WESTBROOK – Lew Randall, a World War II veteran who escaped being buried alive, celebrated his 93rd birthday in Westbrook on Monday with a friend who was a boy in the Philippines when Randall fought there 68 years ago. Randall, of Westbrook, owner of the Hereford cattle farm on Stroudwater Street, celebrated with two birthday […]
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WHS gets the gold
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook High School Marching Band walked away with a gold medal in the state finals on Oct. 27 at Old Orchard Beach. “They played with fire and emotion,” Phil Rich, music director at Westbrook High School, said Tuesday. “I was very proud.” Kyle Smith, director of the marching band, said it took […]
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New look for Gorham council
GORHAM – Fraught with fighting and personality conflicts, the Gorham Town Council emerges from Tuesday’s election with a new makeup. Voters chose one political newcomer and backed a former town councilor for the two available three-year terms on the board. In an upset, voters also failed to return an incumbent to a House seat. Sherrie […]
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Boehner: Republicans will consider tax increase
He says House Republicans are asking Obama “to make good on a balanced approach” that would including spending cuts and address government social benefit programs.
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Cassida falls in Freeport
FREEPORT – The Freeport Town Council will have a new chairman going forward after the incumbent chairman failed to secure reelection on Nov. 6. Incumbent Ward 4 Councilor Jim Cassida, who was the council’s chairman, lost his bid for another term to challenger Andy Wellen. The vote was a tight one, but Wellen pulled out […]
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Scarborough still counting votes
Results are expected by noon Wednesday.
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Tri-Town Weekly Community Calendar – 11/07
Upcoming Durham Code Enforcement Officer, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 5-7 p.m., Durham Town Office. Freeport Community Library children’s event, “Wind over Wings,” Wednesday, Nov. 7, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library Community Meeting Room. Event will feature birds of prey. Freeport Planning Board public hearing, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 6 p.m., Freeport Town Hall. Two proposed amendments to […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Coffee-shop gang ?crunches numbers
Bloggers feature tales of how much better things were “in the old days” – 50-cent gas versus $4 gas, and so on. Their riffs are entertaining, but inaccurate. To compare an FDR dollar with an Obama dollar is apples and oranges. Two bits in the 1930s deserved some thought; a quarter today is beneath notice. […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Hand shakes and middle fingers
The campaign is over. It’s time to get gussied up for Maine’s premier political awards show. Pull the fancy duds out of storage, and cover up any moth holes with duct tape and Bondo. (Those of you without dinner wear and designer gowns will still be admitted in denim jeans, shirts and jackets – an […]
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Gray will vote on $1.5M library bond
GRAY – Gray voters will be asked Tuesday, Nov. 6, to support a $1.5 million expansion of the Gray Public Library on Hancock Street. The Gray Town Council approved the referendum in September and backs the project, as does the library’s board of trustees and the Gray Public Library Association. The bond, which would allow […]