I believe in your paper dated Sept. 21 you stated no letters would be printed the last two weeks before election attacking any candidate. How come Mr. Garland’s letter was in there attacking Mayor Chuluda? Also, there was another letter sent in supporting Darryl Wright which never got printed? Do we have different rules for […]
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'A spot for everyone' in youth football
Tom Rhoades appears to be a serious young man. Not long after finishing a game Saturday, the sixth-grader talked about what playing in the Bonny Eagle youth football program means to him. “It’s been my privilege playing the sport,” said the center/nose tackle. “Stuff that coaches like Dan (Lariviere) teach me is stuff I’m going […]
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Holiday Fairs
7th Annual Carol and Friends Country Crafts Fair, Nov. 11, 12 & 13 – 117 Spiller Rd, Gorham from 9 AM to 8 PM, November 11, 9 AM to 6 PM, November 12, and 10 AM to 3 PM, November 13. Jewelry, floral arrangements and wreaths, hand painted items/ornaments, stained glass, bread, candies, scarp-booking and […]
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Best in their field
The Bonny Ealge High School honor flag was raised for the varsity field hockey team. The team captured the Western Maine Class A championship. In front is Laura Bell and Lacey Whitehouse. In the middle is Kelly Johnson, Amy Richardson, Jennifer McKinnon, Brittany Delaney, Alyssa Dunn, Kara Lombardo, Amber Morin, Jill Lundin, and Morgan Sanborn. […]
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Mainers protect 'working waterfront'
Voters Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment that will give commercial fishing businesses on the water the same protection against property tax hikes already granted to forest, farmland and open space. The goal of the so-called working waterfront referendum is to slow down rampant development along the coast by giving commercial fishermen a tax break […]
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School administrator receives library award
The Maine Association of School Libraries has honored Westbrook Assistant School Superintendent Jan Breton with its 2005 Library Media Service Award. Breton was nominated for the award by Westbrook Library Media Specialist Patricia Brasslow, who told the association Breton deserved the honor for her commitment to strengthen the school district’s libraries and her efforts to […]
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Ramblings 1109
Some Headlines And Cutlines Try Hard To Insult Prince Charles’s Wife I’ve read some mean comments from reporters about Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, during her visit with her husband, England’s Prince Charles, here in the United States. Other comments made up for the scathing ones. The Nov. 1 New York Post had a front-page […]
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Truck driver killed in Buxton crash
Police said a 59-year old Buxton man died after losing control of a tractor trailer at 8:34 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, on the River Road (Route 112) in Buxton. Buxton Police Officer Kimberly L. Emery, who was the first to arrive, said Jonathan D. Jewett of 333 River Road was pronounced dead at the […]
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Westbrook-Warren to hold weekend festival
This weekend, the Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church is holding a festival to help show the effect the church has on the community. The festival will be held downstairs at the Main Street church on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 10 a.m. until noon. Darlene Varian, chairwoman of the church’s Stewardship Committee, said the festival is designed to […]
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WinXnet hires software developer
Craig Bossie joins the WinXnet team as a Software Developer. Prior to joining WinXnet, Bossie worked for the past five years as an Intermediate Process Engineer at National Semiconductor. A native of Houlton, Bossie now resides in South Portland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Maine and a master’s […]