GORHAM – Here’s one way of judging how many people the Gorham Founders Festival drew to town over the Memorial Day weekend: The 200 barbecue chicken dinners at Central Fire Station sold out in 30 minutes. According to Deputy Fire Chief Ken Fickett, firefighters then scrambled to buy more chicken. They came back with another […]
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Westbrook ready to party at Together Days
WESTBROOK – With 15,000 to 20,000 people expected, vendors, performers, and organizers are preparing to go all out for the 32nd annual Westbrook Together Days this weekend. The event Friday and Saturday features entertainment on three stages, carnival rides, an animal petting zoo, rock climbing wall, mechanical bull rides, and more attractions for all ages. […]
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Westbrook school budget enters final stretch
WESTBROOK – With a referendum on the 2011-2012 school budget less than a week away, it’s decision time for Westbrook voters on whether they will approve a 2.1 percent budget increase over the 2010-2011 budget. Voting is Tuesday, June 7, with polls open from 7 a.m,-8 p.m. Even if the $30.7 million budget passes, massive […]
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Tornado watch until 8pm in 5 Maine counties: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York …
The National Weather Service in Gray, Maine has issued a Tornado Watch until 8 pm this evening for five Maine counties: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford, Sagadahoc and York. For more information, visit http://www.weather.gov — the official web site of the National Weather Service.
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SOS for old school
HOLLIS – Hollis voters this month will decide whether to save a brick monument, the former Hollis High School, now no longer needed. “If it doesn’t pass, it’s gone,” Meg Gardner, one of three women leading a drive to save the school, said last week. “We only have one chance.” If voters reject the proposal, […]
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Gorham parades its past with party
GORHAM – Gorham is about to celebrate its 275th anniversary with the Gorham Founders Festival, a four-day birthday extravaganza this weekend. The festival includes amusement rides, historic tours, fireworks, ceremony, shows and a Memorial Day parade. And with the recent rainy spell, organizers are looking skyward and keeping a weather eye on forecasts. “I’m hoping […]
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Westbrook ready to get ‘Together’
WESTBROOK – Everything is set to go for the 2011 Westbrook Together Days, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, June 3 and 4. Darryl Wright, chairman of the Westbrook Together Days Committee, said he and his fellow committee members are looking forward to this year’s event, which promises to offer plenty to do thanks to local […]
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EDITORIAL – State budget revisions need revising
The latest revisions to Gov. Paul LePage’s budget proposal may fill the estimated $164 million gap that opened when state revenue projections fell once again. However, the governor’s plan would likely cause another, larger hole some time down the road, while leaving some of Maine’s most vulnerable residents far worse off. Included in the proposal […]
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Inside Naples – 5/20
Construction update You don’t have to be in the construction business to figure out that all this rain might delay the progress of the Causeway Project. On the lineup this past week were the completion of paving, then installation of curbs and the beginning of some sidewalks (that is very welcome news for us all!) […]
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Fun event has serious cause
WSTBROOK – Not everyone can say they’ve stayed in touch with their childhood friends, let alone remained close, but the friends rallying around one local man aren’t letting anything stand in their way of their childhood bonds. Not even cancer. Right now, Ian Julian of Westbrook is battling for his life for the third time […]