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Athletic director, assistant principal fill slots

The Westbrook School Department has tapped an assistant principal at the high school to fill a vacant principal position at Saccarappa School and its athletic director to fill the assistant principal position. Athletic Director Matt Nelson will fill Assistant Principal Kathryn Charest’s position this fall as she moves to Saccarappa School to fill the position […]

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Board obstructing appeals

During the past few meetings of the Gorham Board of Appeals there has been a noticeable growing element on the Board to find expanding reasons to keep citizens from using their property in a reasonable manner. Rather than trying to find ways to help citizens enjoy their home and property, the Board seems to only […]

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Stores, condos proposed for park

The city received just two proposals for Saccarappa Park – one to build a 30,000-square-foot office building and one to keep it as a park. One proposal came from Brown Redevelopment Corp. of Scarborough. The proposal, signed by Principal Terry Brown, called for a 30,000 square foot building that would house stores, medical offices and […]

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Stores, condos proposed for park

The city received just two proposals for Saccarappa Park – one to build a 30,000-square-foot office building and one to keep it as a park. One proposal came from Brown Redevelopment Corp. of Scarborough. The proposal, signed by Principal Terry Brown, called for a 30,000 square foot building that would house stores, medical offices and […]

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Stores, condos proposed for park

The city received just two proposals for Saccarappa Park – one to build a 30,000-square-foot office building and one to keep it as a park. One proposal came from Brown Redevelopment Corp. of Scarborough. The proposal, signed by Principal Terry Brown, called for a 30,000 square foot building that would house stores, medical offices and […]

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Buxton man guilty of falsifying tests

A Buxton businessman, charged with a role in falsifying fire extinguisher tests, pled guilty last week in federal district court in Portland, according to U.S. Attorney Paula D. Silsby. Dale B. Nason, 49, pled guilty before U.S. District Court Judge George Singal to 18 violations of the Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Law. The violations date […]

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American Red Cross August blood drives

Aug. 4 Foreside Company 33 Hutcherson Drive Gorham, Maine 04038 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 5 Westbrook Masonic Hall Main Street Westbrook, Maine 04092 1 to 6 p.m. Aug. 8 Trinity Episcopal Church 15 Cleveland Street Saco, Maine 04072 1 to 7 p.m. Aug. 15 Cape Elizabeth Town Hall Ocean House Road Cape Elizabeth, […]

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Gorham police assist in firearms conviction

U.S. Attorney Paula D. Silsby announced on Monday that a federal judge on Friday in Portland sentenced Arthur Adams, 38, of Gorham, to 16 years in prison for possession of a firearm by a felon. Sometime between Feb. 19, 2004, and March 5, 2004, Adams sold a stolen Browning Arms Company .22 caliber rifle, bearing […]

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Westbrook Remembered 0803

This old steel bridge once carried traffic over the Presumpscot River on Cumberland Street at the S. D. Warren Company. Church steeple in the background was the Warren Congregational Church, which was located on Cumberland Street at Warren Avenue. The building in the foreground was the Warren Parish House. The old church was demolished after […]

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colWEST 0803

Cutline: Sarah and Stephen Charette, Midgley engaged Jim and Pat Charette said they were “delighted” to announce the engagment of their daughter, Sarah Charette, to Stephen Midgley. The bride-to-be is a 1993 graduate of Westbrook High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of Southern Maine. She is employed […]