Gorham Police Patrolman David Gray had no idea what he was getting into when he pulled over behind a late model maroon Firebird or Camaro on Route 237 near the Standish line early yesterday morning. It looked like somebody needed help. But when he stepped into the road a bullet fired from the car ripped […]
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‘Business friendly’ tag must recognize vision of each community
Shortly after he took office, Gov. Paul LePage put a sign on I-95 in Kittery declaring Maine “Open for Business.” The blue-and-white sign was both a statement of purpose for his administration and a bit of public relations for a state that has struggled to attract employers. It was unveiled to much fanfare. It was […]
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GUEST COLUMN: New path for police in city schools
The good folks in Washington, D.C., could learn a lot about how to work together if they followed the example set in Westbrook. Let me explain why. Our School Committee and the City Council are working diligently on their respective budgets for the coming year. As we in Maine continue to experience very difficult economic […]
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Westbrook's Blazes preview
Softball Apr. 17 @ Deering 4 p.m. Apr. 21 Noble 11 a.m. Apr. 23 @ Sanford 4:30 p.m. Apr. 25 Massabesic 4 p.m. Apr. 30 McAuley 4 p.m. May 2 @ Kennebunk 4:30 p.m. May 4 Marshwood 4 p.m. May 7 @ Cheverus 4 p.m. May 9 Windham 4 p.m. May 14 @ Biddeford 4:30 […]
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Gorham Ram's sports preview
Boys Track Apr. 25 Biddeford/Massabesic/South Portland 3:45 p.m. May 1 @ Scarborough/Westbrook/Windham 3:45 p.m. May 4 Westbrook Relays 3:30 p.m. May 9 @ Kennebunk/Marshwood/Cheverus 3:45 p.m. May 15 @ Noble/Bonny Eagle/Deering 3:45 p.m. May 18 County Meet 3:30 p.m. May 26 Southwesterns 10 a.m. Coach: Jason Tanguay Last year’s record: 10-2; 1st in Cumberland County […]
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Golfing, with a few extra layers
SCARBOROUGH – In Maine, the golf season lasts approximately six months. That’s May through October. April is usually a washout and the sting you get from catching a 5 iron thin in November can be unbearable. After one of the warmest winters on record, however, spring seems to be rounding into form earlier than expected. […]
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LAKES REGION CALENDAR – 4/6
Saturday, April 7: The Limington Extension’s Cheep-Cheep Easter Sale will be held the day before Easter, April 7, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Limington Town Hall, Route 11, Limington. More than a hundred 25- and 50-cent Easter baskets, hundreds of 25-cent items like bags of eggs with candy, Easter plush, basket fillers, […]
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Driver hits Standish’s historic Marrett House
STANDISH – A drunk driver who had stolen a 2003 Subaru Legacy from Cape Elizabeth earlier in the day crashed the car into the historic Marrett House in Standish Wednesday night, according to police. According to eyewitness accounts, the driver, Abraham Gammons, 39, of Portland, was heading eastbound on Route 25 at 6:30 p.m. when […]
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LOOKING BACK – 4/5
April 8, 1987 Timothy Plooff, 23, Buxton, escaped from the Maine Correctional Center March 30 by keeping on going on his way to the Dumpster with a rubbish bucket. Plooff, who had three months to go on a one-year sentence for theft, was still at large yesterday. Plooff went down into woods toward the Presumpscot […]
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Westbrook outsources mowing
WESTBROOK – As a part of a continuing effort to cut costs by looking for ways to outsource certain services to local companies, the Westbrook City Council voted Monday to give preliminary approval to contracts to two Westbrook businesses to provide landscape and mowing services to the city. The council voted 6-0 (Councilor Michael Foley […]