As an active member of the Westbrook community, I am (for the first time in a long time), excited about the upcoming mayoral race. The great city of Westbrook has finally hit its tipping point in Phil Spiller Jr., the right candidate to deliver Westbrook a very robust and promising future. At a very influential […]
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Letter: No one better than Morse for Ward 1
David Morse will make an excellent city councilor for Ward 1. I have known David and his family a long time. David and his wife, Kaitlyn, have already demonstrated their commitment to serving Westbrook. They have chosen to raise their young family here and to become intimately involved in our city. David has served on […]
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Letter: Rwaganje top choice for At-Large Council seat
As former president and current program facilitator of the board of directors for the Cornelia Warren Community Association and having served the city on a host of committees over the past 25 years, I feel that I am fully vested in our great city. In 2017, while researching a possible collaboration between the Intercultural Community […]
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Letter: Spiller is ‘Westbrook’s biggest champion’
I am writing as a former resident and employee of the city of Westbrook. I thoroughly enjoyed living and working there and have kept up with current events in Westbrook since moving to Auburn in 2006. I have known Phil Spiller Jr. since we were both 16-year-old musicians playing in the Maine All-State (HS) Band, […]
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Letter: TRAM thanks Gorham Fire Department, garage owners
The Towing and Recovery Association of Maine (TRAM) and Wreck Master Inc. would like to thank Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvere and the Gorham Fire Department for the use of their training room during the recent Level 4/5 Recovery Training Course. TRAM would also like to thank Carl Phillips/Phillips Body Shop for their assistance and […]
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Letter: Spiller is ambassador all over for Westbrook
I am writing in full support of a friend and colleague, Phil Spiller, for mayor of Westbrook. I have known Phil Spiller for over 15 years; I first met him in pilot training at JetBlue Airways. I am sure it was within five minutes of our first conversation that he had mentioned the city of […]
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The Universal Notebook: Defending the newsroom
While I was in the hospital these last few months my dog died and my editor left over a disagreement with the publisher. Rudy was a sweet, gentle soul (about whom more in another column), but he outlived his prognosis by two years, so his death was not unexpected. Editor Mo Mehlsak’s departure, after 15 […]
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Here’s Something: Gimme a political break
I just got back from a weeklong vacation. And, I’m happy to say, I feel much better. The monotony of daily life – eating the same food, working the same job, seeing the same scenery and basically doing the same things day after day – gets old. Taking a break from it all was refreshing. […]
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Letter: Westbrook candidates’ team approach a refreshing change
With discord as daily news from Washington it is a pleasure to support five Westbrook citizens, Democrat and Republican, who are running as a team for City Council. The team is Ward 1 candidate Deb Shangraw, At-Large candidate Steve Willette, incumbent Mayor Mike Sanphy, mayoral candidate Phil Spiller and Ward 5 candidate Larry McWilliams. Deb […]
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Letter: Spiller ‘common denominator’ in Westbrook improvements
I am surely not the only one simply ecstatic beyond words that Phil Spiller Jr. has decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and run for mayor. I have been involved in numerous exciting projects through multiple administrations in Westbrook personally and through my WEIC position, and it seems to me the common denominator on these great projects […]