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Westbrook school official on job after investigation wraps up

WESTBROOK – Westbrook High School Assistant Principal Howard Jack is back to work after he was put paid administrative leave pending the results of an investigation. On Monday, Westbrook School Superintendent Marc Gousse confirmed that Jack, who was on administrative leave from June 5-20, was back at the school on June 21. “The investigation has […]

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Westbrook school official on job after investigation wraps up

WESTBROOK – Westbrook High School Assistant Principal Howard Jack is back to work after he was put paid administrative leave pending the results of an investigation. On Monday, Westbrook School Superintendent Marc Gousse confirmed that Jack, who was on administrative leave from June 5-20, was back at the school on June 21. “The investigation has […]

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LePage orders flags at half-staff in Gorham, Hollis

AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage has directed that the state flag be flown at half-staff in Gorham and Hollis on Wednesday in remembrance of two local residents who died recently. Durward Benjamin “Ben” Worster, 29, of Gorham, died on Wednesday, June 20, at Frye’s Leap on Sebago Lake. Worster attended Gorham High School and shortly […]

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Westbrook woman on turning 103 – ‘it’s in the genes’

WESTBROOK – During her long lifetime, Westbrook’s Stella Richardson has seen quite a bit. The Libby Avenue resident, who turns 103 on Friday, June 22, has lived through 19 presidential administrations, starting with Theodore Roosevelt, two World Wars and countless city administrations. She has also seen her family grow from one child to 29, with […]

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Westbrook woman on turning 103 – ‘it’s in the genes’

WESTBROOK – During her long lifetime, Westbrook’s Stella Richardson has seen quite a bit. The Libby Avenue resident, who turns 103 on Friday, June 22, has lived through 19 presidential administrations, starting with Theodore Roosevelt, two World Wars and countless city administrations. She has also seen her family grow from one child to 29, with […]

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Westbrook woman on turning 103 – ‘it’s in the genes’

WESTBROOK – During her long lifetime, Westbrook’s Stella Richardson has seen quite a bit. The Libby Avenue resident, who turns 103 on Friday, June 22, has lived through 19 presidential administrations, starting with Theodore Roosevelt, two World Wars and countless city administrations. She has also seen her family grow from one child to 29, with […]

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OUI incident stirs division in Gorham

GORHAM – A drunk-driving charge against a Gorham town councilor has exposed an apparent rift among councilors. Suzanne E. Phillips, accused last month of operating under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident, is scheduled for a court arraignment on Wednesday, July 11, in Cumberland County Unified Court in Portland. Gorham police summonsed […]

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Plummer’s in Buxton becomes a Shop ’n Save

BUXTON – A family-owned Buxton supermarket has signed on with Hannaford as its grocery supplier after 30 years with an association distributor. Plummer’s Supermarket, at the intersection of routes 112 and 22, closed for the day on June 12 for a conversion and reopened June 13 as Plummer’s Shop ’n Save. With Hannaford as its […]

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Facelift under way for Dundee Dam

WINDHAM – The 100-year-old Dundee Dam, the largest of seven dams along the Presumpscot River, is getting some needed attention this summer. Before heavy rain inundated the region two weeks ago, construction workers from Cianbro Corp. had been working at the dam, owned and operated by Sappi Fine Paper in Westbrook, since May 8. Once […]