WESTBROOK – A round of proposed cuts and unexpected savings in health insurance costs has sliced almost $1 million from the initial Westbrook school budget proposed for fiscal year 2014-15, as the Westbrook School Committee is set to make the final decision this week. Superintendent of Schools Marc Gousse said Tuesday that after proposing roughly […]
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Looking Back – 4/10
April 12, 1989 Bill Holland, a Gorham man with a passion for mountain climbing, lost his life last week in a fall just after completing his first ascent to the Snow Dome peak in Jasper National Park in the Canadian province of Alberta. “The joy for him was the mental exercise of planning the ascent […]
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Benefit hopes to keep Westbrook teen center dancing
Westbrook’s Drouin Dance Center is teaming up with My Place Teen Center to raise money for the teen center at a dance benefit next week. Dance students from the teen center and dancers from Drouin dance will be performing at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center at Westbrook Middle School on Wednesday, April 16. The show […]
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Library fest encourages food play
FREEPORT – You can have your book and eat it, too – things will be that whimsical at the first Edible Books Festival, Wednesday, April 16, at the Freeport Community Library. Both children and adults will take part, and organizers are hoping for a big turnout as Freeport makes its initial foray into an event […]
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Tri- Town Calendar – 4/9
Upcoming events Free spaying/neutering and vaccinating feral cats, through month of April, Community Spay-Neuter Clinic, Freeport. Assistance with traps and trapping provided. Transport available from some areas. For more information, call 865-0772. Sponsored by PetSmart Charities. Free tax preparation assistance, for low to moderate-income households, with special attention to those 60 years and older, Wednesdays […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Green behind the ears
When I think of Maine’s Green Independent Party, I think of … uh … well, to tell the truth, nothing much comes to mind. In part, that’s because I live in a section of the state where the Greens have virtually no presence. There may be a few of them studying impractical subjects at the […]
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Pownal News 4/9
Meetings The Pownal Board of Selectmen meet Monday, April 21, at 7 p.m., at Mallett Hall. The Planning Board will hold a public hearing on changes and updates being proposed to the town’s land use codes, in preparation for vote at town meeting in June, on Wednesday, April 16, at 6 p.m., in the De […]
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Inside Windham – 4/4
Tea at the Library Tea for You at the Library will be held from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8. Drop in, enjoy tea and goodies, and share conversation. Bring friends. The library is at 217 Windham Center Road, Windham. Thanks Windham Neighbors Helping Neighbors says thanks to Justin Popov for a recent donation. Veterans […]
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Inside Bridgton – 4/4
I have never been so happy to hear April showers in my 20 years in Maine. Winter’s quiet was nice but after five months in the deep freeze it is refreshing to hear the cacophany of spring. Eaves drip, lakes crack, and a hard rain sounds like music to my ears. You will probably hear […]
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National acts, local worries in Westbrook
WESTBROOK – City officials, after hearing residents’ concerns about parking, noise and littering from a proposed concert venue in Riverbank Park, are confident that Westbrook can learn from communities that have successfully established similar outdoor amphitheaters. Maine has seen an influx of major concerts coming to outdoor locations, including Scarborough Downs, Portland’s Eastern Promenade, and […]