Do you remember when graduating from high school was as much an accomplishment as graduating from college is today? There was a time when it was the custom to go to school through the eighth grade and then to work. If you’re of a certain generation, you must get as frustrated (or amused) as I […]
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Learning from history
Last week some kids at the Gorham Middle School got the rare opportunity to get a history lesson from someone who lived through it. Julia Skalina, a native of Czechoslovakia who moved to the United States in 1975, spoke about her experiences during one of the most horrifying periods in modern world history, the Nazi […]
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Lawmakers question vernal pools regulation
The Department of Environmental Protection is being asked to come up with assurances that regulations to protect vernal pools across the state won’t prevent single-family lot owners from developing their property. The Natural Resources Committee Tuesday identified small landowners as those with the most to lose under a proposed change to the Natural Resources Protection […]
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Climate Change: Maine is a state at risk
Editor, Climate change! We’ve all heard about it, and now we are beginning to experience it. For those of living in the Lake Region, it is crucial that we fully understand the likely consequences so that we can begin to take effective action to lessen its impact. Extreme weather events “Global warming” means not only […]
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True to the game: Lake Region father and son share the bench
When Harry True tells the story of how he chose his wife, Sandra, the setting is, of course, a basketball court. “She is the only one who could beat me in 21,” the 78-year-old True says, “so I married her.” Family and basketball are still intertwined for the man who has been teaching the sport […]
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Planning Board to discuss 'paper streets'
The Westbrook Planning Board will hold a public hearing to discuss proposed changes to city ordinances regarding so-called “paper streets” on March 7. The Westbrook Paper Streets Committee, which is comprised of residents and developers,spent several months examining the way Westbrook handles the question of paper streets. A paper street is a street that has […]
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AJ Sports Digest 3-1-06
Lady Rams in hockey tournament The Maine Girls Ice Hockey Association’s postseason tournament takes place this week, and Gorham’s skaters were scheduled to meet Yarmouth in a prelim game Tuesday afternoon. A win would put the eighth-seeded Rams in a quarterfinal against top-ranked Falmouth today (March 1) at 8:30 at the Family Ice Center in […]
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Preliminary Gorham school budget up
The Gorham school budget is set for a $1.9 million, or 7.4 percent, increase over the budget approved last year, according to Jim Hager, chairman of the Gorham School Committee, who added Tuesday that these were “preliminary figures.” Hager also expects the state’s subsidy to increase by $1.5 million, reducing the amount of money from […]
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The family man
Pullquote: “He’s always so freakin’ happy, and it bugs me!” Rielly’s friend Chris Herbert, who is godmother to his daughter Shannon. Editor’s note: This is the second in an occasional series of profiles on Westbrook’s political leaders. City Council President Brendan Rielly is one of the leading Democrats in Westbrook, but there’s more to him […]
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Westbrook school budget meetings
The Westbrook School Finance Committee has announced its schedule of meetings to review the proposed budget for next year. The meetings will take place in room 114 of Westbrook High School and will be televised on the local cable access channel 2. The public is invited to attend. March 1, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. […]