Westbrook residents will face three referendum questions on the June 10 ballet. In addition to the school budget validation vote, city voters will be deciding whether to pay for a new consolidated public services building and a rezoning of acreage on Stroudwater Street. The zoning issue is fraught with complications – legal and ethical – […]
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LETTERS: No on Stroudwater boosts landowner rights and development
On June 10, the residents of Westbrook should vote no on Stroudwater Contract Zone to support sustainable development and to protect the rights of private landowners. The central issue of the vote is the legality of forcing a contract on a private landowner, J.B. Brown & Sons. A robust public process occurred through the Planning […]
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LETTERS: No on Stroudwater boosts landowner rights and development
On June 10, the residents of Westbrook should vote no on Stroudwater Contract Zone to support sustainable development and to protect the rights of private landowners. The central issue of the vote is the legality of forcing a contract on a private landowner, J.B. Brown & Sons. A robust public process occurred through the Planning […]
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GUEST COLUMN: School budget fiscally responsible
On Tuesday, June 10, the citizens of Westbrook will vote on the school budget. You will be asked to vote yes or no on the overall school budget. If the voters vote yes, the budget, which has been approved by both the Westbrook School Committee and Westbrook City Council, will be adopted for the 2014-2015 […]
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MY SIDE OF SOPO: When will they ever learn?
In “The Reckoning,” Jacob Soil, a professor of history and accounting at the University of Southern California, presents a history of accounting to reveal how accounting has shaped kingdoms, empires and entire civilizations. Soil states: “Sometimes it seems as if our lives are dominated by financial crises and failed reforms. But how much do Americans […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Good-looking Roses
Scarborough has a solid collection of scumbags, ne’re-do-wells, reprobates, criminals-with-a-sugar-coating, Facebook frauds, lying/cheating/stealing guys in three-piece suits, door to door tradesmen/scam artists, and Real Housewives of 04074 who would “cut off your head, put it in a blender, and serve it to you as a tasty snack,” (as they say at the Maine State Prison) […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: Farm-fresh for less
Participants in the Senior FarmShare Program are entitled to receive a FarmShare ($50 worth) of first-quality, fresh, local produce from a Maine farm for a core eight-week period during the growing season. The variety of produce and supply method will vary depending on the farm you choose. To participate in the Maine Senior FarmShare Program […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: In a foul mood about June
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s here. And what can you say about the month of June? OK, I know we can say that, but what can you say about June that can be said in polite company or printed in a wholesome family newspaper like this one? Whether we ask for it or not, […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: The old switcheroo
Republican Gov. Paul LePage announced today that he’d solved all the problems associated with both the secret effort to move the Maine National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion out of state and the $1 million consultant’s report on Maine’s welfare system that featured large sections that were plagiarized. LePage said he’s placing the National Guard in […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE: Honey, I shrunk the budget
“People try to live within their income so they can afford to pay taxes to a government that can’t live within its income.” Robert Half, author I have been doing my best to watch the budget deliberations by the Windham town councilors and confess that it was not only difficult, but impossible as well. I […]