WESTBROOK – For the third time in four years, the Westbrook baseball team will be playing for the Class A Western regional title and they hope the third time is the charm. The Blazes advanced to the regional final with a tight 2-1 win over Marshwood at Westbrook High School on Monday afternoon. The game […]
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Westbrook blazes to baseball regional final
WESTBROOK – For the third time in four years, the Westbrook baseball team will be playing for the Class A Western regional title and they hope the third time is the charm. The Blazes advanced to the regional final with a tight 2-1 win over Marshwood at Westbrook High School on Monday afternoon. The game […]
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Gorham voters to decide $3M stadium project fate
GORHAM – Critics of a $3 million referendum that would pay for a synthetic turf stadium in Gorham lambasted the project in a public hearing at Tuesday’s Town Council meeting. Several opponents of the measure pointed to the tough economic climate and already rising taxes, and objected to borrowing for the project. “I urge Gorham […]
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Big race for 2 Buxton seats
BUXTON – In a large field of candidates, two incumbents are hoping to fend off five challengers for two seats on the Board of Selectman in Buxton. Jean Harmon, current chairwoman of the board, and veteran Robert Libby are seeking re-election. They are facing Penny Booker, Daniel Collomy, Cheryl Emery, Susan Orfant Gillette and Linda […]
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Noted Westbrook coach dead at 83
WESTBROOK – In the 1970s, Bill Folsom coached the Westbrook boys basketball team to state championships in 1972 and 1975, but his most famous team might be the one that didn’t win it all. Folsom, who died on May 29 in North Fort Meyers, Fla. at the age of 83, was the coach of the […]
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Noted Westbrook coach dead at 83
WESTBROOK – In the 1970s, Bill Folsom coached the Westbrook boys basketball team to state championships in 1972 and 1975, but his most famous team might be the one that didn’t win it all. Folsom, who died on May 29 in North Fort Meyers, Fla. at the age of 83, was the coach of the […]
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Blazes’ Heath out for the playoffs
WESTBROOK – Batters fear him, opposing pitchers wince as he steps into the box, and coaches struggle to game plan for him. There’s an almost an aura of inevitability that surrounds him – a channeled, decisive strength, honed by experience into a weapon. When you face Westbrook’s Scott Heath, it’s like staring down a force […]
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Westbrook school budget passes
The Westbrook school budget season officially came to a close tonight, as voters elected to pass the 2011-2012 budget by a more than 2-to-1 margin. The clerk’s office confirmed tonight that the budget passed by a vote of 780-320. The $30.7 million budget will cut six teachers and seven support staff. Despite massive spending cuts, […]
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DOT: Avoid River Road next week
WINDHAM – Motorists are being asked to avoid River Road in Windham next week as state crews get busy filling potholes and ruts along most of the crumbling roadway. Laying fresh tar about three-quarters of an inch thick will offer a temporary Band-Aid, project managers say, until a full reconstruction of the road takes place […]
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Good reasons to get outside
GORHAM – Fresh air, sunshine, the great outdoors, costs next to nothing, and promotes exercise, good health and overall well-being. That’s the message, in a nutshell, the American Hiking Society is attaching to National Trails Day, which is Saturday, June 4. The event is designed to bring awareness to and encourage use of marked public […]