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Westbrook boys soccer coach MIA

WESTBROOK – When the Westbrook boys soccer team took the field against South Portland on Tuesday evening, one person was conspicuously missing from the sidelines – Tim Gillis, the head coach. On Wednesday morning, Westbrook Athletic Director Todd Sampson referred questions about Gillis’ absence from the game to Superintendent Marc Gousse. Gousse declined to comment, […]

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Channel swimmer gets a hero’s welcome

WESTBROOK – After spending nearly 16 hours swimming through frigid ocean waters crossing the English Channel, a police escort made Westbrook’s Pat Gallant-Charette’s trip home much faster and easier. That’s what she got when she arrived Tuesday afternoon at the bus terminal in Portland, after flying into Boston. Two Portland police cruisers met her there, […]

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Channel swimmer gets a hero’s welcome

WESTBROOK – After spending nearly 16 hours swimming through frigid ocean waters crossing the English Channel, a police escort made Westbrook’s Pat Gallant-Charette’s trip home much faster and easier. That’s what she got when she arrived Tuesday afternoon at the bus terminal in Portland, after flying into Boston. Two Portland police cruisers met her there, […]

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Concussions cause concern

WESTBROOK – “Getting your bell rung” and ”getting dinged” are two common euphemisms used in sports for hard blows to the head that lead to concussions. For years, concussions weren’t seen as major injuries – in fact, players from the pros all the way down to high school were told to just “shake it off” […]

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Concussions cause concern

WESTBROOK – “Getting your bell rung” and ”getting dinged” are two common euphemisms used in sports for hard blows to the head that lead to concussions. For years, concussions weren’t seen as major injuries – in fact, players from the pros all the way down to high school were told to just “shake it off” […]

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A new era: Local high school football gets a new look as Westbrook moves to Class B

WESTBROOK – Friday nights this fall will have a distinctively different look thanks to some significant changes in local Maine high school football classifications. Several schools have shifted classes this fall, resulting in an extreme makeover of the 2011 football schedule. Locally, the major impact comes from the reclassification of both Westbrook and Marshwood high […]