Mondville right for Casco, Naples Laurie Mondville understands the issues in Maine and is the perfect candidate to further Maine’s efforts to attract businesses and provide jobs for our citizens. This has to be our No. 1 priority. Laurie gets this and has the interest and agenda to continue improving the business, education and fiscal […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Understanding unkept promises
Roberto Unger, a professor at the Harvard Law School who taught Barack Obama in two courses, recently announced that he would have no future dealings with his former student. His message: “Obama has failed to pursue his mandate!” The professor feels that his ex-student has not been sufficiently liberal or progressive. Other liberals support this […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – The constant ketchup crusade
I was having a business lunch recently when the discussion got sidetracked and we ended up talking a lot about ketchup. It all started when our food was served. He looked at his French fries, then at the bottle of ketchup on the table and said, “You know, I never touch ketchup when I’m in […]
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GIRLS SOCCER: Scarborough wins third straight Western Maine title
SCARBOROUGH – Sarah Martens has a flair for the dramatic, and a nose for the goal. In the past week, she’s shown off both. The Scarborough forward scored the only goal of the game on a one-timer with 15 minutes remaining Wednesday as the Red Storm (15-1-1) took a hard-fought 1-0 victory over a feisty […]
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Pownal News – 11/01
Meeting schedule Pownal selectmen have scheduled meetings for Nov. 12 and 26 and Dec. 10 and 17. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. at the DeWitt Room of Mallett Hall. Energy assistance available Residents of Freeport and Pownal can now apply for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) at the Freeport Community Center. LIHEAP provides […]
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Westbrook meetings postponed
The city of Westbrook has postponed two City Council committee meetings scheduled for Monday, Oct. 29 due to the weather. The council’s Finance Committee meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. and the Facilities and Streets Committee meeting has been moved to Monday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m.
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Maine gay-marriage initiative supported by Obama
A spokesman for the anti-gay-marriage campaign says, “We believe both moms and dads matter and (the president) believes a mom or a dad can be replaced.”
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Buxton Notes – 10/25
Buxton opens Saturday for absentee ballots The office of Buxton Town Clerk John Myers will be open 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, to issue absentee ballots and register voters for the Presidential election on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Absentee ballot applications are available at the town hall or on line at http://www.maine.gov:80/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl. Absentee ballots […]
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Finals drum up emotions for WHS marching band
WESTBROOK – The state marching band finals Saturday is shaping up as a touching performance for Westbrook, where 10 seniors are among the 63-member band. Kyle Smith, band director, said Monday the students are excited as the finals rapidly near following its fall schedule of competition. “It’s bittersweet,” Smith said. “It’s over Saturday.” Westbrook will […]
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Library conversion in progress
WESTBROOK – While the outside of the building still looks much the same, work is rapidly progressing to transform the interior of the former Warren Memorial Library on Main Street into the new regional headquarters of the Northern New England Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. During a tour of the building earlier this […]