The Maine Games has announced that for the second consecutive year they are offering a figure skating competition in conjunction with the New Hampshire Figure Skating Festival. The Saturday, April 14, event will be held at the Rinks at Exeter, in Exeter, N.H. Athletes from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont are expected to compete for […]
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Westbrook youth wrestlers
Some very young wrestlers from Westbrook competed at last Saturday’s Maine State Youth Wrestling Championships at Noble High School. Hundreds of Maine kids from kindergarten through sixth grade took part in this annual event. Westbrook’s Joel Dawe reached the championship finals in the Bantam Division; Derek Breunig went to the championship finals in the Midget […]
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Westbrook Hockey Boosters meeting
The Westbrook High School Hockey Boosters will hold an election of officers for the 2007-2008 hockey season on Monday, April 2, at 6:30 p.m. in room 101 at the high school. Anyone interested is welcome to attend.
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Recreation signup nears
Westbrook residents can register at the Recreation Center, Foster Street, April 16, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; April 17 and 18, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Non-resident registration is April 19, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mail-in registrations will be accepted for Big Bat and Youth Track. Mail-In registrations for Day Camp must be postmarked no later than May 11. Make checks […]
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Looking Back
March 1982 Some 1,300 gallons of fuel oil disappeared at the Westbrook Housing Authority’s Pine Knoll Terrace project, and James Smith, WHA’s executive director, hopes it was only stolen. He feels he can fix that with locking caps. If it leaked, he’s got expensive digging ahead. “We honestly don’t know what happened,” he said. “The […]
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Westbrook High School winter 2006-07 athletic awards
Boys Basketball M.V.P. J. Travis Rand Best Offensive Kyle Sanborn Best Defensive Shane Kelly Most Improved Dominic Borelli Blazes Award Michael Tanguay Best Rebounder Kyle Sanborn Rookie Award Dominic Borelli Coaches’ Award Shawn Coffill S.M.A.A. All-Academic J. Travis Rand S.M.A.A. All-Star J. Travis Rand S.M.A.A. Rookie Award Dominic Borelli Girls Basketball Coaches’ Award Lauren Sawyer […]
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Political parties stifle candidates and ideas
The city of Westbrook is one of the few communities in Maine where an elected mayor has administrative authority over city hall, where most local candidates are still chosen by political parties at caucuses and just about every elected official runs for re-election every two years. Being different, however, doesn’t make it the best form […]
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Panel would hunt for $30 million in savings
A Democratic senator from Androscoggin County has proposed the creation of a Commission to Lower the Cost of State Government, charged with finding $30 million in savings that can be booked in the second year of the two-year state budget. Sen. John Nutting of Leeds said it was time state government looked at its own […]
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Homestead Exemption applications due
All Homestead Exemption applications must be filed in the assessor’s office by April 1 for them to receive the Homestead Exemption for next year. Anyone with questions should contact the assessor’s office.
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Legislature considering pink breast cancer plate
Rep. Meredith Strang Burgess, R-Cumberland, is on a mission to get a special pink license plate approved by the Legislature to raise money to fight breast cancer. Burgess was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999 and that bad news turned her into an activist. Recently she stood with a group of legislators from both parties […]