PORTLAND – A key member of the Westbrook High School football team that had its best season in recent memory, a running back that helped the Cheverus Stags to their second straight Class A state championship and a running back that helped lead Wells to the Class B state championship are among the 12 semifinalists […]
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Novel gives legendary coach new game plan
STANDISH – The list of accolades for Rick Simonds is pretty lengthy. Many locals remember Simonds, of Standish, for his two-and-a-half decades as athletic director and men’s basketball coach at St. Joseph’s College, which he left in 2003 with the seventh best all-time winning percentage in Division III. In all, Simonds won 17 coach of […]
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Problems surface at Westbrook senior home
WESTBROOK – An independent living facility for seniors in Westbrook is being cited for the second time in 10 years for a leaking leach field, as the property’s owner continues to grapple with financial problems at seven other similar properties that have remained in state receivership since 2008. This week, Sifwat Ali, owner of the […]
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Public forum to set Westbrook school budget stage
WESTBROOK – It’s only a little more than two months into the 2011-2012 school year, and already Westbrook school officials are looking to the 2012-2013 budget, which promises to demand tough choices as to what – and who – will stay or go. But this year, officials at least are feeling more prepared than they […]
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Police searching for missing Bonny Eagle students
BUXTON – Buxton police are looking for the public’s help finding two missing 14-year-old girls. Rachel Ann Fuller, 14, a Bonny Eagle High School student, was reported missing on Nov. 15. She is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds, has brown hair and blue eyes. She may be wearing blue jeans, high-top sneakers, […]
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Police searching for missing Bonny Eagle students
BUXTON – Buxton police are looking for the public’s help finding two missing 14-year-old girls. Rachel Ann Fuller, 14, a Bonny Eagle High School student, was reported missing on Nov. 15. She is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds, has brown hair and blue eyes. She may be wearing blue jeans, high-top sneakers, […]
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Pike gets permit for Westbrook blasting
WESTBROOK – Pike Industries is planning on doing production blasting at its controversial quarry on Spring Street sometime between now and the end of the year, according to a copy of the blast permit application. The application, filed at the Westbrook Code Enforcement Office on Nov. 15, indicates the company estimates it will need to […]
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Westbrook High School visitor bleachers unlikely to be replaced soon
WESTBROOK – If you drive past Olmstead Field at Westbrook High School on a regular basis, you may notice something missing. If you plan to sit on the visitor bleachers during the next sports event, you’ll definitely notice something missing. The bleachers on the Stroudwater Street side of the field are being dismantled this week, […]
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Caldwell elected to chair Gorham council
GORHAM – Reorganizing following last week’s election, the Gorham Town Council Tuesday elected Brenda Caldwell as chairwoman and Philip Gagnon as its vice chairman. Caldwell, a former longtime town clerk, now handles the gavel after moving up from vice chairwoman. Town Clerk Connie Loughran administered the oath of office to newly elected councilors Michael Phinney […]
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In Westbrook, the play's the thing
WESTBROOK – Two well-known staples of the American stage are available to enjoy in Westbrook this week, thanks to productions from a well-known local theater group and the Westbrook High School Drama Club. Acorn Productions, a theater company based at the Dana Warp Mill on Bridge Street, will be presenting Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of […]