K-9 Brady dies at 14 Westbrook Police Department reported Monday in a Facebook post that its retired police dog Brady had died. Brady was 14 and had retired in 2015. “Today we eulogize his life and the job he did so well. K9 Brady was rescued from a New Hampshire Police Department in 2012, at […]
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Letter: As nation’s 250th approaches, policing problem remains
America is coming up on 250 years as a nation. Most Americans can’t feel good right now about this anniversary. I was imprinted by my father (my GOAT), who was race blind. Of course, I can’t be sure how he came to be that way, he was a New Hampshire kid, but he had spent […]
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Letter: Expanded funding for voting by mail needed
COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on our families, our economy and our elections. But Congress has the power to intervene right now. In response to safety concerns and pressure from constituents like me, Congress has already passed limited funds to expand absentee voting, online registration and in-person early voting, but it’s simply not enough. Without $4 […]
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Looking Back: July 9
July 12, 1995 After sewage sludge was spread on the fields at Llewelyn Randall’s farm on Stroudwater Street last week, the smell pushed many residents to complain to City Hall and the aldermen. Randall didn’t get any calls – he has no phone. He raises beef cattle on 30 acres. In certain areas of the […]
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City awarded $189,000 for pandemic relief
Funding will go to a business retention program, public education and health support.
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$60M project to bring homes, gardens, free parking to Westbrook
The proposal will turn the city-owned Mechanic Street parking lot into a four-story, 430-space free public garage with a 70,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse topped by apartments.
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Westbrook will allow fireworks for Fourth of July, as drought eases
The fire department has changed course and will issue fireworks permits because dry conditions have improved.
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Westbrook Notes: July 2
Spiller leads DDW Phil Spiller Jr. on June 18 became president of the board of Discover Downtown Westbrook. “Our mission is now more important than ever during these challenging times, and I look forward to working alongside my exceptional fellow board members and the Westbrook community to continue our momentum into the future,” Spiller said. […]
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Letter: Library’s Board of Regent responsible for conflict, dysfunction, not the staff
After reading the article regarding the Walker Memorial Library (“City abolishes library Board of Regents over ‘dysfunction,’” June 18) I felt compelled to write. I understand that there has been dysfunction at the library for years, a power struggle between the Board of Regents and every director, which has never been dealt with in a […]
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Letter: Still no answer to society/policing conflict 21 years later
America is coming up on 250 years as a nation. Most Americans can’t feel good, right now, about this anniversary. I was imprinted by my father (my G.O.A.T.), who was race blind. Of course, I can’t be sure how he came to be that way. He was a New Hampshire kid but he had spent […]