Four different Blazes – Ahmed Hadi, Jean-Marc Lohomboli, Nshuti Gakuru and Grayson Post – dumped goals past Eagles keeper Ryan Plummer in the first half of the teams’ matchup on Saturday morning. Those lopsided first 40 minutes ensured a Westbrook win, 5-1, despite Windham’s successful effort to balance play in the later going. “[We] defended […]
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Cast Iron Cook-Off returns
The second annual Cast Iron Cook-Off will be held at Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal, on Saturday, Sept. 12. All park visitors and campers are welcome to watch the cast iron cooking and events. Contestants must be registered to camp at Bradbury Mountain State Park on the nights of Sept. 11 and 12, and […]
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Freeport News
Homecoming this weekend Freeport High School Homecoming Weekend starts Friday, Sept. 11, with two games starting at 3:30 p.m. and a cross-country meet at 4:30. A student and community cookout starts at 6 p.m. at the Freeport Performing Arts Center patio area, sponsored by the Fall Sports Booster Groups and PTSO. Parents are encouraged to […]
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Equine elite in Buxton shows
A Westbrook rider will perform this weekend with the famed Herrmann’s Original Royal Lipizzan Stallions of Austria in charitable shows at Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center, 63 Justin Merrill Road in Buxton. Morgan McDonald, a riding instructor at the Buxton facility, was selected to ride a celebrated white stallion in the shows. “It’s cool,” […]
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Westbrook Notes
Free voice lessons Royal River Chorus is sponsoring free vocal lessons in September. The lessons are set for Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the American Legion Hall, 17 Dunn St., Westbrook. Sweet Adelines International Master Director Wendi McPike will be teaching. Those interested can explore their voice, join in and see what it’s […]
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Come and get it – soon
The countdown has begun for fans of the landmark Westbrook food truck Don’s Lunch. With a new Main Street location approved Tuesday, owner Craig Bernier, who has restored the lunch van to driving condition, plans to open in three to four weeks. The Westbrook Planning Board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a site plan amendment […]
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Yarmouth News
Alfred Chadbourn subject of talk “The Life and Art of Alfred Chadbourn,” a talk by Edgar Allen Beem, writer and art critic, will be held Wednesday, Sep. 23, at 7 p.m., at Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St. It is sponsored by Yarmouth Arts. Seating is limited. To register, visit www.yarmoutharts.org. Eye screening scheduled for […]
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Politics And Other Mistakes: By Al Diamon
Ranked-choice voting is sort of like a website for cheating spouses. It makes lurid promises it can’t deliver. According to news reports, Ashley Madison, a recently hacked site promoting extramarital affairs, faked many of its postings of females seeking illicit hook-ups. Apparently, wayward wedded women are too smart to fall for this scam. As the […]
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Six dogs confiscated from Buxton home available for adoption
Four puppies and two adult dogs confiscated by the Buxton Police Department on Aug. 27 will be available for adoption at the Westbrook-based Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland on Tuesday, Sept. 1, beginning at 11 a.m. Eighteen dogs were taken from the home due to inhumane conditions, according to authorities. The dogs range in […]
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Don’s Lunch seeks new Westbrook location
The Don’s Lunch van, which was shut down and sold in March, is closing in on a new location in Westbrook. The Westbrook Planning Board will consider Tuesday, Sept. 1, a site plan amendment for the new proposed location at 925 Main St., not far from its original location during the 1970s. The parcel was […]