Funding will go to a business retention program, public education and health support.
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$60M project to bring homes, gardens, free parking to Westbrook
The proposal will turn the city-owned Mechanic Street parking lot into a four-story, 430-space free public garage with a 70,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse topped by apartments.
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Westbrook will allow fireworks for Fourth of July, as drought eases
The fire department has changed course and will issue fireworks permits because dry conditions have improved.
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Westbrook Notes: July 2
Spiller leads DDW Phil Spiller Jr. on June 18 became president of the board of Discover Downtown Westbrook. “Our mission is now more important than ever during these challenging times, and I look forward to working alongside my exceptional fellow board members and the Westbrook community to continue our momentum into the future,” Spiller said. […]
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Letter: Library’s Board of Regent responsible for conflict, dysfunction, not the staff
After reading the article regarding the Walker Memorial Library (“City abolishes library Board of Regents over ‘dysfunction,’” June 18) I felt compelled to write. I understand that there has been dysfunction at the library for years, a power struggle between the Board of Regents and every director, which has never been dealt with in a […]
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Letter: Still no answer to society/policing conflict 21 years later
America is coming up on 250 years as a nation. Most Americans can’t feel good, right now, about this anniversary. I was imprinted by my father (my G.O.A.T.), who was race blind. Of course, I can’t be sure how he came to be that way. He was a New Hampshire kid but he had spent […]
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Letter: All Lives Matter includes Black lives
Mr. Beem, first, by definition, All Lives Matter includes Black lives (“Colin Kaepernick was right,” June 25). Apparently the “simplicity of the” liberal “mind” cannot understand that. Second, you don’t state where your statistics were derived from but 370, 235 and 158 do not equal 1,004. Lastly, I’ve watched a lot of episodes of both […]
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Letter: Rielly deserves vote to represent city in Augusta
As a lifelong resident of Westbrook who began serving the city at a young age, I get excited for others who do the same. I’ve watched Morgan Rielly grow up in a family of public service –it’s a family affair. Alongside his father Brendan’s nearly two decades of service, Morgan served as a Student Representative […]
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Letter: Mayor backs Salisbury for House District 35
Having served the city of Westbrook for nearly two decades, I have come to know many dedicated public servants. Suzanne Salisbury is one of them, beginning her service with our Fire & Rescue Department nearly three decades ago. Since that time, she has served the School Committee leading many new initiatives, including food insecurity efforts […]
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Clerks report record absentee ballots for July 14 election
Residents will cast ballots in legislative primaries and some local seats, and vote on their school budgets and two state bond questions.