Flag Day flag burning The Stephen W.Manchester Post 62 of the American Legion will burn worn, tattered and unwanted flags at noon on Friday, June 14, in Riverbank Park on Main Street. Individuals wishing to properly dispose of flags are welcome to bring them. For more information, call the post at 856-7152. Senior citizens to […]
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Sappi gets OK to use part of park for dam work
WESTBROOK — The City Council Monday gave unanimous preliminary approval to Sappi North America Inc.’s revised plan for storing construction equipment as it prepares to remove the dams in the Presumpscot River. The new plan will use less of Saccarappa Park as a staging area, allowing it to still be used for recreation. It also […]
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Girls Lacrosse: Blue Blazes smoke Red Eddies
WESTBROOK—Blaze Michaela Russell led her girls in walloping visiting Edward Little on Wednesday evening, May 29: Russell put up five of Westbrook’s dozen goals in the 12-6 triumph. Russell also led the team’s shooting, recording eight. Meanwhile, Katie Champagne and Kaitlyn Talbot put up a hat trick (three goals) apiece, each while hashing five shots. […]
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Together Days revisits 1980s
The Saco & Biddeford Savings float won first place with their Ghostbusters look. WESTBROOK — It was the 1980s all over again in Westbrook Saturday as families lined Main Street to cheer on the floats in the Together Days parade. The theme for the 40th year of Together Days was “1980s revisited.” In commemoration of […]
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Portland’s ecomaine disputes report on lead pollution
PORTLAND — A report disputed by ecomaine suggests people within a 3-mile radius of the company’s incinerator on Blueberry Road are at an increased health risk due to the amount of lead emitted by the waste-to-energy plant. Municipalities within the 3-mile radius include Portland, Westbrook, South Portland and Scarborough. According to the Tishman Environment and Design […]
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Outdoor Track: SMAAs kick off championship stretch
FALMOUTH—The Southwestern Maine Activities Association held its spring conference championship at Falmouth High School on May 25. Complete Boys Team Results 1. Scarborough, 125; 2. Thornton, 120.33; 3. Falmouth, 55.50; 4. Cheverus, 49; 5. South Portland, 44; 6. Windham, 35; 7. Deering, 33.50; 8. Bonny Eagle, 29; 9. Biddeford, 27; 10. Westbrook, 24; 11. Portland, […]
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Together Days set for this weekend
WESTBROOK — As May winds down, that can only mean one thing: it is time again for the Westbrook community to come together for its annual Westbrook Together Days. For the last 40 years, the festival has been bringing together families and friends for a weekend of food, rides and entertainment. “Because it is the 40th, we […]
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School referendum set for June 11 in Westbrook
WESTBROOK — Voters will be heading to the polls Tuesday, June 11 to vote on two items: whether they support the school budget and whether they want to continue voting for the budget through a referendum. The $40.3 million fiscal year 2020 school budget was approved by the school committee May 10 and by the city […]
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Looking Back
June 1, 1994 “Inappropriate behavior” by one or more boys in Westbrook’s Wescott Junior High School Wednesday led to the discovery that seven boys had been smoking marijuana. An eighth boy from another junior high was charged with possessing marijuana with intent to sell it. Assistant Principal Robert Welch made a room-by-room tour of the […]
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WHS graduate seeks career in public safety
WESTBROOK — Westbrook High School senior Mackenzie Bickford’s goal in life after high school is simple: she wants to help people. “I love to help people. It makes me feel good,” said Bickford, one of the 160 seniors set to graduate Saturday, June 8 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. For the last two years, while most […]