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• New Middle School May Not Open on Time

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  Uncompleted work at the new Westbrook Middle School
  has postponed a dedication ceremony and called into question whether the school
  would be ready for students on Jan. 4. The school department was supposed to
  receive its certificate of occupancy Tuesday, but the city's code enforcement
  officer, fire inspector [...]

  Posted: December 18, 2009, 5:32am EST
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• Favorite Posts of 2009: January

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  Quote of the Day--So Far (January 5)
  A Westbrook resident eloquently explains her opposition to a state law that would prohibit Mainers from texting while driving.
  
  Paper City Streets: Rochester Street (January 5)
  A look at why Rochester Street is, well, Rochester Street.
  
  Broadening Horizons: [...]

  Posted: December 17, 2009, 5:35am EST
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• Six Degrees of John Lackey

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  The newly-acquired Red Sox pitcher's father-in-law, Nielson Clark, is a Westbrook native.
  
  - John C.L. Morgan [...]

  Posted: December 17, 2009, 5:10am EST
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• Metro to Offer Free Rides on Friday and Saturday

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  The METRO and South Portland public bus services
  will be free Friday and Saturday. The METRO, operated by the Greater Portland
  Transit District, provides bus service to Portland, Westbrook, Falmouth and the
  Maine Mall area of South Portland.The schedule for the Westbrook line is here.
  
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 4:32pm EST
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• Sappi and the Paper Industry

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  Mainebiz:
  To succeed in this new era of innovation and marketing,
  producers must constantly seek new markets, says Donna Cassese,
  managing director for the Sappi mill in Westbrook. Sappi is the
  world’s leading supplier of “release paper,” which is used in the
  creation of fashionable leather jackets, polyurethane car [...]

  Posted: December 14, 2009, 2:15pm EST
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• School Chief Eyes Outstanding Workers' Comp Cases

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  The Westbrook School Department has put pressure on
  its insurance administrator to close more than half of its 19 open worker's
  compensation claims, some dating back to the 1990s. Superintendent Reza Namin,
  who started taking a close look at the department's budget this year, said he
  was surprised' [...]

  Posted: December 11, 2009, 10:00am EST
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• Idexx Introduces H1N1 Test for Cats and Dogs

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  Veterinary Practice News:
  Idexx Laboratories of Westbrook, Maine, reported
  Dec. 8 that it has introduced a canine and feline H1N1 Influenza Virus RealPCR
  Test. The test, which is in response to concern about the spread of the virus,
  is designed to help veterinarians diagnose and manage patients with suspected
  [...]

  Posted: December 11, 2009, 5:55am EST
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• 04092 on 207

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  The folks at "207" compare the Paper City to Brooklyn and document the Dana Warp Mill's contributions to the culture and economy of Westbrook.
  
  - John C.L. Morgan
  
  Related: Westbrook Arts in Spotlight (December 7, 2009)
  Related: Paper City Minute: Saccarappa Falls (August 4, 2008)[...]

  Posted: December 10, 2009, 4:00pm EST
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• The Sportswriter: Seven Questions for Edward Rielly

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  (Editor's Note: Edward Rielly, a St. Joseph's College professor of English and a Westbrook resident, recently authored the book Football: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. Below are his answers to the seven questions I e-mailed to him.)
  
  1. Besides this book, you've also written Baseball: An Encyclopedia' [...]

  Posted: December 10, 2009, 6:00am EST
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• Fired

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  PPH:
  A Westbrook firefighter was fired last week after a
  disciplinary hearing to address allegations of sexual harassment made by two
  female firefighters who sued the department and the city. Matthew Lamontagne was
  dismissed Friday from the Westbrook Fire and Rescue Department for allegedly
  violating the city's harassment policy, [...]

  Posted: December 09, 2009, 1:21pm EST
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• Wrasslers Today, Servicemen Tomorrow

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  Andrew Drouin and Harrison Strondak are extremely passionate about wrestling. And both have strong feelings about their country, too. It comes as little surprise to anyone who knows them what their plans are following graduation in June from Westbrook High. Drouin will become a U.S. Marine and Strondak [...]

