I think something went wrong soon after the American Revolution. My main thought here is that the American Revolution should have been a continuing change for the better instead of more government rules, regulations and intervention in our businesses and lives. It has often been said that our forefathers who wrote the Constitution never foresaw […]
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Westbrook firefighters face more penalties
Two members of the Westbrook Fire Department who were punished last year are facing additional disciplinary action from the city. Firefighter Matthew Lamontagne and Lt. Donald Trafford were given the chance to defend themselves at hearings last month. The punishments would be the result of an ongoing investigation into the department regarding sexual harassment claims […]
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New Gloucester woman crowned Miss Maine USA
New Gloucester resident Katie Whittier, who grabbed headlines as a standout basketball star in high school and college, now has another accolade to add to her scrapbook: Miss Maine USA 2010. In her first-ever beauty pageant, the blond, 6-foot-2-inch Whittier won the Miss USA-affiliated competition at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland Saturday […]
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City wary of new pot law
Westbrook councilors are considering restrictions on the number and location of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. Charlie Wynott has been operating the Maine Medical Marijuana Resource Center in Westbrook for the past two years, distributing marijuana to people from all over the state who suffer from AIDS, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma and other debilitating diseases. […]
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Prides Corner church celebrates 100 years since its inception It started with a meeting at Clark’s Store on the corner of Brook Street and Bridgton Road, when the Westbrook and Gorham Sunday School Association decided Prides Corner needed a Bible school of its own. On Sunday, the members of the Prides Corner Congregational Church will […]
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Pike's tally: One win, one loss
WESTBROOK – Pike Industries will be allowed for the time being to excavate and crush rock at its Spring Street site – a court decision that came the day after the city’s Planning Board supported a zone change that would kill the quarrying company’s expansion plans. Chief Justice Thomas Humphrey Wednesday granted Pike’s motion for […]
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EDITORIAL – Here's the drill – more needed in dental care
For all the talk about health-care reform during the last few months, little has been said about oral health. This is not new, as dental care is often ignored, both by policymakers and the general public. But it has quietly become one of the nation’s, and Maine’s, most urgent and costly health needs. According to […]
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Pike's future tied to two pending decisions
Pike Industries is awaiting two decisions this week – one from the city and one from the courts – regarding how it will be able to use its land both now and in the future. The Planning Board is scheduled Tuesday to make a recommendation to the City Council on whether to rezone the Five […]
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Westbrook, Portland schools won't share buses
WESTBROOK – Westbrook schools will not be consolidating its transportation services with Portland, based on a study that showed the collaboration would decrease services for Westbrook students. Superintendent Reza Namin had been in discussions with Portland and South Portland about consolidating both transportation services and vehicle maintenance. Under the proposal, Westbrook and Portland schools would […]
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Two-day manhunt ends in arrest in Gray
A man wanted on multiple charges surrendered Wednesday after he evaded a massive police manhunt in Buxton Tuesday. David R. Sanborn Jr., 29, was in custody of the U.S. Marshals’ Service Wednesday. “We arrested him early this afternoon,” Sean Willitts, supervisory deputy U.S. Marshal, said Wednesday. Willitts said the suspect was arrested in Gray near […]