Quantum Utility Generation LLC is applying to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for a permit to construct 14 wind turbines on Passadumkeag Mountain in Grand Falls. The electricity from this project is destined to go to a utility in western Massachusetts. There will be no benefit to the majority of Maine residents other than […]
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FIELD HOCKEY: Westbrook tops Massabesic
WATERBORO – Coming off a flat, goalless draw with Bonny Eagle last Thursday that “felt like a loss,” Westbrook field hockey coach Beth Murphy stressed the importance of Monday’s matchup with 8-1-1 Massabesic in her pregame talk with her team. Against one of the other top teams in the SMAA, Murphy wanted a big performance. […]
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FIELD HOCKEY: Westbrook tops Massabesic
WATERBORO – Coming off a flat, goalless draw with Bonny Eagle last Thursday that “felt like a loss,” Westbrook field hockey coach Beth Murphy stressed the importance of Monday’s matchup with 8-1-1 Massabesic in her pregame talk with her team. Against one of the other top teams in the SMAA, Murphy wanted a big performance. […]
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Gorham police arrest man for child sex crime
GORHAM – Gorham police at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 28 arrested Michael W. Newton, 47, of Gorham on four counts of gross sexual assault, class C felony. He was taken to Cumberland County Jail in Portland. Detective Sgt. Dana Thompson of Gorham Police Department said in a report that the female victim was less than […]
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FOOTBALL: Long run sparks Westbrook over Cape Elizabeth
CAPE ELIZABETH – With points hard to come by on a wet and windy night, one big play made all the difference in Friday’s Class B showdown between Westbrook and Cape. With his team down 7-6 late in the third quarter, Westbrook halfback Ben Grant took the ball around the left end, made a few […]
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FOOTBALL: Bonny Eagle edges Sanford in the rain
SANFORD – On a night when a football team finds out who its true fans are, Bonny Eagle traveled to Sanford to slug it out in the rain at the Spartans’ Cobb Stadium. The hardy souls who huddled under umbrellas or simply braved the sometimes heavy downpour saw the visiting Scots grind out a 14-6 […]
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Quarry issue back to Westbrook council
WESTBROOK – A consent agreement between Pike Industries and the city of Westbrook for a controversial Spring Street quarry moved closer to finalization Tuesday night, as the Planning Board voted to recommend key zoning ordinance changes to the City Council. Board members Robin Tannenbaum, Cory Fleming and Michael Taylor were absent, but the remaining six […]
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Barriers out at Westbrook's CVS lot
WESTBROOK – With no strong objections from the public at a meeting Monday night, Westbrook city officials intend to go ahead with plans to remove the barriers in the CVS Pharmacy parking lot in downtown Westbrook in order to improve traffic flow. The city’s Facilities and Streets Committee already voted on June 25 to remove […]
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Barriers out at Westbrook's CVS lot
WESTBROOK – With no strong objections from the public at a meeting Monday night, Westbrook city officials intend to go ahead with plans to remove the barriers in the CVS Pharmacy parking lot in downtown Westbrook in order to improve traffic flow. The city’s Facilities and Streets Committee already voted on June 25 to remove […]
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Barriers out at Westbrook's CVS lot
WESTBROOK – With no strong objections from the public at a meeting Monday night, Westbrook city officials intend to go ahead with plans to remove the barriers in the CVS Pharmacy parking lot in downtown Westbrook in order to improve traffic flow. The city’s Facilities and Streets Committee already voted on June 25 to remove […]