines are available for people 50 or older, but officials expect to widen eligibility as more vaccines come in later this month.
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Fish expected to swim up new Westbrook fish ladder in June
The Friends of the Presumpcot River, meanwhile, is concerned about Sappi’s application to form a new corporation to oversee the project.
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We Love to Eat: April 1
Bean supper – Saturday, April 10, 4-5 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Included are one pint of beans, one pint of American chop suey, two red hot dogs, half-pint cole slaw, Italian bread and frosted cake. $10 at pickup in the Church Street parking lot. Orders need to be placed in advance […]
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Westbrook Notes: March 25
Speeding, lying didn’t pay A man pulled over by Westbrook police on March 19 for driving 51 miles per hour on Main Street said he didn’t have any ID, so he gave the officer a bogus name, according to a police posting on Facebook. As it turns out, the person belonging to the bogus name […]
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Free school meals continue in Westbrook through Sept. 30
Free school breakfast and lunch for all Westbrook students, including remote meals, will continue until Sept. 30. The Westbrook school nutrition director, Mary Emerson, said the district has received an extension on federal waivers put in place during the pandemic. The waivers are important because 60% of Westbrook students qualify for free or reduced lunch, […]
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Westbrook schools to add multi-cultural cuisine to lunch menu
Cafeteria staff have been taking classes to help them diversity their offerings and ‘build bridges among students’ through food.