WINDHAM – The third and final public hearing on the reconstruction of River Road in Windham takes place next week. On Monday, July 30, project designers from the Maine Department of Transportation will be on hand to hear public input from 6-8 p.m. at the Windham High School auditorium. River Road, known for its twists […]
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Roxy, the dog banished to Gorham, is put down in Massachusetts
GORHAM – A 6-year-old female pit bull named Roxy, banished from a Massachusetts town last month, won’t live in exile in Gorham, as ordered by a court. “Roxy is dead,” said Gorham Police Chief Ronald Shepard. It is unclear when life ended for Roxy, who lost a reprieve to live out her days in Gorham. […]
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Folk icon Paul Stookey records in Gorham
GORHAM – Unaccompanied by an entourage or fanfare, a music celebrity spent two days quietly working last week in Gorham while the community was unaware. Noel Paul Stookey, who gained worldwide fame as Paul of the Peter, Paul and Mary trio, played his guitar Tuesday in a sound booth in John Stuart’s studio in his […]
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Former Westbrook police chief looks forward to new city role
WESTBROOK – William Baker, the former Westbrook police chief, will lead the city’s economic development efforts. City Administrator Jerre Bryant, announcing the decision Wednesday, cited Baker’s “skills and training in the areas of law, community issues, grantsmanship, public policy and municipal management” as factors in his selection. Baker fills a position vacated by Keith Luke […]
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EDITORIAL – Asking the right questions on gun control
The questions that remain unanswered following the shooting last week at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., are as plentiful as they are unsettling: How does a person with no criminal record turn into a killer? How does someone become so callous as to slaughter complete strangers? Were there warning signs? Could it have been […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Great northern stomp
Democratic U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud of Maine’s 2nd District regularly shows up on lists of the least effective, least powerful, least respected and least intelligent members of Congress. So, how does Michaud keep getting re-elected by hefty margins? It’s not as if the district – composed of the western, central and northern parts of the […]
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Route 136 problems called ‘severe’ in Durham
DURHAM – With the road in danger of collapsing into the Androscoggin River, the state again is being forced to undertake major repairs to a portion of Route 136 in Durham. The Maine Department of Transportation has already closed one lane of the road for about a 1/3-mile stretch where the damage is heaviest. A […]
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SummerWind Arts Fest back for second edition
WINDHAM – Organizers of the second annual SummerWind Arts Fest are excited for another edition of Windham’s only music and art festival, which takes place in North Windham on Saturday, July 28 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. With the help of University of Southern Maine music student Brad Longfellow and sound engineer Neal Conant, […]
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Animal rights group to protest in Windham Saturday
WINDHAM – An animal rights group hoping to restrict the sale of puppies and kittens in Maine pet stores has set its sights on Windham. Members of Maine Citizens Against Puppy Mills is planning to protest Pawz and Clawz Petz in North Windham on Saturday. The group, headed by Lynne Fracassi, a former animal control […]
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Sports Briefs – 7/19
Westbrook to host soccer all-star game The 22nd annual all-star invitational senior men’s/women’s soccer tournament will be held Tuesday, July 31, at Westbrook High School. Proceeds from the games will benefit Special Olympics Maine. The men’s game will be held at 6 p.m. and the women’s game will follow at 8. Admission is $5 for […]