At a lunchtime meeting of the Naples Downtown Revitalization on last Wednesday, local residents and business owners gathered at the Naples Town Offices to listen to comments from Dean Lessard of the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) on a proposed overlay of the Route 302 corridor. The overlay would resurface a portion of the road […]
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$83 million bond package approved
The Appropriations Committee finally approved an $83 million bond package at 1 in the morning Wednesday, moving money around to find $2 million to help preserve working waterfront. Despite two days of negotiations, the bottom line didn’t change from last week when Republican leadership said they wouldn’t go over the $83-million mark. Republicans had their […]
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Turnpike meeting cancelled
Residents interested in telling the Maine Turnpike Authority’s board of directors what they think of plans to close the Stroudwater Street bridge will have to wait a little bit longer to sound off. The Authority board’s meeting, originally scheduled for tomorrow (July 28) has been cancelled due to a lack of business. A spokesman from […]
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A Stars Photo finish at $25,000 Ricci Memorial Trot
Avenging two previous defeats in a rich Maine trotting classic, Stars Photo hooked up with his former driver to capture the Joseph Ricci Memorial Trot at Scarborough Downs Saturday night. Heath Campbell drove the eight-year-old gelding across the finish line of the $25,000 race in 1:59 3/5. Star’s Photo finished second in the two previous […]
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Shutts Letter 2 (confirmed)
The following is an edited version of a recent letter to the City Council: The thoughts and requests stated here come from my passionate belief that Westbrook is heading in a very wrong direction as to development of the “Westbrook Arterial/Gateway” area, and my fear that if the Council does not take action to at […]
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we love to eat 0727
Lobster roll – Saturday, July 30, 4:30-6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 179 Ridgeland Ave., South Portland. Lobster roll, chips, pickles, dessert and beverages. $10. Eat in or take out. Pancake breakfast – Saturday, Aug. 6, 7-9 a.m., West Baldwin Church, Route 113, Baldwin. Pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, coffee and orange juice. $4.50, $2. Public […]
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Car accident injures woman
A Sebago Lake woman suffered a leg injury in a single car accident on Main Street in front of the Westbrook Crossing shopping area on Thursday. Police said Michelle Nason, 29, was injured after the car she was riding in veered off the road and struck a utility pole head on. While Nason was the […]
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Ramblings 0727
Investigating world’s longest lives We received a one-page information sheet in the mail, about the great number of Okinawans who were centenarians. In order to learn more about this Pacific Island where so many people lived to be 100 years old or more, I was greatly helped by the librarian at the University of New […]
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Bikers end ride short of goal
It’s the end of the road for John and Brielle Merrifield. The Westbrook father and daughter team, who were attempting to ride their tandem bike from Maine to Virginia Beach, have had to cut their trek short due to illness. On Monday, John Merrifield checked in with the American Journal from Richmond, Va., where his […]
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Westbrook 11s rally, but Saco pitching too much
Kayla Winton’s bases-loaded single brought in a pair of runs for Westbrook’s 11-year-old Little League softball all-stars in the fourth inning Saturday, and it looked at that moment as if the team’s offense might have enough punch to come back against Saco in the best-of-three state championship series. However, pitcher Katie Kalagias regained the form […]