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High-stakes issues face Westbrook voters

WESTBROOK – In an unusually intense June election, Westbrook voters will decide two high-profile issues in addition to the school budget. The June 10 ballot has big implications for the city thanks to controversial votes about the fate of new zoning for a 60-acre parcel between Stroudwater Street and the Westbrook Arterial, and a bond […]

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Looking Back – 5/29

May 31, 1989 Making music is best when it’s an all-day, all-night thing, young Tom Accuosti told the Westbrook Planning Board. He and Brent Smith, his partner in One of a Kind Recording, want musicians coming to their recording studio to be able to sleep there too, and for that they need a zone change. […]

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Seniors find third temporary home

GORHAM – While it could be left out in the cold come winter, the Lakes Region Senior Center, returning to Gorham to bolster declining attendance, has found a temporary headquarters closer to home for its members. The group will meet in the historic White Rock Grange, 33 Wilson Road, beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, […]

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Q&A with Westbrook's Mike Sanphy

WESTBROOK – While Mike Sanphy might not technically be a Westbrook native, he’s certainly one of the city’s most well-versed residents in its history, and he has just released a book to prove it. “Images of America: Westbrook” was compiled by Sanphy with the help of other Westbrook Historical Society members, and provides a 127-page […]

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Q&A with Westbrook's Mike Sanphy

WESTBROOK – While Mike Sanphy might not technically be a Westbrook native, he’s certainly one of the city’s most well-versed residents in its history, and he has just released a book to prove it. “Images of America: Westbrook” was compiled by Sanphy with the help of other Westbrook Historical Society members, and provides a 127-page […]

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Nutrition is focus of kids’ Summer Food Program

WESTBROOK – While the school year may be winding down, efforts to prepare for this year’s Summer Food Program are ramping up, as Westbrook officials and volunteers work to keep food, nutrition and physical activity on students’ plates. The program, which is federally funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provides free lunch for children […]

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Westbrook Notes – 5/29

New works on display at gallery Saccarappa Art Collective, 861 Main St., is exhibiting the work of Craig Becker from Tuesday, June 3, through Saturday, July 12. An opening reception is scheduled for 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, June 5. “Becker’s surrealistic digital prints, created from both historic and self-made photographs, are richly layered images exploring […]