PORTLAND – The trustees of the Cumberland County Civic Center responded skeptically Wednesday to a Westbrook developer’s presentation for an $80 million project to replace the aging facility with a state-of-the-art arena in Westbrook or Portland. It was not the kind of response Westbrook’s city officials hoped for. Jason Snyder has expanses of land in […]
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GIRLS SOCCER : Gorham ousted from playoffs
CUMBERLAND – Losing in the playoffs is hard. Losing an overtime game in the playoffs? Well, that really stings. That’s just what happened to the sixth-ranked Gorham girls soccer team in Cumberland on Tuesday night, as they battled No. 3 Greely to a scoreless tie for 80 minutes before surrendering the decisive goal 6:13 into […]
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Inside New Gloucester – 10/22
Technology leader of the year Bob Asselin of New Gloucester, a technology integrator for RSU 14, has been named Technology Leader of the Year for 2010 by the Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine. ACTEM is a statewide organization of teachers, administrators, and businesses dedicated to bringing quality technology resources to Maine students. Asselin […]
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Burglaries hit Little Falls area
GORHAM – The Gorham Police Department is investigating a string of five daytime home burglaries this month in the Little Falls area. Lt. Chris Sanborn of Gorham Police Department said items reported stolen have included jewelry, money and electronics. Sanborn said residents in the area have seen a young woman knocking on doors or asking […]
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Volunteers score an assist with ice rink fix-up
WESTBROOK – They may not have scored any goals, but volunteers with St.Germain Collins registered a big assist to the city of Westbrook when they offered to clean up the outdoor ice rink on Lincoln Street recently. St.Germain Collins, an environmental consulting firm with offices on Main Street in Westbrook, annually conducts a volunteering or […]
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Neighbors wary of plan for Gorham roundabout
GORHAM – The state plans another roundabout in Gorham aimed at improving safety at one of Maine’s most dangerous intersections. In a public meeting Monday in Gorham, Department of Transportation officials unveiled a design for a $1.7 million roundabout where New Portland and Brackett roads intersect with Libby Avenue. State highway officials have designated the […]
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Cumberland Mills Dam fishway approved
WESTBROOK – After more than three years of negotiations, the commissioner of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has approved a plan for the construction of a fish passage at Westbrook’s Cumberland Mills Dam. The announcement comes more than a year after Commissioner Roland Martin determined the Sappi Fine Paper North America mill should […]
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Auburn official faults Gorham after speeding citation issued
GORHAM – Upset over his wife’s routine speeding ticket last month, an Auburn city councilor is causing headaches in Gorham. Michael Farrell, who represents Ward 1 on the Auburn City Council, was in another car at the scene of the traffic stop. He says two Gorham police vehicles he saw that night didn’t have rear […]
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Main Street Café closes
WESTBROOK – The Main Street Cafe? has closed its doors, making it the latest Westbrook restaurant casualty in a struggling economy. The restaurant, located for 10 years at 888 Main St., officially served its final customers on Sunday, Oct. 3, according to its Facebook page. Restaurant owner Mike LaChance declined to speak extensively about the […]
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BOYS SOCCER: Blown call costs Rams comeback victory against Riots
GORHAM – High school sports often showcases questionable officiating, but rarely does it cost a team a game. Unfortunately, on Oct. 12, the roulette of blown calls accomplished just that. On a night that should have seen the stands at Gorham High School erupt in abject jubilation at an amazing late-game comeback win, the moment […]