FREEPORT – A special public ceremony next month will celebrate the beginning of the Amtrak Downeaster train service to Freeport and Brunswick. According to Edward Bonney, the chairman of the Freeport Train Station Committee, the first day of service, Nov. 1, will be limited to a ceremonial train that will carry invited guests from Boston […]
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Q&A with Councilor David Nadeau of Windham – "The tipping point is coming"
WINDHAM – Councilor David Nadeau, a resident of Windham since 1986, is known as a stickler for detail. He serves as the council parliamentarian, keeping the council in line whenever a procedural dispute arises. More importantly, he’s a historian of sorts when it comes to Windham’s development through the years. Having served for about 10 […]
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House District 131, part of Buxton and Hollis
Donald G. Marean (R)? Age: 71 ?Town: Hollis ?Occupation:Retired ?Political experience: Two terms (4 years) in House of Representatives. One term as Hollis selectman (3 years) ?Q:What do you think the three most important issues are? ?A: Jobs, education, and energy costs, are the top issues and all three affect Hollis and Buxton.? Q: What […]
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Westbrook Notes – 10/4
Walker Library sets wellness, author events Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St., is hosting a wellness event for adults at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9. “Stress on Wellness: Techniques to Stay Cool, Calm and Collected” features Deb Bergeron, founder of Ocean of Possibilities and a certified personal and professional life coach. This presentation focuses […]
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR – A frightening ?long-term plan
Your first paragraph of Sept. 27 editorial mentioned a 2006 Brookings Report and the term “sustainable.” I nearly lost my cookies. In 2006 a Brookings Institution group calling themselves GrowSmart Maine made recommendations for Maine’s future. It scared me because the results of these wonderful-sounding recommendations would have undermined our freedoms. I believe in unalienable […]
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LOOKING BACK – Oct. 7, 1987
State and local police early Tuesday continued their close-lipped stance on the cause of death of Alice Hawkes, 23, whose body was found Sunday morning in her top-floor apartment at 8 Spring St., Westbrook. Reportedly, police still aren’t sure if the death was a murder or suicide. Police have refused to identify the implement of […]
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Briefs – 10/4
Massage clinic gets license A new business offering massage and wellness therapies that is moving to Westbrook has secured its license from city officials. In a meeting Monday night, the municipal officers, which includes the City Council and the mayor, voted unanimously to approve a massage therapy license to Soma Massage & Wellness at 863 […]
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Gorham youth volunteer charged with additional child sex crimes
GORHAM – Police have arrested a Gorham man twice in less than a week on sex offense charges involving children under 12. In the latest arrest about 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 2, Michael R. Emerson, 48, of Gorham and Frye Island, was nabbed on a warrant charging him with one count of gross sexual assault, […]
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Durham News – 10/2
Church sets ?benefit walk The First Congregational Church of Durham will be holding a 5-mile walkathon on Sunday, Oct. 21, at 11:30 a.m. (the rain date is Sunday, Oct. 28). Fifty percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Durham Fuel Assistance Program. Pledge sheets are available at the Durham Town Office. Call 353-9040 […]
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FOOTBALL: Long run sparks Westbrook over Cape Elizabeth
CAPE ELIZABETH – With points hard to come by on a wet and windy night, one big play made all the difference in Friday’s Class B showdown between Westbrook and Cape. With his team down 7-6 late in the third quarter, Westbrook halfback Ben Grant took the ball around the left end, made a few […]