The City Council now has a shared office where they can meet with constituents.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
New program trains new Mainers as bank tellers
Students in the program have former financial or business experience as professionals in their nine home countries.
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Posted inThe Forecaster
Scholarship available from Portland Water District
PORTLAND — The deadline to apply for Portland Water District’s Joseph A. DiPietro Scholarship is March 15. The $1,500 scholarship is for students in communities served by the Portland Water District who are pursuing careers in water/wastewater treatment technology, HVAC, electrical, automation technology, instrumentation, plumbing, pipefitting, fire science, environmental studies, applied sciences, engineering, public administration […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Sports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Indoor track: Gorham girls, Scarborough boys capture SMAA titles
Kate Tugman powers the Rams by dominating the distance events, and Scarborough wins its 11th straight league championship.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Letter: Mayor chooses to make school department his enemy
I’ve sat through numerous City Council and Finance Committee meetings over the years, especially during budget season. I’ve witnessed a pattern of berating and scolding of our superintendent/School Committee by our now mayor, Mike Foley. In the past, he was on the council (16 years) and this tactic is not new, but very disconcerting to […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook promotes first female police sergeant
Since the Westbrook Police Department’s first female officer was hired in 1975, the number of women on the force has grown over the years and attitudes toward them have changed, officials say.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Uncategorized
Westbrook Notes: Jan. 6
Valentine tea reminder The Friends of Walker Memorial Library will hold its Valentine’s Tea from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, in the Eleanor Conant Saunders Reading Room on the library’s second floor. The event includes music, cookies, coloring, a quilt raffle and tea. For more information, call the library at 854-0630.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Looking Back: Feb. 6
Feb. 8, 1995 The loot in the armed robbery of Day’s Jewelry Store in downtown Westbrook last May 5 was about $110,000, Police Chief Steven Roberts said Monday. He spoke after the arraignment of a Rhode Island man, charged with taking part in the Day’s robbery and the robberies of Fleet Bank in Westbrook and […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Portland man charged with driving through Westbrook school zone while impaired
Westbrook police said Timothy Grubb was impaired when he wove through a congested school zone Wednesday morning nearly striking several oncoming vehicles.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Ongoing school budget deficits alarm city officials, mayor has no confidence department can remedy
The latest city audit found a $3.5 million deficit in Westbrook School Department funds, the third in three years, and the city wants a “concrete” solution before the deficits impact its bond rating.