It was at a family funeral several years ago where Edmund McDonald, the 25-year-old Army Airborne soldier from Casco who died in Afghanistan last week, needed his cousin’s help. Edmund and one of his many cousins, Mike Lewis McDonald, of Portland, had stayed behind at the burial ground of their Irish grandfather after the families […]
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April 6, 7: Jordan Small Middle School Drama Club presents the Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical Oklahoma! on Friday, April 6 and Saturday, April 7 starting at 7 p.m. at Jordan Small Middle School in Raymond. Tickets available at the door. Adults and students are $5. Children under 5 are $2. Doors open at 6 p.m. […]
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'C' is the letter of the day
As living costs go up and our client numbers go up, it is time to say thanks to two very imaginative businesses and a school. “C” is the letter of the day as CBB Inc., Curves, and Congin School are the names. The entire crew of CBB Inc. is gathering food every month of 2007 […]
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Buxton 45 years ago
The Westbrook American reported on April 4, 1962, that Ralph A. Fenno of Groveville, announced his candidacy for one of three Democratic nominations for York County senator in the June primary. Fenno was a well-known radio sports announcer and a noted harness horse trainer and driver.
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Pool safety at day cares must change after drowning
The drowning of a 3-year-old boy at a Westbrook day-care center was tragic. Our condolences go out to the parents of Andrew Thurston. No parent should have to attend a funeral for a child, as they did, but to lose a child so young to a tragic accident like this one is among the most […]
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Brakes blamed in crash of fire truck
State police have blamed brake failure for an accident involving a Buxton fire truck and a rescue unit that happened at 8:55 a.m. last Thursday at the intersection of Portland Road and Route 202 in Buxton. Responding to a report of a fire at Long Plains Road, the Buxton ladder truck, driven by Andrew J. […]
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Wal-Mart no longer looking at Westbrook mill
After years of battles, there will be no Wal-Mart on the site of the former Saunders Brothers dowel mill in Westbrook. The 27 acres are being sold to a Portland real estate holding and development company, which plans to use the site for a combination of office, warehouse and manufacturing space. Vincent Veroneau, president and […]
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Church vote excluded members
I have been a member of the Westbrook Methodist church since 1942, and I was baptized there in 1930. Throughout the many years of my membership, I have been both active and inactive. For the past several years I have not attended this church because of the divisiveness of its ministers as well as many […]
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Contentious city clerk debate goes to voters
The Westbrook City Council voted to send the question of whether to elect or appoint a city clerk to residents, after an at-times heated debate Monday. City councilors voted unanimously to let voters decide the matter, despite vocal opposition from Mayor Bruce Chuluda and former Mayor Bill O’Gara. The debate Monday was prompted by a […]
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State: Westbrook day-care drowning result of neglect
The drowning of a 3-year-old boy at a Westbrook day-care center was the result of neglect and inattention by center staff, an investigation by the state has determined. The day-care center could be faced with a penalty as severe as losing its license. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services also found Koala Child […]