When the Army sent home the personal items of Sgt. Larry Roukey, his widow, Ryann, put the container in a closet in their home in Westbrook. Roukey died April 26, 2004, in an explosion in downtown Baghdad, Iraq, the first in his unit to die. Until 2006, she couldn’t bear to open the box. But, […]
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Last call – Skybox drops plan for appeal, shuts its doors
Regulars at the Skybox Bar and Grill are looking for a new watering hole since the Brown Street bar made its final last call for alcohol Tuesday evening before shutting its doors for good at midnight. Skybox owners Tom and Ellen Dore decided not to appeal to the state to overturn the Westbrook City Council’s […]
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Hands-on history at BEMS Bonny Eagle Middle School seventh-grade students in the clan taught by teachers Mark Andreasen, Karen Boucher, Vicki Montgomery and Connie Regula recently studied early Colonial America and the Salem witchcraft hysteria. The students crafted their own costumes, were given actual court cases (such as theft, gambling, breaking the Sabbath, rebellion against […]
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Westbrook and Bonny Eagle wrestlers named all-SMAA
Wrestlers from Westbrook High School and Bonny Eagle were well represented on the recently announced Southwestern Maine Activities Association all-conference team. Westbrook sophomore Andrew Drouin was named to the first team at 189 pounds. A Western Maine Class A regional champion and State Class A runner-up, Drouin finished the year with a 34-10 record. “Andrew […]
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Turrell cut
Bonny Eagle’s John Turrell was recently honored for being named the Southern Maine Athletic Association Coach of the Year for the 2007-2008 girls indoor track season. Turrell just finished his ninth year as head coach of the Bonny Eagle girls indoor track program. Photo courtesy of Kathy Capmbell
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Timeline of the Iraq War
• March 20, 2003 – President Bush announces the war in Iraq, known as Operation Iraqi Freedom. • March 21, 2003 – The “shock and awe” bombing attacks begin. • April 9, 2003 – The U.S. military takes over the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and Marines help topple a huge statue of President Saddam Hussein, […]
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Action imperative on city's recycling efforts
A recent Portland Press Herald article recently spoke of a statewide goal of recycling 50 percent of residential waste, a goal that has been in place for the past decade. It also spoke of work that is being done on the next generation of recycling, through composting of food waste. It is believed that if […]
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Ramblings
The other coast Bob DeLoss narrated “Pacific Coast, Top to Bottom,” his travelogue from Vancouver to San Diego, for members of the Maine Charitable Mechanics Association, March 10. Vancouver has mild climate all year. It also has North America’s second-biggest Chinatown, next to San Francisco. A swinging footbridge 450 feet long spans a 1,000-foot deep […]
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For the second year in a row, Buxton native Noelle Surette has been named to the New Hampshire Division III Basketball Coaches Association’s postseason all-star first team. Surette, a senior at Colby-Sawyer College, was last year’s New Hampshire Division III Basketball Coaches Association player of the year. Surette and the Chargers earned their sixth Commonwealth […]
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Student jazz bands compete
Westbrook High School student musicians came home with some awards last weekend as they traveled to Stearns High School in Millinocket to compete in the State Jazz Festival. The school’s two jazz bands and jazz combo were awarded gold medals for their high scores. In addition, the combo came in second place in its category. […]