September, 1980 Maine is ready to vote on whether to continue to generate nuclear power. Like all other such power plants, Maine Yankee has to keep its radioactive wastes under water, and the water has to be constantly cooled by electric refrigeration, says an editorial. Nuclear power is expensive, writes Mort Mather, North Berwick, urging […]

Gov. John Baldacci and the state dodged a bullet last week when the Base Realignment and Closure Commission closed just one of three possible facilities in Maine, preserving manufacturing jobs and bolstering the governor’s political standing. “Obviously nobody is happy with the situation in Brunswick,” said Patrick Murphy of Strategic Marketing Services in Portland. “But […]

In an incident that has police scratching their heads, someone dumped a 10-foot, approximately 400-pound shark in the woods behind the Gorham Industrial Park. Police do not know who was responsible for dumping the fish, but said it looked like someone drove the shark around a security gate into the woods on the back of […]

The new members of the Westbrook School Department staff for kindergarten through eighth-grade participated in a new teacher orientation last Wednesday. Appearing in this picture are (front row, from left) Sarah Johnson, Rachel Landry, Emily Parr, Teressa Gardiner, Alicia Post, Kathy Roberts, Ann Brau, (Second row, from left) Jillann Wagner, Alicia Beckwith, Tiffany Abbott, Keli […]

The City Council voted Monday night to drop $100,000 for a skateboard park from a bond, after a city councilor admitted he had added the spending to make a point, which “backfired” when councilors approved it. The council voted, 4-2, Monday night in favor of the amended bond, with Councilor Gary Groves, who added the […]

City Councilor Gary Groves is planning to take a job as athletic director for Westbrook’s schools and won’t be seeking re-election to his seat on the City Council because of the new job. Groves, a graduate of Westbrook High School, said he has signed a contract with School Superintendent Stan Sawyer this week to take […]

The City Council passed unanimously a moratorium on construction on paper streets last Friday. City officials have described the moratorium as a “time out” designed to allow the city to take a look at its development ordinances and see whether there are any changes the city deems necessary. In a strange twist in the debate, […]