For his role in the maiming of a man and his daughter, Daniel Fortune receives a rare penalty in a non-killing.
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Utility blamed for gas line break
WESTBROOK – The Maine Public Utilities Commission is blaming Unitil for the gas line ruptured in downtown Westbrook Monday during highway reconstruction. “The line had not been marked by the utility,” said Evelyn deFrees, a spokeswoman for the commission. “It’s a pretty clear-cut case.” A natural gas supplier, Unitil was once known locally as Northern […]
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Westbrook FD 'ready for next chapter'
WESTBROOK – A female firefighter on leave after charging the Westbrook Fire Department with sexual harassment returned this week to a very different work environment, according to city officials and a consultant who provided harassment prevention training to the department. Lisa Theberge and another female firefighter, Kathy Rogers, went on paid administrative leave in September […]
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Bonny Eagle graduation goes off without a hitch
PORTLAND – While Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland has been the site of many graduation ceremonies this June, few probably started the way Bonny Eagle’s did last Friday night. Karl Eliot Douin, president of Bonny Eagle High School’s class of 2010, didn’t beat around the bush during the event’s opening speech in front of […]
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Bonny Eagle graduation goes off without a hitch
PORTLAND – While Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland has been the site of many graduation ceremonies this June, few probably started the way Bonny Eagle’s did last Friday night. Karl Eliot Douin, president of Bonny Eagle High School’s class of 2010, didn’t beat around the bush during the event’s opening speech in front of […]
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City thaws on ice cream sales in Riverbank Park
WESTBROOK – Westbrook may change some rules so that visitors to Riverbank Park can cool off with ice cream. A City Council subcommittee voted unanimously on Monday to ask city staff to draft proposed language that would allow an ice cream truck in the park as an exception to the food service establishment ordinance. Currently, […]
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City thaws on ice cream sales in Riverbank Park
WESTBROOK – Westbrook may change some rules so that visitors to Riverbank Park can cool off with ice cream. A City Council subcommittee voted unanimously on Monday to ask city staff to draft proposed language that would allow an ice cream truck in the park as an exception to the food service establishment ordinance. Currently, […]
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Westbrook councilor praises firefighters after heart attack
WESTBROOK – Westbrook City Councilor Paul Emery said he may owe his life to city firefighters, who helped him when he collapsed at an Amato’s Sandwich Shop last week. “I want to thank them and also acknowledge the fine job they did,” Emery said Tuesday, nearly a week after the June 9 incident, in which […]
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Westbrook councilor praises firefighters after heart attack
WESTBROOK – Westbrook City Councilor Paul Emery said he may owe his life to city firefighters, who helped him when he collapsed at an Amato’s Sandwich Shop last week. “I want to thank them and also acknowledge the fine job they did,” Emery said Tuesday, nearly a week after the June 9 incident, in which […]
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Westbrook graduates urged to be bold
WESTBROOK – Mahatma Gandhi, Bill Gates, and “The Hangover,” a comedy film about four guys at a bachelor party in Las Vegas, may not seem to have much in common. But all were cited as sources of inspiration by members of the Westbrook High School class of 2010 at their commencement ceremony at Merrill Auditorium […]