WINDHAM – Three Windham residents – Peter Anania, Larry MacDonald and David Nadeau – have submitted applications for the open Windham Town Council position. The council is attempting to fill a position left vacant following the resignation in late October of former council Chairman Bill Tracy. The appointed position expires next November, when Windham voters […]
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Windham council sends 'priority' letter on River Road project
WINDHAM – The U.S. Postal Service had one more piece of priority mail to deliver in its Christmas rush this week: a letter sent by the Windham Town Council to the state Department of Transportation signifying that River Road be addressed before any other project in Windham. Windham’s two road projects have been the topic […]
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Powerful poetry captures students
WESTBROOK – For Westbrook High School freshman Nasar Zackaria, the words of Langston Hughes’ empowering poem, “I, too,” rang true. The 15-year-old bested nine of his classmates during the high school’s Poetry Out Loud competition on Dec. 16. Contestants were judged on poise, articulation, memorization and difficulty as they recited works of poetry for a […]
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Sewer rate shoots up
A 20 percent hike goes into effect next month as city officials blame federal mandates for the increase. WESTBROOK – The average Westbrook resident is going to see 20 percent increases on monthly sewer bills in 2011. The City Council has given a first reading of the proposed 2011 sewer budget, which calls for a […]
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Boys hockey: Blazes get first win
GORHAM – The Westbrook Blue Blazes boys hockey team got their first win of the season on Monday afternoon, surviving a late Bonny Eagle push to hold on for the 4-2 victory. The win moves Westbrook to 1-3 on the season, the Scots fall to 1-3 with the loss. For more on the game, see […]
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Inside New Gloucester – 12/17
Two candlelight services The New Gloucester Bible Church, Route 100, New Gloucester, will be hosting a Christmas Eve candlelight service on Friday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. All are welcome! For more information, call 926-3140. The First Congregational Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, will be holding a Christmas Eve candlelight service on Friday, Dec. 24, […]
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Scots tame the Tigers
Biddeford squanders a 16-point lead as Bonny Eagle rallies for 49-44 win STANDISH – Collapse is a word that is most often associated with the failure of bridges, mines and buildings. In the sports universe, it loses none of its potency. Teams can buckle under injury, pressure or penalties, and the result just as ugly […]
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Inside Raymond – 12/10
Pies, pies and ?more pies ‘Tis the season for giving and there are so many ways to help others. I kicked off the season by joining 50 other people, nearly half of them comprised of mother/daughter teams from Raymond, in the Great Thanksgiving Pie Bake Off held last week. We were given the task of […]
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Westbrook police chief blasts strip club's lawyer
WESTBROOK – Westbrook police Chief Bill Baker wrote a scathing response this morning to comments made in the media Wednesday by Tom Hallett, the attorney representing Dreamers Cabaret. Baker sent his comments out to numerous media outlets following reports that police discovered activity at the closed strip club around 1 a.m. on Dec. 5 that […]
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Gorham fills the bill for Westbrook
GORHAM – In a collaborative effort, Gorham approved a deal Tuesday for its town’s staff to take over emergency rescue services billing for neighboring Westbrook. Under the plan, Gorham charges Westbrook $17 for each of the city’s rescue runs to provide billing services. Westbrook would pay an initial $1,500 start-up fee. The Gorham council approved […]