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Library hosts first photography show The West Buxton Public Library is hosting its first photography show. The show, which opened April 4, was organized by John Paul Rondeau and Sherry Estabrook and runs through the month of April. It’s a juried and judged show. For more information, go to www.westbuxtonpubliclibrary.org or call 727-5898. Robotics mentor […]

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Library hosts first photography show The West Buxton Public Library is hosting its first photography show. The show, which opened April 4, was organized by John Paul Rondeau and Sherry Estabrook and runs through the month of April. It’s a juried and judged show. For more information, go to www.westbuxtonpubliclibrary.org or call 727-5898. Robotics mentor […]

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School straw vote The Gorham Elementary School Building Committee will take a straw poll on Monday, April 28, from 7-8:30 p.m., in the Gorham Municipal Center, 75 South St., for a site off Sebago Lake Road for a new school The straw poll, a show of hands, will follow a presentation about the site the […]

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House approves plan for state board to oversee jails

The House Tuesday voted 114-to-29 to approve a plan that creates a statewide Board of Corrections to help run the county jail system and make decisions about future expansions or closures in return for capping the amount local property taxpayers spend to support the facilities. The plan was worked out with county commissioners and sheriffs […]

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USM undecided on use for house

The University of Southern Maine has not determined a future use for a house it bought last fall on the corner of a major entrance into the Gorham campus. The university bought a single-story home at 116 School St., at the corner of Campus Avenue in September. The sale price was $175,000, according to town […]

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City budget up 4.3 percent

Despite two new positions in the police department and changing four positions in the fire department from part time to full time, the average Westbrook resident would have to cough up only an extra $40 in taxes next year, under the mayor’s proposed budget. The City Council Finance Committee is starting its review Thursday of […]

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Police subdue woman with Taser

A 47-year-old South Portland woman was taken to Maine Medical Center Wednesday afternoon for a mental health evaluation after police used a Taser to subdue her at her home. Police said the woman called 911 from her apartment on Broadway shortly before 2:30 p.m. and said she had cut her wrists. The woman said she […]