A Patriot Players Production “The Man Who Came To Dinner” is this year’s spring play being presented by Gray-New Gloucester High School Patriot Players. The comedy tells the story of Sheridan Whiteside, based on the real-life 1930s critic and radio host Alexander Woollcott, who is injured outside of an Ohio family’s home where he was […]
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Maine garden clubs stay vital
In times past, garden clubs were thought of as female social clubs, where white gloves, hats and hot tea were the order of the day. In 2013, meetings are more often about making things grow, caring for the environment and beautifying the community. Tomatoes are as important as rhododendrons, digging and weeding are as much […]
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Westbrook notes – 4/25
WW II vet to speak World War II veteran Vaun Born will speak when Westbrook Historical Society meets at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, in Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. Born’s topic will be World War I veterans’ correspondence to home. Two efforts benefit Mission Possible Mission Possible Teen Center, a local after-school […]
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LOOKING BACK – 4/25
April 27, 1988 Joe Fluett was a man almost everybody knew in Westbrook, or knew of, but there was universal surprise at his will. He left $1.4 million to Westbrook’s Walker Memorial Library – surprise at how much money he left and surprise at his interest in the library. Looking back, the wealth was easy […]
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UMaine system makes cuts, even as its reserves top $177M
Four years ago, when the University of Maine System was cutting programs to save money, officials were criticized for not, instead, making up the shortfall by taking money from system reserves. At the time, officials said they needed all of the $88 million in the reserve account as a contingency for the unexpected and other […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: Addicted to bad ideas
I’ve never met a Maine business owner who thought the state unemployment benefit system was fair. Or the workers compensation system. Or the environmental protection system. Or the human rights commission. And let’s not even get started on taxes. As far as these self-proclaimed job creators are concerned, all that bureaucracy – including the biased, […]
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Freeport news – 4/24
Dominican dinner features food, music A Dominican dinner will be held will Friday, April 26, at 6 p.m., at Freeport Community Services. This event is a fundraiser for the Freeport Interact students to go to the Dominican Republic in June to install water filters in impoverished villages. Dinner guests will get a taste of Dominican […]
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SOFTBALL: Westbrook, Lemay outlast Sanford
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook softball team built a lead Monday afternoon, then stamped out a Sanford rally with some tricky defense to secure the 4-1 win at home. Westbrook, who finished 8-8 in 2012, improves to 1-1, after an 11-2 loss to Noble on Saturday to open the season. Sanford, 10-8 in 2012, falls to […]
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BOYS LACROSSE: Freeport falls to Greely
FREEPORT – The Falcons, 2-10 in 2012, are a fairly young team, and head coach Geoff Arris looks forward to building throughout this season. So starting the year on a 14-4 loss to Greely Saturday afternoon doesn’t hamper his drive. Arris already knows the areas he’ll be focusing on in upcoming practices. “Our turnovers and […]
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SOFTBALL: South Portland wins big over Bonny Eagle
STANDISH – The Scots hosted South Portland Saturday afternoon in a game that saw Bonny Eagle struggle to contain the Red Riots (17-3 last year, and Class A state runners-up). South Portland struck early and hard before their fire died for several innings. In the fifth, however, they exploded, scoring eight more to end the […]