The company, which now produces test kits in Scarborough, plans to employ as many as 470 workers at a second facility in the neighboring city.
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Pandemic doesn’t stop Memorial Day tribute in Westbrook
The city observed Memorial Day through a broadcast Monday without the usual large gathering at Riverbank Park, streaming it instead because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Letter: Repeal of ACA during pandemic would be unsurpassed cruelty
Let me get this straight: President Trump has ordered essential workers, particularly those working in high-risk food processing plants, to return to work. If they refuse, they will be ineligible for unemployment benefits, including health coverage at a time when they need it the most. This is one of the most unconscionable and cruel actions […]
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Westbrook Notes: May 21
Calpine gives $25K to MPTC My Place Teen Center has received a $25,000 gift from Calpine Corp., the owner of Westbrook Energy Center. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the teen center, a Westbrook-based organization serving kids ages 10-18, has switched from its usual programming to provide a daily mobile food pantry for anyone in the community. […]
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Looking Back: May 21
May 24, 1995 Students at Gorham High School recently got together and raised $684 for the Oklahoma City relief fund and are challenging other area high schools to match their total. On April 19, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was destroyed by a bomb and 168 people died and more than […]
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New Happy Wheels rink approved for Warren Avenue
The Westbrook Planning Board also OK’d a four-story building for Main Street and reviewed plans for a 16-unit subdivision off Bridge
Street.
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Westbrook spending plan includes service and personnel cuts, but no tax increase
The combined $70.6 million proposals cut some staff positions and programs in the face of revenue losses because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Westbrook floats idea of replacing outdoor pool with splash pad
The City Council will hold a public hearing June 1 on filling in the pool at the Warren outdoor recreation area and replacing it with the less costly amenity.
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Sappi sees pandemic impact on sales, introduces new line
The company hopes the sustainable casting paper made in Westbrook will help stimulate sales.
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Westbrook Notes: May 14
WPD honors Chase Westbrook Police Department recently presented John Chase with its Good Citizen Award. Chase, a retired Westbrook officer and owner of Chase Custom Homes and Finance in Westbrook, has for the past two years donated space for police canine teams and critical tactical training, a company press release said. The vacant properties are […]