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We Love to Eat: Aug. 1

August 1, 2019July 29, 2019

Free dinner – Thursday, Aug. 1, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Aug. 2, 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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We Love Sales: Aug. 1

August 1, 2019July 29, 2019

Yard and bake sale – Saturday, Aug. 3, 8 a.m., Buxton Center Baptist Church, Route 22, Buxton. Hot homemade doughnuts and steamed hot dogs. Blueberry jamboree and bake sale – Saturday, Aug. 10, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., West Gorham Union Church, 190 Ossipee Trail (Route 25), Gorham. Items for sale, blueberries, picnic lunch, along with yard […]

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Westbrook Notes

August 1, 2019July 30, 2019

Another $10,000 grant for teen center My Place Teen Center has been awarded a $10,000 grant from Wells Fargo for the second year in a row — this time to fund general year-round programming. “Wells Fargo invested in our Youth Leadership Academy a year ago and we have all seen the results,” MPTC CEO […]

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Looking Back: Aug. 1

August 1, 2019July 29, 2019

Aug. 3, 1994 Westbrook may become the first Maine community to license sellers of tobacco.The target would be the lucrative, but illegal, market among children under 18. An informal committee agreed Thursday to push for a city ordinance. A broad-based meeting in September is planned and tobacco retailers are invited. Westbrook City Hall will be […]

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Summer program pays students to work and learn

by Chance Viles August 1, 2019July 31, 2019

Idexx donated over $15,000 to create a part-time job and learning opportunity for some Westbrook students.

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As river changes, so will flora, fauna

by Chance Viles August 1, 2019July 31, 2019

While some residents may have noticed an immediate change in the Presumpscot since Sappi began removing dams, a USM professor explains what may happen to the ecology of the river in the years to come.

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City has slate of road work maintenance projects

by Chance Viles August 1, 2019July 31, 2019

Aside from larger projects being funded by state or grant money, Public Services has a list of roads that will see more regular maintenance this summer.