A bill that would essentially cut the so-called Dirigo tax in half – from $43.7 million to $23 million – passed the Senate along party lines Friday night and will face a closely divided House when the Legislature comes back into session later this month. The proposal represents a compromise among Democrats and representatives from […]
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Storm offense eats up Scots
Saturday’s girls lacrosse game was a sandwich, with a thick slice of Scarborough offense on either side of a solid middle stretch from Bonny Eagle. In the end the appetite of the Red Storm’s Lauren Hagerman was just too difficult to contain, as the senior attacker scored five goals, including three in a two-minute span […]
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Seniors meal – Wednesday, May 3, noon, St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Home cooked meal. Donation $3.50. Church luncheon – Thursday, May 4, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. American chop suey, $3. Spaghetti and meatball supper – Friday, May 5, 5-7 p.m., St. Anne’s Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. […]
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The Westbrook American reported in its issue of May 2, 1956, that Lena Day of Lincoln Street had been visiting her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Stacy L. Bragdon of Wellesley, Mass.
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A letter to City Council President Brendan Rielly
Please bring to the attention of the City Council in any discussion of the statue of the “little bronze boy” in the Cornelia Warren Greenway, that the members of the Westbrook Historical Society have adopted the view that it is most fittingly placed where it now stands between the pathway and the river. The reason […]
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Metro adds natural gas buses
As of May 1, the greater Portland area’s Metro fleet includes 13 compressed natural gas buses and the first natural gas fueling station in Maine. The Metro provides bus service to Portland, Westbrook, the Maine Mall and Falmouth. According to Metro, the buses were built by Orion with natural gas engines developed by John Deere […]
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Parade registration The annual Memorial Day parade will be held on Monday, May 29. The parade will form up at 9:15 a.m. where New Gorham Road intersects with Main and Longfellow streets. Groups and individuals wishing to march in the parade should contact Robert Barton of Stephen W. Manchester Post 62 of the American Legion […]
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Three in race for Buxton selectman's seat
A three-way race for a selectman’s seat is underway in Buxton. Incumbent Cliff Emery, Peter Burns and Dennis Santolucito are all vying for the one available three-year term as selectman. Emery currently chairs the Board of Selectman; Burns chairs the Budget Committee; and Santolucito is a member of the Planning Board. Five other candidates filed […]
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Left with nothing
Cinnamon Riddell said she left her apartment with just the clothes she was wearing and nothing more. Then she stood on the sidewalk and watched every material thing in her life burn to ashes. “If you think about it, at no point in your life do you have nothing,” she said, although that’s exactly what […]
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Looking Back
May 1981 The front-page photo, taken by Ray Foley, shows two members of Westbrook High School track teams, John Caron and Denise Ragin, smiling handsomely. In a 4-4 vote, Democrats vs. Republicans, Westbrook’s mayor and aldermen refused to change the name of Wayside Drive to Muskie Drive. Fighting against abuse of alcohol and drugs by […]