Editor’s note: The following examination of Democrat John Richardson by the nonprofit Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting is the second in a series probing the records of some of the leading candidates for governor. The first was on Republican candidate Les Otten. John Richardson’s first day on the job as commissioner of the Department […]
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Westbrook woman sentenced in adoption, apartment scams
PORTLAND – A Westbrook woman was sentenced to nine months in prison Friday for taking money from couples who believed they would be adopting her baby and from a woman who believed she would be subletting her apartment. Misty Sargent, 24, pleaded guilty to two felony theft charges and was ordered to pay $2,055 in […]
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Q&A with Maria Dorn-Leader of new city department has ideas ‘beyond athletics’
WESTBROOK–Westbrook School Committee member Maria Dorn has resigned as an elected official to become the city’s first director of community services, a new position created by Mayor Colleen Hilton. Hilton announced at her inauguration in January she was eliminating the job of recreation director in favor of creating of more comprehensive community services department. Former […]
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Fire, jail sentence leave Gorham couple reeling
GORHAM–In June, a man arrested in Gorham last year will begin a month’s jail sentence for possession of sexually explicit material. Ronald Meserve, 63, pleaded guilty Friday in a misdemeanor plea hearing in Cumberland County Court in which some charges were dismissed. Meserve also was given two years of probation and is required to register […]
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U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree on the health care bill
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine’s 1st District was one of 219 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to vote Sunday for the landmark health care reform package that has transfixed and divided the country for more than a year. The bill passed the House 220-215, with one Republican voting in favor of the […]
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More Letters to the Editor: March 25, 2010
Blowing hot and cold on offshore wind I want to point out an oversight in Staff Writer Tux Turkel’s otherwise fine March 12 article, “Oil dealers: Offshore wind plan a mistake.” Turkel states that 8,000 megawatts (MW) of wind is the equivalent of six Seabrook nuclear plants. In fact, it is about the equivalent of […]
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Pay-to-play may be wave of the future
Schools all over Maine are facing a grim reality this budget season – there’s less money available in the form of state education aid. That has led to belt-tightening and forced schools to find creative ways to raise money. One such way is through participation fees for sports and extracurricular activities, commonly known as “pay-to-play.” […]
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New Westbrook school to host gubernatorial debate
The new Westbrook Middle School Performing Arts Center will host a debate among the republican candidates for governor on Wednesday. The candidates attending are Steve Abbott, Bill Beardsley, Matt Jacobson, Peter Mills, Paul LePage, Les Otten and Bruce Poliquin. Ray Richardson and Ted Talbot of WLOB Radio and WPME-TV will host the debate, which will […]
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Board overturns firefighter’s termination
WESTBROOK – Matt Lamontagne, who was fired in December, will get his job back. Westbrook firefighter Matt Lamontagne, who was fired by the city in December, will be reinstated to his position, based on a ruling by a state arbitration board. The Board of Arbitration and Conciliation this week overturned the city’s decision to fire […]
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Board overturns firefighter’s termination
WESTBROOK – Matt Lamontagne, who was fired in December, will get his job back. Westbrook firefighter Matt Lamontagne, who was fired by the city in December, will be reinstated to his position, based on a ruling by a state arbitration board. The Board of Arbitration and Conciliation this week overturned the city’s decision to fire […]