Lakes Region towns are celebrating a big step toward grant money that will benefit different projects to revitalize community assets. In response to proposals made by several towns in Cumberland County for Community Development Block Grants, the Application Review Team for the program made recommendations to the Municipal Oversight Committee on March 6. “I’m totally […]
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Windham's Graves receives SMAA recognition
Windham High School girls basketball player Riley Graves recently received honorable mention as a Southwestern Maine Athletic Association all-star. The junior was sidelined for much of the season after breaking her hand in the fifth game of the year. She still managed to score 21 points and grab 12 rebounds in that contest, and finished […]
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Looking back
March 16, 1983 Two state grants for advertising downtown Westbrook are being sought by the city. One, $48,000, is part of the Community Development application voted recently. It would be expected to stimulate $4,000 in advertising by merchants. The other is for $2,000, to be matched by $2,000 of merchants money, and was applied for […]
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Board asks Buddhists for plan changes
The Buxton Planning Board outlined changes Monday that a Buddhist temple would have to make to the property before it would be allowed to hold gatherings there. “Tell us what you want,” said Beth Sturtevant, a volunteer helping the Watt Samaki Cambodian Buddhist Temple through the permit process. She asked for clear directions from the […]
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Tattoo parlors could face added scrutiny
A new ordinance under consideration in Westbrook would prevent people who have committed crimes of “moral turpitude” and those who might be “likely to cause a breach of peace” from running tattoo parlors. The proposed restrictions have the owner of the only tattoo parlor in the city feeling singled out. The draft is based on […]
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Former high school standouts achieving at the next level
Gorham High School graduate Ben Thayer wrapped up his junior season on the hardwood at Bates College when the Bobcats fell in the New England Small College Athletic Conference quarterfinals to Bowdoin on Feb. 23. Thayer, a 6-foot-4 forward, logged 13 minutes a game for the 17-8 Bobcats, averaging two points and two rebounds a […]
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Drug info boxes
TIP LINES Residents with information about drug-related activity can contact Westbrook police by calling in a tip to 591-8117, e-mailing [email protected] or sending a text message to 650-9048. A CLOSER LOOK A comparison of drug-related incidents investigated and arrests made from Jan. 1-March 10, in 2006, 2007 and 2008 2006 2007 2008 Incidents 16 22 […]
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Local students Constitution champs
Catherine McAuley High School was named State Champion of the “We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” competition sponsored by the Center for Civic Education. The championship was held at the University of Maine on March 6. Each year, high school teams all over the country spend months examining the principles upon which the […]
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Three-pointers highlight boys SMAA senior all-star game
The tournaments are over and state champions have been crowned, yet the season is not finished until the senior all-stars are honored. Last Wednesday at Deering, the SMAA senior all-stars had one last game, an exhibition between friends and rivals. In the boys’ game, after a combined 199 points, it’s safe to say the senior […]
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Creek cleanup will require mandate
The Conservation Law Foundation is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to force businesses in the Maine Mall area to clean up Long Creek. If the EPA complies, it would be an unprecedented mandate in Maine. Never before has the federal agency required businesses to retrofit storm water filtration systems to clean up a watershed. While […]