WESTBROOK — A special 100th birthday present for the Stephen W. Manchester American Legion Post #62 was unveiled Monday as part of the city’s Memorial Day ceremonies. The new sign, honoring the centennial, was designed by students in the Westbrook High School art program and Westbrook Regional Vocational Center building trades program and adorns the back […]
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WHS graduate seeks career in public safety
WESTBROOK — Westbrook High School senior Mackenzie Bickford’s goal in life after high school is simple: she wants to help people. “I love to help people. It makes me feel good,” said Bickford, one of the 160 seniors set to graduate Saturday, June 8 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. For the last two years, while most […]
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Next chapter awaits Gorham adult education director
Kate Rotroff, adult education director in Gorham and Westbrook, is retiring next month. Kate Rotroff, who is retiring after serving as the adult education director at Westbrook and Gorham school districts for two decades, says she’ll miss both her fellow educators and former students. GORHAM — Kate Rotroff will retire at the end of June […]
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12-screen theater signs on for Rock Row
WESTBROOK — Cinemark Holdings Inc. has reached an agreement with Waterstone Properties Group to build a 12-screen theater at Rock Row. The theater, which would be part of the mixed-use development proposed for the old Pike quarry site on the Portland line, still needs approval from the Westbrook Planning Board. It is scheduled to open in […]
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City OKs tax relief plan for seniors
WESTBROOK — The City Council Monday put into place a local property tax program to refund up to $500 to qualifying seniors as early as this fall. Residents who are 70 or older, participate in the state’s property tax fairness credit program and have lived in the city for at least the last 10 years […]
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Community program revenues pooled to help pools
WESTBROOK — When the Westbrook Community Center opened a decade ago, city administration decided each program there should be responsible for covering its own costs. All programs have been self-supporting except for the operation of the swimming pools. Aquatic passes, rentals and user fees have not covered the cost of operating the Davan Indoor Pool and […]
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Class of 2019: GHS graduate ‘set the bar’
Kyren Bettencourt will graduate magna cum laude June 9 from Gorham High School. GORHAM — Kyren Bettencourt, who will go off to college in Boston this fall, offered an early parting message this week for classmates in the countdown to high school graduation: “It’s important to remember your roots and be thankful.” She lauded her teachers […]
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Whittled school budget ready for voters next month
WESTBROOK — City Councilors are hoping the $40.3 million school budget that they approved Monday will be one voters can support at the school validation vote June 11. The school spending plan is part of an overall $69.8 million city budget for fiscal year 2020, which runs July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. Taxpayers […]
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MPTC fundraising targets expansion to Biddeford
WESTBROOK — Two decades after starting a program to provide a safe after-school space for area youth, My Place Teen Center’s new fundraising campaign earmarks funds to open a second location in York County. My Place Teen Center’s $6.5 million campaign includes plans to convert 9,800 square feet on the bottom floor of the former St. […]
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Saccarappa playground designed, awaits funding
WESTBROOK — As the renovation of the old sections of Saccarappa School nears completion, school officials are looking at ways to fund the construction of a playground unlike any other in the city. The school board’s Finance Committee last week met to get an update on the proposed $133,000 playground and how it may be funded. […]