On Nov. 4, I urge Westbrook citizens in state Senate District 25 to join me in voting for Cathy Breen. Cathy’s experience and leadership on the Falmouth Town Council championing quality education, a clean environment, and innovation is exactly what we need in the state senate.

In 2007, when Cathy chaired Falmouth’s council, Falmouth passed its Open Space referendum, which was the result of years of hard work where Cathy listened to the competing needs and priorities of environmentalists, landowners, developers, and taxpayers. It was one of the most successful municipal conservation programs in Maine and its passage laid the foundation for Falmouth’s and Westbrook’s more recent establishment of the Suckfish Brook Conservation Area.

As a Falmouth councilor, Cathy was instrumental in securing a home for the Falmouth Food Pantry at Falmouth Town Hall. Today, the pantry serves more than 500 families from Falmouth, Portland, Cumberland, and Yarmouth and 50 Westbrook families.

Cathy also understands that towns in the Greater Portland region need to work together (not compete against each other) to grow our economy and promote economic growth.

Cathy Breen’s collaborative style will help bring people together to get things done in Augusta. Please join me in voting for Cathy Breen on Nov. 4

Mayor Colleen Hilton

Westbrook