Some get a morale boost from a higher score, but many critics call the system deeply flawed and unfair and the results invalid.
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Looking Back – 5/15
May 17, 1989 Joseph Sabatino Jr. has closed Classic Escort and Massage, but said Monday he did so because it didn’t meet Westbrook zoning requirements, not because of allegations that it sent women out on prostitution dates. Those allegations, contained in an FBI affidavit supporting the issue of a search warrant, are basically on the […]
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Well done
Dave Gowen, master at Highland Lake Grange, handed its Community Service Award last week to Ann Brown, school nurse at Canal Elementary School. As a volunteer, Brown has led several school and city groups. She has also served as president of the Westbrook Food Pantry. Presentation
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Westbrook budget gets final approval
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook City Council voted to approve the fiscal year 2014-15 municipal and school budgets Monday, and the next step is the school budget validation referendum on June 10. Westbrook voters will decide whether to approve the $33,854,745 school budget, which is a $1,686,627, or 5.2 percent, increase from this year’s budget. However, […]
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Chronicling lives of heroes
WESTBROOK – Morgan Rielly has shown an interest in history since he was just 5 years old, when he met a neighbor and World War II veteran with an amputated arm and asked his father to explain. Now, some 13 years later, the Westbrook High School senior is about to release his first book on […]
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Maine’s D.C. delegation raises doubts about fed response to hazardous materials rail shipments
If a railroad spilled thousands of gallons of oil in Maine, no one in the state – or in Washington – knows what the railroads would do or if they’re prepared for such a disaster. In interviews with members of Maine’s congressional delegation, each said that’s the reason they are pushing federal regulators to strengthen […]
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Harmon, Santolucito unopposed in Buxton
BUXTON – Incumbent Jean Harmon and Dennis Santolucito are running unopposed for two available seats on the Board of Selectmen in Buxton’s municipal election next month. Harmon is a former chairwoman of the five-member board, and Santolucito is a member of the Appeals Board. Both seats are three-year terms. The two terms expiring in June […]
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Harmon, Santolucito unopposed in Buxton
BUXTON – Incumbent Jean Harmon and Dennis Santolucito are running unopposed for two available seats on the Board of Selectmen in Buxton’s municipal election next month. Harmon is a former chairwoman of the five-member board, and Santolucito is a member of the Appeals Board. Both seats are three-year terms. The two terms expiring in June […]
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Presumpscot River spotlighted on World Fish Migration Day
On Saturday, May 24, a day of events will be held in Westbrook to celebrate World Fish Migration Day, an international event to call attention to open rivers and migratory fish. There will be a tour of the Presumpscot River, followed by a happy hour at the Frog and Turtle restaurant, and a documentary film. […]
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Westbrook Notes – 5/15
Book offers historic look at mayors In commemoration of Westbrook’s incorporation bicentennial, the Westbrook Historical Society has published “Westbrook Mayors, A Brief History of the Village, the Town and the City.” This is an updated version of a booklet published by the society in 1991 to commemorate Westbrook’s 100th anniversary of becoming a city. “This […]