The Bonny Eagle softball team took advantage of seven wild pitches and eight walks to topple Marshwood, 7-1, on Tuesday afternoon. The Scots loaded the bases in the sixth and scored on three consecutive wild pitches. Messina Provencher, Krista Sulsbury and Alyssa Dunn each had a pair of hits for the Scots who improved to […]
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Westbrook police chief calling it quits
Westbrook Police Chief Paul McCarthy announced on Monday that he will retire this summer, ending a nearly 35-year career with the Westbrook Police Department. McCarthy, whose last day on the job will be July 27, said he felt the time was right for him to retire from his $72,000 per year job, citing the new […]
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Vigil Tuesday to mark sad anniversary
A candlelight vigil marking the six-month anniversary of the disappearance of Coreen Wiese will be held Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m., at Bonny Eagle Middle School, 92 Sokokis Trail (Route 35), Buxton. The 15-year-old Bonny Eagle High School sophomore has been missing since Nov. 8, 2006. Those invited to speak at the vigil include friends, elected […]
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Girls lacrosse teams get going
The Gorham girls’ lacrosse team picked up their first win of the season in convincing fashion with a 17-8 victory over Bonny Eagle on THursday, April 26. Kayla Nielsen led the Rams with seven goals and Rochelle Michaud scored four. Rebecca King and Melissa Ruel led Bonny Eagle with three goals apiece. “I just wasn’t […]
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Pre-referendum meetings continue on new school
The Westbrook City Council, the Westbrook School Committee and the Building Committee for the new Westbrook middle-school project are continuing to hold informational meetings for Westbrook residents regarding the upcoming referendum on funding for the facility. The council will also hold its second public hearing on the referendum on Monday starting at 7 p.m., in […]
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Lakes Region to do list
Ongoing events: • Steep Falls Public Library: Hours are Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon. A free story hour for toddlers and preschool children is held Wednesday at 10 a.m. Story hour is free and open to the public. • Active Senior Citizens of Standish holds meetings […]
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Bonny Eagle boys best Biddeford
Bonny Eagle 11 Biddeford 3 The Bonny Eagle boys lacrosse team scored a confidence-building 11-3 win at Biddeford on Tuesday in the season opener for both clubs. Jesse Doehler led the Scots with four goals and an assist; Zach Litif contributed at the offensive end with two goals and four assists; Kayle Hamilton scored two […]
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GB&CE presentation The Gorham Business & Civic Exchange is presenting its “2007 Business Person of the Year” award on Thursday, May 3, at an after-hours social hosted by Steve Crockett of Crockett Interiors, 673 Main St., from 5:30- 7 p.m. Last year’s award recipient, Virginia Wilder Cross, will be handing over the plaque’to the new […]
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Bulletin Board
The staff at Mission Possible Teen Center has announced that Dan Decoster ss “Teen of the Month.” Dan has been coming to Mission Possible regularly since the beginning of this school year. He loves playing poker, and while he participates in other groups and programming, he also reaches out to make a difference within the […]
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May 1 Children’s Story Hour, 10:30 a.m., Walker library Parent conferences, 3:30-7 p.m., Prides Corner School Planning Board, 7 p.m. May 2 ACES Day, 10 a.m., Prides Corner School Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m. May 3 Meeting Procedures, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Walker library Congin fifth-graders visit Prides Corner first-graders, 10 a.m. Children’s Story Hour, […]