Earlier this month, spurred by a group of local students, the South Portland City Council banned the use of tobacco products from city-owned parks, beaches and recreation facilities. Around the same time the South Portland council was debating the merits of the smoking ban, officials at the Los Angeles Unified School District were eliminating flavored […]
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Local athletes prepare for Lobster Bowl
HEBRON – The Lobster Bowl is all about bragging rights and tradition. Members of the West all-stars are just hoping to swing those things their way this year. It wasn’t since 2007 that a team from the southern half of Maine last took the title, and that has left competitors hungry for a little redemption. […]
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Seven injured in Standish crash
STANDISH – Seven people were injured in a two-car accident in Standish on Sunday afternoon. According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, a Chevrolet Suburban driven by Theresa Michaud, 42, of Scarborough, was struck broadside when pulling onto Harmon’s Beach Road by Randy Baldwin, of Naples, who was driving his truck north on Richville Road […]
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Inside Naples – 7/15
Rain on our parade Yes, it did absolutely pour for the entire parade (luckily not before the Naples Zumba Dancers executed a fantastic Flashmob to the crowd’s delight in front of Rick’s to Katy Perry’s Firework song.) It was also the best parade I have ever been to. The “show must go on” mentality was […]
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Law muddies school funding figures
WESTBROOK – New legislation signed into law last week that could have a profound effect on how communities receive state funding for education might have only a minimal impact on Westbrook, according to one state official. The law, initially designated LD 1274 and now called Chapter 419, is titled, “An Act to Restore Equity in […]
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Inside Gray – 7/8
School is open The Dry Mills Schoolhouse Committee is pleased to announce the “grand re-opening” of this historic schoolhouse on July 9. Please stop in for a visit to the site located on the Maine Wildlife Park Road next to the park, from 1 to 4 p.m. and enjoy some old-fashioned lemonade. The Schoolhouse will […]
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Falling off track: Mountain Division line project put on hold
WINDHAM – In some ways, the work to re-establish the Mountain Division rail line is going better than ever. This summer, a crew of laborers from South Portland-based Maine Track Maintenance is laying rail along the 5.25-mile section from Bridge Street in Westbrook almost to the Mallison Falls Road rail overpass in South Windham, near […]
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Limit on Westbrook Arterial likely to jump from 35 to 45
WESTBROOK – The state Department of Transportation is recommending raising the speed limit on part of the Westbrook Arterial, making the entire Westbrook portion of the busy corridor a 45 mph roadway, according to city and state officials. Department spokesman Mark Latti this week said an assistant traffic engineer, having completed a study of the […]
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‘She’s a survivor’: Westbrook woman to represent breast cancer survivors at race
WESTBROOK – Westbrook’s Nicole Landry celebrated New Year’s Eve in 2008 with a cocktail, but unfortunately it wasn’t the sort of cocktail that is typically used in a New Year’s celebration. That’s because Landry, 33, was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer earlier that month, and spent New Year’s Eve getting her first round of […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE – Never too late to legislate
I used to be amused but now I feel abused when I see all of the proposed legislation in Augusta and other state capitals. It is obvious that legislators are not doing things for us, they are doing things to us. Unfortunately that is costing us money. I think it’s high time to shut down […]