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PublishedSeptember 20, 2019
Inside Gray: Sept. 20
Bike Your Park National Bike Your Park Day is being celebrated from 9-11 a.m. Sept. 28 at Libby Hill Trails in Gray. Trail maps and bottled water will be available. The event is free, but donations will be accepted in the parking lot. The event will be held rain or shine. For more information, go […]
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2019
Guest Commentary: Who’s the parent here, anyway?
Below is an excerpt from a middle school principal’s email home to parents: “We had a terrific first day of school. Here are a few housekeeping rules, procedures, and answers to frequently asked questions that may be helpful as we navigate through the first few days/weeks of school. “Time to Let Go. Please don’t drop […]
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2019
Looking Back: Sept. 19
Sept. 21, 1994 A majority of the Westbrook School Committee objected Wednesday to putting an extra adult on every school bus, but a decision was put off until Sept. 28. Other ideas considered included having bus drivers report by radio every 30 minutes and training volunteers or high school students to ride on each bus. […]
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2019
60 years ago: Sept. 19
The Westbrook American reported on Sept.16, 1959, that North Gorham was holding a fall festival Sept. 19 with several events, including a water skiing exhibition on the Presumpscot River, a fireman’s muster and a public supper. The paper reported on Sept. 23, 1959, that Westbrook’s Sharon Pinkham, daughter of Agnes Pinkham, had entered the School […]
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2019
Lakes Region Sportsman: October heralds hunting opportunities
Settling into the duck blind while it was still dark, I soaked in all the night noises of the marsh. There were frogs croaking, the rattle of a kingfisher and the slap of a beaver’s tail. This moment before the sun opened the scene to our view is perhaps the most peaceful and anticipated […]
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2019
Here’s Something: Boos & Bravos
Welcome to another edition of Boos and Bravos, the quick-hit, catch-all column of Here’s Something. This week, remarkably, we have nothing but positive bravos to report: Bravo to a fantastic, though fleeting, Maine summer. The weather was what Goldilocks would have ordered – warm but not oppressively so. There was little rain and few beach […]
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2019
Politics & Other Mistakes: Susan’s gunner
Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is not going to vote for any sort of meaningful gun-control legislation. Not now. Not ever. The reason is simple: Collins is totally owned by a rich guy who makes guns for a living. His name is Richard Dyke, and he’s spent a lot of money over the decades supporting […]
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2019
Arts Calendar: Sept. 19
Music Sept. 21 Novel Jazz Septet, music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, 7:30 p.m., Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. Tickets: $15, 929-6472, sacorivertheatre.org. Sept. 27 “Let’s Duet – Intimate Conversations for Two” with Robert and Kimberly Lehmann, violin and viola, University of Southern Maine Faculty Concert Series, 8 p.m., Corthell […]
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2019
Food Truck Friday starts this week in Westbrook
WESTBROOK — Food Truck Friday at the Westbrook Community Center kicks off this week and will continue each Friday through Nov. 22. This Friday BOGS Bakery, new owner of the FLO truck, will be parked at the center from at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. selling sandwiches and beverages. The Community Center is located at […]
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2019
Politics & Other Mistakes: Susan’s gunner
Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is not going to vote for any sort of meaningful gun-control legislation. Not now. Not ever. The reason is simple: Collins is totally owned by a rich guy who makes guns for a living. His name is Richard Dyke, and he’s spent a lot of money over the decades supporting […]
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