WESTBROOK – Those within the Westbrook Police Department say it will be business as usual come Monday, despite the absence of Chief Bill Baker. Baker announced his retirement the first week of January. Since then, the city has announced fire Chief Mike Pardue would step in on an interim basis to lead both police and […]
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ON A POSITIVE NOTE – Windham's Ethics Board
Recently the Windham Town Council chairman let me know that I should let ethics matters be decided by the Ethics Board. A reasonable person would agree that a board with the purpose of maintaining integrity and created to address concerns relevant to virtue is the appropriate place to examine the conduct of elected and appointed […]
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Blazes second at SMAA Wrestling Classic
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook wrestling team rode three individual championships to place second in the team competition at the SMAA Wrestling Classic at Marshwood on Jan. 22. Seniors Manny Vincent (145 pounds) and Steve Sawyer (189 pounds) as well as junior Graham Strondak (152 pounds) all took home first place in their individual weight classes. […]
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Inside Windham – 1/21
‘Speakout’ On Thursday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m., Sen. Bill Diamond will host “Speakout” on Windham’s local Channel 7. You can call with your questions during the show at 892-0546. You are also welcome to come to the Windham Town Office Council Chambers and be part of the audience. This month’s topics include a Neighbors […]
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Court curbs recycling pile
GORHAM – Court action this week has temporarily halted Plan-It Recycling from accepting new material at its facility in Gorham, following complaints filed by the town of Gorham and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. Gorham claims the recycling operation in the Gorham Industrial Park near the Westbrook line violated town rules, and the town […]
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Westbrook restaurant reinvents itself again with new menu, hours
WESTBROOK – The French Press Eatery on Main Street is no more. Again. The Westbrook restaurant has been closed this week with plastic over the windows obscuring the transformation going on inside. On Tuesday, a sign hung outside the restaurant proclaiming its new name is “Tranchemontagne’s,” named for its owners, brothers James and Andre Tranchemontagne. […]
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Gorham man faces charges after chase
GORHAM – A Gorham man remained held at Cumberland County Jail without bail this week following his arrest Jan. 13 on charges he led police on a 5-mile, high-speed chase through Standish and Windham. Timothy J. Rosario, 31, 101 Brookwood Drive, faces charges of eluding a police officer, criminal speeding, operating after suspension, operating an […]
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Providing Gorham some extra protection
GORHAM – A beefed-up force of citizen volunteers is watching over Gorham. “We’re looking for suspicious activity,” said Jim Osterrieder, the retired head of the FBI in Maine, as he rode through Gorham neighborhoods with histories of burglaries. On patrol, Osterrieder, accompanied Terry Christy and Don Sedenka, are members of Volunteers in Police Service, which […]
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At-risk kids given chance to change
WESTBROOk – It is a few minutes into the start of class and John Morgan still has not captured the attention of his students, so he grabs a nearby marble-filled jar and removes a few marbles from it. That has some impact as the students start to settle down. No marbles in the jar at […]
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EDITORIAL – Wading through a sea of bills from the Legislature
Maine’s 125th Legislature is now in session, and if history is any indication it will have lawmakers wading through hundreds of bills whose sponsors hope to become law. Last session, around 1,700 bills were submitted, including a doomed bill that sought to limit the amount of bills submitted each session. About the same number is […]