Hundreds gather in Augusta to debate consumer awareness of bioengineered farm products as lawmakers try to decide.
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Should Maine require labeling for genetically modified food?
Hundreds gather in Augusta to debate consumer awareness of bioengineered farm products as lawmakers try to decide.
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Former South Portland resident recovers after Boston bombing
Karen Rand, formerly of Westbrook and South Portland, was standing next to her best friend, Krystle Campbell, while the two watched Rand’s boyfriend run in the Boston Marathon last week. Now, she’s sitting in a hospital room at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital, recovering from the loss of her leg, and her friend’s life. “It’s a […]
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Investigators returning to site of Gorham fire
GORHAM – State fire investigators are returning to Gorham on Wednesday to continue probing cause of a pre-dawn fire at a Gorham residence about 4:30 a.m. on Saturday. Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre said Monday that a two-alarm fire destroyed a garage and substantially damaged the home at 34 Highland Ave. Lefebvre said the fire […]
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SOFTBALL: South Portland wins big over Bonny Eagle
STANDISH – The Scots hosted South Portland Saturday afternoon in a game that saw Bonny Eagle struggle to contain the Red Riots (17-3 last year, and Class A state runners-up). South Portland struck early and hard before their fire died for several innings. In the fifth, however, they exploded, scoring eight more to end the […]
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SOFTBALL: South Portland wins big over Bonny Eagle
STANDISH – The Scots hosted South Portland Saturday afternoon in a game that saw Bonny Eagle struggle to contain the Red Riots (17-3 last year, and Class A state runners-up). South Portland struck early and hard before their fire died for several innings. In the fifth, however, they exploded, scoring eight more to end the […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Portland teen admits break-in, rape
Under a plea deal, he faces prison and may then be deported.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook Seventh-day Adventist church plans opening
WESTBROOK – At the end of April, the Northern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will open its doors to the community, hoping residents and church members will soon regard the center as a place to learn and worship. “Adventists are open. We want this to be a place where people can come and use […]
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Local students headed for international marketing conference
WESTBROOK – Kyleigh Caston, a 17-year-old junior at Westbrook Regional Vocational Center, doesn’t know what she wants to be when she grows up, but she is preparing for the unknown now. “I don’t know what I’ll do after I graduate, but I’ll have experience,” she said. Caston, a marketing student at the vocational school, will […]
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Westbrook residents warm to roundabout for Route 302
WESTBROOK – After hearing initial cries of “no street light, no thanks” from many in the Duck Pond Road neighborhood, state officials have apparently changed some minds about a proposed roundabout as a traffic safety solution. “I came in here thinking the traffic light was the only solution, but this [roundabout] is going to slow […]