Legislators honor Westbrook students The Westbrook High School Chamber Singers traveled to the State House last week to perform the national anthem for the Maine Senate. The three highest achieving students of the Class of 2024 – valedictorian Claire Filiatrault, salutatorian Hailey Rondeau and class essayist Ellyana Young – were honored with legislative sentiments. Members of […]
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Buxton Notes: April 11
Spring cleanup at Woodman Preserve Saco Valley Land Trust will host a spring trail cleanup from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at Moses Woodman Preserve in Buxton. Volunteers will help clear paths from debris after the winter storms, “lopping branches, sawing fallen logs and removing obstacles,” the land trust said in an announcement. […]
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We Love to Eat: April 11
Drive-thru roast turkey dinner – Saturday, April 13, 4-6 p.m., Highland Lake Grange, 87 Hardy Road, Westbrook. Roasted turkey, vegetables, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, bread, cranberry sauce and cake. $10, exact change. Free community dinner – Saturday, April 13, 4:30-6 p.m., FBC Westbrook, 733 Main St., Westbrook. African food, hosted by New Mainers of God’s […]
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Gorham Notes: April 11
SMCC launches new Mobile Learning Lab Southern Maine Community College launched its new Mobile Learning Lab vans with an event at Gorham Middle School last week. The vans are part of a STEM training program for students to learn manufacturing skills. Students participated in a training event at the middle school, led by instructors from […]
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Fire Suppression Unit of Westbrook Call Company disbanded
The fire suppression division is retired as a separate group and members have been assigned to the Fire Police side.
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No tax hike in Gorham’s proposed municipal budget
The budget creates the positions of a liaison for the police department and an IT director.
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Westbrook School Committee sends $51.7M budget to council
The budget is up 9.69% from this year’s $47.2 million.
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Westbrook Notes: April 4
Steve Lampron honored Steve Lampron, the recently retired owner of River’s Edge Deli on Main Street, has received this year’s Westbrook Spirit of America Award. Lampron was recognized for his decades of community service with his businesses and donations. Former Mayor Michael Foley, on his last day in office Feb. 12, read an announcement praising […]
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Buxton Notes: April 4
Unopposed SAD 6 seats Ellen DeCotiis of Buxton, Kelley Heath of Hollis and Paul Welch of Standish are running unopposed for at-large seats on the SAD 6 Board of Directors for three-year terms. Residents in the district’s towns, Buxton, Frye Island, Hollis, Limington and Standish, will vote on the candidates June 11. Nominations for municipal […]