A Portland man involved in a fatal accident last summer on Little Sebago Lake in Windham pleaded guilty to manslaughter and aggravated operating under the influence last Thursday. Craig Fowler, 34, of 81 Deering Run in Portland, was the driver of a jet ski that collided with a recreational fishing boat at 11:18 p.m. on […]
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Numbers don't tell the whole story
To the editor, The Department of Public Safety recently released their yearly statistical report, Crime in Maine, 2004, which reported that rape was down 10.5 percent in 2004. While the Department’s numbers provide an important snapshot of the issue, they represent only the rapes which are actually reported to police. According to the National Crime […]
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Cowbird chicks, orphans before birth
It was a quiet, gloomy morning at the feeding station when a pair of cowbirds showed up. Cowbirds got their name because of their association with cattle where they like to feed even on the insects on a cow’s back. They are the smallest member of the blackbird family. The male we were watching was […]
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Allison Beth Raymond
Allison Beth Raymond was born on May 10, 2005 at Mercy Hospital in Portland. Allison is the daughter of Jonathan and Patricia Raymond of North Waterboro. Grandparents are Joseph and Mary Houy of Scarborough and Dolores Raymond of Presque Isle.
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Free legal advice
Grandparents, aunts and uncles are raising grandchildren, nieces and nephews. They face complex legal issues. Family Connections is offering a free legal education program to help relatives learn about the legal system in regard to guardianship, adoption, child protective proceedings, and how to find good legal services. There will be a panel of attorneys providing […]
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Redeemer Lutheran yard sale Redeemer Lutheran Church, LCMS, 410 Main St., will hold a yard sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 21. A wide variety of items will be featured in the sale in addition to baked goods.
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Westbrook takes truck driving championship
For the fifth year in a row, students from the Westbrook Regional Vocational Center have won the state Class B truck driving championship. Besides winning the overall team championship, WRVC students also swept the top individual awards in the Class B competition Friday. Dylan Knight of Westbrook took first place, Jon Powers of Bonny Eagle […]
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Knights scholarship supper The Knights of Columbus, Council #2219, Westbrook, will be putting on a lasagna supper at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 23, at St. Mary’s Parish Hall. The Knights of Columbus, their families and guests are invited. The cost of the meal will be $7, $3; and $25 for a family of five or […]
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Don't outsource Gorham's dispatching
The town of Gorham is quietly trying to shut down our public safety communications center and to eliminate our dispatchers, jobs. Our dispatchers are a group of eight dedicated, highly skilled, caring, and professional employees. I am proud to be the spouse of one of them. These dispatchers receive over 25,000 calls a year for […]
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Former school superintendent dies at 72
Those who worked closely with former Westbrook School Superintendent Ed Connolly, who passed away on Saturday, remembered him as a tireless advocate for the students. Connolly, 72, died in Springfield, Mass., where he had moved with his wife, Carolyn, in recent years. There he lived near his daughter, former City Councilor Jennifer Connolly, and her […]