The Westbrook City Council has preliminarily approved removing a raised crosswalk on Spring Street that has been the subject of many complaints from neighboring residents. The approval came on the condition that additional safety measures were put in place to protect people crossing the busy road near the Canal School. The council is looking to […]
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$1.2 billion insufficient to fund new retirement benefits
The looming debt for health-insurance benefits promised to retired state employees, teachers and now municipal police and firefighters is going to be substantially higher than the $1.2 billion projected three years ago. But the full extent of the bad news won’t be known until the second week in December. State Controller Ed Karass told the […]
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Lender's Network celebrates opening
The Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the opening of a new business with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The Chamber welcomes Lender’s Network to the Lakes Region with their new location at 936 Roosevelt Trail in Windham. Renee Pottle cut the ribbon with the staff and Chamber members in attendance. Courtesy photo
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Lakes Region Calendar
Nov. 3-18: Windham Center Stage Theater presents OLIVER! at the Windham Community Center/Town Hall, Nov. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 5, 11, 12, 18 at 2 p.m. Call 893-2098 or visit www.windhamtheater.org for show times and reservation information. Tickets are $10 seniors/students and $12 adults. Nov. 9-18: Thoroughly Modern […]
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Standish places moratorium on historic district
Due to public concern concerning the town’s historic district ordinance, the Standish Town Council Tuesday night passed an emergency moratorium temporarily freezing the ordinance. The moratorium, which is in effect for the next 180 days, passed 5 to 1, with Councilor Carolyn Biegel opposed. For the next six months, owners of a property located in […]
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Chainsaw massacre! State fells century-old tree despite homeowner's pleas
A Gorham homeowner pleaded in vain Monday with state transportation officials to spare a tree in his yard from a construction crew armed with chain saws. “It’s a stupid, needless death of a gift from God,” Mike Nobel told a representative of the Maine Department of Transportation, as a chain saw ripped through a red […]
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Vote to decide junior high fate in spring
If all goes as planned, Westbrook residents could vote on a new junior high project this spring, and the school could be completed by sometime in 2010. By the end of this month, the state is expected to tell the city what it will pay for – a renovation of the existing Wescott Junior High […]
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FBI joins search for missing Buxton girl
The FBI is now looking into the disappearance of a 15-year-old Buxton girl who has been missing since Nov. 8. Buxton Officer Mike Grovo, lead investigator in the case, said the FBI joined the investigation Wednesday to find Coreen F. Wiese. Grovo said he met with FBI agents in Buxton this morning (Nov. 15). Grovo […]
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Wreath workshop Members of the Gorham Garden Club will host a holiday workshop about creating a pinecone wreath when it meets 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at the First Parish Church. The meeting is open to the public. Festival of Feet The Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts will present “Happily Hoofin It” […]
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suicide notes found
In the investigation of missing Bonny Eagle student Coreen Wiese, Mark Latti, a spokesman for the Maine Warden Service, said today (Nov. 14) that investigators found two suicide notes Friday. Latti said suicide notes were found in two places, one at the bridge over the Saco River on Route 25 at a spot known as […]