WESTBROOK – The saga of the Westbrook sprinkler ordinance is threatening to become a longer story than the entire “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, with more twists and turns than the Hobbit-filled saga could have ever dreamed of. Just a month after the City Council amended the ordinance to exempt renovation projects from having to […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE
You don’t have to drive around much of Maine before concluding that we haven’t built many cities in the 300-400 years we’ve been building things. We’ve cut down a few trillion trees and built lots of boats. We’ve moved millions of yards of sand and gravel and built thousands of miles of roads. And we’ve […]
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UNE teacher writes book on Major League ballparks
BIDDEFORD – At San Francisco’s AT&T Park, home of the Giants, vendors sell garlic fries, while in Pittsburgh, at PNC Park, they serve pierogis. “Every ballpark has got its signature food offering or two,” said Josh Pahigian, an adjunct faculty member at the University of New England who along with Kevin O’Connell has literally written […]
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BASEBALL: Westbrook, South Portland split Legion doubleheader
While both the Westbrook Blue Blazes and South Portland Red Riots struggled to score runs during the high school season, the summer has both teams’ bats heating up early in the American Legion season. Westbrook and South Portland (Morrill Post) split their doubleheader on Saturday, June 23. Westbrook took the first game 8-2 before South […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Mixed market messages
Some time ago, a Flatley cousin was shoveling horse apples at the family farm in North Gorham when he discovered an unused campaign lawn sign. Despite its age, it was barely stained, and once cleaned, gave off a strange glow. When moved to the warm kitchen of the farm (where the senior Flatleys spend much […]
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Q&A with Nathaniel Hawthorne (sort of)
Editor’s note: The following Q&A was conducted in character with Patrick Molloy, a University of Southern Maine theater student who is portraying Nathaniel Hawthorne at the upcoming anniversary event Saturday, June 30. Q: What brought you and your family to Raymond? A: After my father died of yellow fever, my mother took my sisters and […]
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Westbrook woman on turning 103 – ‘it’s in the genes’
WESTBROOK – During her long lifetime, Westbrook’s Stella Richardson has seen quite a bit. The Libby Avenue resident, who turns 103 on Friday, June 22, has lived through 19 presidential administrations, starting with Theodore Roosevelt, two World Wars and countless city administrations. She has also seen her family grow from one child to 29, with […]
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Sprinklers back on Westbrook council agenda
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook City Council’s Public Safety Committee will once again be taking up the issue of the city’s sprinkler ordinance at a meeting on Monday, June 25, at 6:30 p.m., in room 114 at Westbrook High School. Last month, the council voted to approve an amendment to the city’s ordinance that would exempt […]
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Buxton man runs from police, punches K-9
BALDWIN – A Buxton man is facing multiple charges after police say he lost control of his speeding vehicle then fled the scene before assaulting a police dog. According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Howard Liberty Jr., 45, was driving a 2003 Chevy pickup at a high rate of speed on Graffam Road in […]
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Registration for Westbrook youth football this week
WESTBROOK – Registration for Westbrook tuffy football will be held at the Westbrook Community Center the next two nights. Westbrook tuffy football is for boys and girls grades 1-6. It is tackle football and a member of the Maine youth football league. Registration fee is $100.?? Registration will be held Tuesday, June 19, 8 a.m.-7 […]