NEW ORLEANS — BP gas station owners across the country are divided over whether the oil giant stained by its handling of the Gulf spill should rebrand U.S. outlets as Amoco or another name as part of efforts to repair the company’s badly damaged reputation. Some who saw their sales plunge after the spill say […]
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The circus is in Casco
I have to admit, I thought the “New Majority” of the Casco Board of Selectmen would take a little bit longer to begin moving on their agenda regarding the affairs of Casco. Most newcomers to elective office usually take some time to settle in and evaluate the landscape before introducing change – especially in a […]
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Westbrook boys take 10-11 District 6 title
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook Little League 10-11 year-old all-stars punched their ticket for the state tournament with a 2-1 win over Cape Elizabeth Friday night. The win, which was Westbrook’s second over Cape in the tournament, gave Westbrook the Little League District 6 title and sent them to the state tournament in Bucksport, where they […]
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Lobster Bowl Highlights
Massabesic lineman Gregg Callanan represented the Mustangs on the West team in Saturday’s Lobster Bowl at Waterhouse Field in Biddeford. Photo by Tom Minervino South Portland’s Ryan Curit plows over Brunswick’s Rashon Edgerton to score a touchdown for the West in Saturday’s Lobster Bowl at Waterhouse Field in Biddeford. Photo by Tom Minervino Gorham’s Jon […]
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Group opposes Oxford casino
A new group has formed to oppose a November ballot question that would legalize a casino in Oxford County. Citizens Against the Oxford Casino includes Hollywood Slots Hotel & Raceway, the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Maine Association of Agricultural Fairs, the Maine Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association, the Maine Harness Horsemen’s Association and the Greater Bangor […]
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‘Harold’ error sets a rumor mill in action
A reporter hears ‘Harold Pingree,’ thinks its ‘Herald-Pingree’, then Rep. Pingree’s office corrects the goof.
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Lobster Bowl gives a taste of football in the summer
WESTBROOK – Are you ready for some football? Sure, the calendar still says it’s July, and with the heat of summer, football season seems like it’s a long ways off. But next week a group of Maine’s top high school seniors will report to training camps to get ready strap on the pads one last […]
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Westbrook restaurant shuts its doors
WESTBROOK – It’s no longer Turkey Day every day on the rotary in Westbrook. Thanksgiving’s Bakery and Eatery shut its doors last week after about four years of serving up rotisserie turkey and a variety of baked goods. The eatery and bakery was owned and run by the Piattoni family – Jack, Chris and Kyle, […]
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‘Hero’ lived to help others
Westbrook woman dies after saving granddaughter from current WESTBROOK – Anne McNaughton Farley was remembered at her funeral this week as someone who died the way she lived her life: always helping others. Farley, 57, a Westbrook resident and head librarian at Bonny Eagle Middle School in Standish, died last week after rescuing one of […]
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Quinn's Corner – A timeless novel endures
Lucius Flatley opened this week’s coffee seminar by recommending a book, an American novel published 50 years ago this past July 11. According to him, this little novel was the finest book many would ever read. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” he claimed, qualified for intelligentsia approval – those limp-wristed critics who looked for hidden meaning […]