The news we have all been waiting for: There is ice on Sebago Lake! Well, on Jordan Bay, at least. After a strange winter with mild temps followed by an arctic blast, Jordan Bay caught and currently has 5-7 inches of ice in almost all spots. The recent big storm and high winds resulted in […]
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Costco takes Scarborough proposal to Planning Board
Scarborough Planning Board members welcomed the proposal overall, but have concerns about how the store would be situated on the site and about the parking lot.
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City prepared to assist any displaced Shaw’s employees
The store at Westbrook Crossing will close later this month.
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Tradition or relic? School snow days face an uncertain future
Snow days are a beloved tradition, but are they needed in the age of remote learning? Maine school districts have come to different conclusions.
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High crash locations, injuries, decrease in Buxton
Main Street and River Road intersection and the Tory Hill intersection of Beech Plains Road, Narragansett Trail and River Road each had 19 crashes in 2021.
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High crash intersections in Gorham drop from 11 to 6
The Bernard P. Rines Bypass and Narragansett Street roundabout led the town’s most dangerous intersections with 19 crashes in 2021
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Westbrook to require notice on sale of mobile homes
The move comes after the city wrote off about $22,000 in unpaid taxes from mobile homes in the Hamlet that are now uncollectable after cash sales.
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Good news as Westbrook School Department deficit falls by $3M
The $3.5 million deficit found two years ago now stands at $587,000.
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Westbrook Common razed for revamp
The downtown park and its underlying utilities are being upgraded, a project that has been discussed since 2002.
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While nation’s kids turn from sports, young Mainers can’t get enough
Local youth sports organizations report strong participation numbers despite pandemic challenges.