The June 8 Charles River cruise trip has sold out and Sherri Holtan, Senior Activities Coordinator for Windham Parks and Recreation is taking reservations for the July theater trip. A production of Beauty and the Beast, plus dinner will cost $20 per person. The play is being performed at Leddy Center for the Performing Arts, […]
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Portland Water District offering grants for lake friendly projects
Once again, the Portland Water District is offering free watershed property consultations (WPC) and Lake Stewards Grants (LSG). If you live in the Sebago Lake area, you may be eligible to receive technical assistance and matching funds to help beautify your property and solve runoff and erosion problems. A consultation starts with a trained watershed […]
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Gorham wants principal to stay
Parents and students told Gorham’s school administration and School Committee this week that they don’t want the Gorham Middle School principal to leave for another school. The expressions of support came in the days after a Cape Elizabeth committee searching for a new principal there announced that Dennis Duquette, the Gorham Middle School principal, was […]
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An open door, not an open meeting As we report in a front page story this week, four members of the School Committee and Westbrook’s school superintendent met in a classroom at the high school after a recent City Council meeting. Those in attendance – Superintendent Stan Sawyer, School Committee Chairman Colleen Hilton, and committee […]
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Lakes Region to receive $7.5 million in road repairs
Last week, the state announced that the Lakes Region will see more than $7 million in necessary highway repairs over the next two years, including resurfacing, reconstructing and installation of traffic lights. The Maine Department of Transportation has appropriated in excess of $7.5 million for highway projects in the Lakes Region area. Under the Biannual […]
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Police, city seek hard numbers
On Tuesday, negotiating teams from both the administration and the Westbrook Police Association met with representatives from the Maine State Retirement System as part of contract negotiations. The contract dispute between the police union and the city has been going on for almost three years. The dispute centers on health care benefits and the police […]
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Fire damages Brown Street home
Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire that damaged a kitchen in a Brown Street home over the weekend. Fire Chief Gary Littlefield said the cause appeared to be accidental. The Fire Department received the call about the fire at 296 Brown St. at approximately 12:40 p.m. on Saturday. Engines arrived at the […]
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Spring cleaning
Council President Jim Violette is considering reviving a version of the city’s heavy trash pickup program. In an interview this week, Violette said he voted in the majority against the program because that would allow him to call for another vote at the next regular council meeting, under city ordinances. While we understand his desire […]
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Wal-Mart presents plan
After months of waiting, Wal-Mart finally presented its plans to the Planning Board last week. At a meeting on April 5, Wal-Mart presented a sketch plan of the store proposed for the site of the Saunders Brothers mill, after filing its plans with the city in February. The plan submitted by Sebago Technics on behalf […]
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Successful aging into the second 50 years
The 16th century Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon is famous for his fruitless search for the fountain of youth. But today the percentage of Americans age 65 and older has more than tripled, now representing more than 13 percent of the overall population. Not only are more people living into the second 50 years of […]