SCARBOROUGH – For the second time in five months, the state has ordered the halt of puppy sales at a Scarborough pet store and placed all dogs under quarantine due to the presence of parvovirus, a highly infectious and potentially deadly canine disease. John Bott, spokesman for the Maine Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Conservation, […]
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Westbrook notes – 8/1
Hakizimana promoted Didier Hakizimana, a Westbrook resident, has been promoted to senior accounting manager at CEI Capital Management, LLC, in Portland. The firm said in a statement that Hakizimana was promoted from accounting specialist and has nearly 10 years accounting experience. He is a certified public accountant and earned a masters degree in management from […]
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LOOKING BACK
Aug. 3, 1988 Maine Rubber International hasn’t given up on plans to burn hospital wastes in downtown Westbrook, even though it currently does not have an active license application before the Department of Environmental Protection. Though City Solicitor Michael Cooper told the City Council Thursday that based on the DEP license withdrawal, Maine Rubber has […]
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WBLM Rock Art Show: Visual history from classic rock to the Rat Pack
The show boasts works created by rock stars as well as album art, posters and more.
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Wrap healthy corn crepes around sweet or savory fillings
One of the earliest French culinary imports to make a dent in America was the crepe. I remember the black steel crepe pan my folks bought in the ’60s, a token of their desire to make crepes at our home in New York every once in a while. But we usually destroyed the crepes when […]
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Portland faces dilemma in Planned Parenthood clinic decision
The city juggles the rights of abortion protesters and patients in considering a buffer zone at Planned Parenthood.
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Numbers put teeth behind the truth about shark attacks
While sharks are showing up in greater numbers off Cape Cod in recent years, more Americans die in collapsing sinkholes each year than in the jaws of the predator.
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LIFE IN THE SUBURBS: What’s going in in ZIP code 04074?
Dodging rain drops … and finding shade on 100-degree days … this weird weird summer … What is happening around the land of Zip Code 04074? Let’s take a look at events in The Borough this summer (as we used to call it years ago at SHS): – Dunstan area Route 1 traffic jams, which […]
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Pownal News – 7/31
Meetings Pownal selectmen will meet Monday, Aug. 12 and 26, at 7 p.m., at Mallett Hall. The Solid Waste Committee will meet Monday, Aug. 12, at 6 p.m., at Mallett Hall. The Planning Board will hold an ongoing review of ordinances, subdivision ordinance, Tuesday, Aug. 13 and 27, from 8-9:30 a.m., at Mallett Hall, Old […]
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Science on the Maine coast – for girls only
FREEPORT – Tucked away on the sprawling land of Wolfe’s Neck Farm in Freeport is the Coastal Studies For Girls, a science and leadership school for girls dedicated to experiential learning. While not quite hidden in plain sight, the school, which leases 8 acres of land from Wolfe’s Neck Farm, occupies a unique place in […]