Explosions at the Boston Marathon rock local runners and their families. Boston, New England and the whole country were rocked on Monday as two bombs were set off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, where at least three people were killed and more than 170 injured. Unfortunately, the explosion hit even closer to […]
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Local students headed for international marketing conference
WESTBROOK – Kyleigh Caston, a 17-year-old junior at Westbrook Regional Vocational Center, doesn’t know what she wants to be when she grows up, but she is preparing for the unknown now. “I don’t know what I’ll do after I graduate, but I’ll have experience,” she said. Caston, a marketing student at the vocational school, will […]
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No lights for Westbrook football field
WESTBROOK – As budgets for both Westbrook’s school and municipal departments take final shape, there’s one noticeable item missing – new athletic field lights at Westbrook High School. “At this time, $140,000 is a lot of money. That’s laptops, that’s books. That’s not in the budget. In a perfect world they would be but we […]
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LETTER: Westbrook, Gorham are two great communities
Communities to be grateful for Westbrook, what a great town. I grew up in Westbrook in the 1950s and early ’60s and the town was hopping. If you were downtown in the village you seemed to know everybody. It sure was bustling to say the least. You could hang out at Vallee’s for a root […]
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Study suggests tweak in plan for Westbrook's Maine Rubber building
WESTBROOK – A recently released traffic study could spell the next step forward for the long-discussed Maine Rubber building in downtown Westbrook. A study on the traffic patterns around Maine Rubber, located in what is called the Gateway West Contract Zone, has shown there are problems with a proposal to give the owners a portion […]
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LOOKING BACK – 4/18
April 20, 1988 Gorham police have broken up a bad check scam dating back to January in which around $5,000 in merchandise and several thousand dollars in cash were bilked from businesses and banks in Portland and surrounding towns. The break in the case came when a third accomplice of the two men charged in […]
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College Connections: Bouchard fits in at Valparaiso, she’s ‘living the dream’
Janelle Bouchard’s path to Indiana, where she’s the starting catcher on the Division I Valparaiso University softball team, began before she even reached Kennebunk High. “When I was an assistant coach at the University of Rhode Island, I first saw Janelle when she was in the eighth grade playing for her travel team in the […]
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Homemade fried rice can be better than take-out
Starchy, crunchy and flavorful, fried rice is a deeply satisfying dish no matter what you add to it. And you can add just about any vegetable or protein you care to name, fresh or left over. I love fried rice not only for its taste and versatility, but also because it’s so easy to make […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: Old and in the way
There’s only one drawback to getting rid of county government in Maine. The state would be overrun with unemployed old coots. In the past half-century, women and young people have become more prevalent in every level of politics – with the notable exception of counties. There the power structure is still beholden to the forces […]
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FEATHERS OVER FREEPORT SCHEDULE
Event Schedule: Saturday, April 27 Bradbury Mountain State Park 528 Hallowell Road, Pownal, ME 04069 / 688-4712 8-10 am – Bird Walk Join us for a walk in the woods seeking out spring migrants and woodland residents. All levels of expertise welcome. Bring your own binoculars. Walk lead by Derek and Jeannette Lovitch of Freeport […]