WESTBROOK – At 1:04 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, Westbrook resident Patrick Noonan and two friends were very, very tired. They should have been. The trio had just finished hiking the three tallest mountains in northern New England, and all within 24 hours. Once or twice, Noonan said, he and his friends wondered if they […]
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Serious about social media’s power
WESTBROOK – Eric Dahms doesn’t think of himself as a crusader, but the Westbrook native, who now makes his living in England as a digital advertising analytics consultant, knows the web. When news of hundreds of protestors taking to the streets in New York City to protest against corporate greed broke via social media, not […]
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Gorham’s zoning chief aims to please
GORHAM – Continuing its drive to lure business, Gorham has hired a British-born former Auburn official to fill the vacancy left when the town’s first zoning administrator retired in the spring. David C.M. Galbraith, 46, has been on the Gorham job for a month now and he finds the community and Town Hall to his […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Voting traditions, Maine style
Ask some people and they’ll tell you that Maine has a strong two-party system. Ask other people the same question and they’ll say, “Very funny.” The funny thing is there are things about Maine politics that are pretty funny – or at least curious. Take the debate over when Mainers can register to vote. Some […]
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FOOTBALL: Cape Elizabeth outlasts Westbrook
WESTBROOK – The Cape Elizabeth football team survived a serious scare in Westbrook on Saturday afternoon as the Blue Blazes gave the Capers everything they could handle for four quarters before a late interception clinched a 14-13 win for Cape (4-1). Westbrook (1-4) held an early lead in the contest, drawing first blood on a […]
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Gorham notes – 9/28
Gorham family reunites A family reunion for the Larrivee, Hoyt and Nugent families was held on Sept. 17 at White Rock Community Club in Gorham. Mary Nugent Cummings of Westbrook and Joe Nugent of Gorham organized the reunion, attended by about 42 family members. Cummings said the guests of honor were Vera Larrivee and her […]
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FIELD HOCKEY: Westbrook outlasts Kennebunk
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook field hockey team had done everything right on Sept. 26. They’d recovered from a slow start and managed the pace of the game against Kennebunk. They’d outshot the Rams. And they’d stacked up 13-0 corners over two halves. They only thing Westbrook had failed to do was score. And that gave […]
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Gorham woman picks up world archery title
GORHAM – Kendal Nicely, 20, of Gorham, can now boast that she’s on top of the archery world, and really mean it. Earlier this month, Nicely, who has been practicing archery since the age of three, won her second individual world title in the compound junior women’s category at the world championships in Legnica, Poland, […]
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Inside Naples – 9/23
The last hurrah The final voyage of the Songo River Queen ll through the Naples Swing Bridge was an emotional event for many. According to Kent Uicker, owner of the Songo Queen II, there was “a tremendous turnout both on land and lake…there were over 200 people on the boat and many onlookers and supporters […]
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Gorham starts to map development strategy
GORHAM – With the economy still trying to bounce back from one of its worst slumps in U.S. history, most of America is still watching and waiting for a recovery to happen. In Gorham, officials at a joint workshop Tuesday night were doing more than just waiting. They were planning and preparing for Gorham to […]