Veterans Appreciation Day Veterans Appreciation Day at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester will be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25. This free event is for all veterans and their families to participate in cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, skating, day-use of the YMCA, trolley bus tours of the barns and creamery, and a […]
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USM standoff suspect facing charges
A 23-year-old University of Southern Maine student is facing multiple charges following a standoff with police at a fraternity house in Gorham Village on Jan. 22. Police seized two handguns in a search of the off-campus fraternity house on School Street. Lt. Christopher Sanborn of the Gorham Police Department reported on Thursday that Alan-Michael Santos, […]
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Funds set up for Freeport fire victims
Efforts are ongoing to help four Freeport families who have been victimized by fires in the past month. Freeport Community Services has helped with immediate needs. People wishing to assist the fire victims can do so in the following ways: To make a donation to the Darby family, who were burned out of their Griffin […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Winter’s weather cold comfort
Around this time each year, when the weather is too much with us, when we think too much about it, talk too much about it and – like it or not – when we have to deal with it, we again wonder: Why do we live here? Yes, it’s time for my annual “cold weather” […]
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Westbrook pushes new downtown drive
WESTBROOK – Westbrook officials are hoping to create a thriving and revitalized downtown business district by becoming a member of the Maine Development Foundation’s Maine Downtown Network, which is a model for revitalizing a downtown by involving a wide array of local players. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, city officials hope to gauge support for the […]
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Gorham eyes fixes to parking
GORHAM – With available parking limited along several Gorham Village streets, town leaders are studying possible scenarios to ease the crunch. In a workshop Tuesday, the Town Council heard an analysis of its downtown parking situation and potential remedies outlined in a progress report of a study from Thomas Farmer, a landscape architect at Terrence […]
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Looking Back -1/23
Jan. 25, 1989 A consultant’s report released last week on the Westbrook Police Department recommends a “substantial restructuring,” most notably the elimination of the deputy chief’s position. The two current problems cited as creating the need for the reorganization are a lack of communication between command personnel and the bypassing of the chain of command […]
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Looking Back – 1/23
Jan. 25, 1989 A consultant’s report released last week on the Westbrook Police Department recommends a “substantial restructuring,” most notably the elimination of the deputy chief’s position. The two current problems cited as creating the need for the reorganization are a lack of communication between command personnel and the bypassing of the chain of command […]
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Planning Board supports zone change for former Snyder property
WESTBOOK – Following a successful Planning Board vote on Tuesday, a zone change proposal for a parcel of land between Westbrook Arterial and Stroudwater Street, formerly known as “Stroudwater Place,” will move to the City Council for further vetting. Planning Board members voted 5-2 in favor of making a recommendation that the council support the […]
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Local wrestlers shine at Southern Maine Classic
The Southern Maine Classic wrestling tournament unfolded at Westbrook High School Saturday. The earliest matches kicked off around 9 a.m., and with approximately a dozen schools represented (some schools without wrestling teams of their own send athletes to train and compete alongside those of welcoming neighbor schools), the finals didn’t take place until late in […]