  Posted: December 08, 2009, 2:15pm EST
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• Wrasslers Today, Servicemen Tomorrow

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  Andrew Drouin and Harrison Strondak are extremely passionate about wrestling.
  And both have strong feelings about their country, too. It comes as little
  surprise to anyone who knows them what their plans are following graduation in
  June from Westbrook High. Drouin will become a U.S. Marine and Strondak [...]

  Posted: December 08, 2009, 2:14pm EST
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• Westbrook-Based Tech Association Wins Grant

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  MHT:
  The Maine Technology Institute reports it has given out three grants worth a
  total of $140,000 to Pine Tree State organizations. The MTI gave the grants
  under its Cluster Initiative Program, which is intended to provide funding for
  feasibility and planning collaborative projects in the state’s technology
  [...]

  Posted: December 08, 2009, 2:10pm EST
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• Westbrook-Based Tech Association Awarded Grant

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  The Maine Technology Institute reports it has given out three grants worth a total of $140,000 to Pine Tree State organizations. The MTI gave the grants under its Cluster Initiative Program, which is intended to provide funding for feasibility and planning collaborative projects in the state’s technology clusters, [...]

  Posted: December 08, 2009, 2:10pm EST
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• Westbrook Businesswoman on Mainebiz Sunday

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  (Editor's Note: This segment originally aired in the fall, but WCSH broadcast it again Sunday morning.)
  
  

  - John C.L. Morgan

  Related: CCB Inc. President a 'Woman to Watch' (October 13, 2009)

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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 5:55am EST
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• Westbrook Arts in Spotlight

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  PPH:
  Over the next week, Westbrook will get a chance to
  prove how far it has come in its effort to become a destination for the arts.
  Several arts groups and creative enterprises that are based in the Dana Warp
  Mill will host events and open houses to call [...]

  Posted: December 07, 2009, 6:00am EST
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• Westbrook Native Reminisces

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  ProJo:
  I especially liked the stories about that four-lane
  bowling alley in Westbrook, Maine, the town where you were born and spent your
  early childhood. Four lanes and a pool table. It must seem a long, long way from
  that sleek automated 60-lane bowling palace in East Providence, especially [...]

  Posted: December 07, 2009, 5:55am EST
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• The Holidays Start in Westbrook

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  Or so says this promo.
  
  According to Keith Luke, Westbrook's Director of Economic & Community Development, the promo will be soon be re-cut with some different images and phrases and was paid for by WPXT's Tax Increment Financing (TIF) deal.
  
  - John C.L. Morgan
  
  Related: [...]

  Posted: December 04, 2009, 6:37am EST
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• Westbrook's Christmas Tree Will Be Lit Sunday

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  The Westbrook Community Chamber will be hosting its annual tree lighting ceremony Sunday, December 6.
  
  Taking place in Riverbank Park at 5:30p 5p, the ceremony will include caroling, hot chocolate, and a visit from Santa.
  
  - John C.L. Morgan
  
  Related: 2008 v. 2004 (December 16, [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 4:25am EST
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• Westbrook Grad Will Vie for Miss America Title

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  Westbrook High School graduate Susie Stauble will be representing Maine in the 2010 Miss America pageant next month.
  
  Stauble, who made some headlines earlier this fall for being the victim of a unique theft, says she will use the platform to raise awareness for India's poor.
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 3:41am EST
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• Westbrook Hosts Maine Premiere of Boondock Sequel

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  WCSH:
  
  "Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day" made its Maine
  premiere on Monday night at the Westbrook Cinemagic. Hundreds of Boondock
  fans turned out to see the McManus brothers exact a little revenge on the Boston
  Mafia after the mob killed the brothers' priest. On hand for the' [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 5:59am EST
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• Fundraising Underway for Merrill Graduation

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  PPH:
  The community is rallying to raise money so seniors
  at Westbrook High School can have their graduation ceremony at Portland's
  Merrill Auditorium. The Westbrook School Department cut the estimated $4,000 to
  rent the venue, anticipating the completion of a new performing arts center at
  Westbrook Middle School. But' [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:01am EST
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• Gartley Mulling Congressional Run Against Pingree

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  BDN:
  “I’m thinking about it,” said Mark Gartley of
  Westbrook, a former Democrat who ran for Congress in the 2nd District in 1974
  and ’78, losing to William Cohen and later Olympia Snowe. “I’m really
  disappointed in the direction of what’s going on in Washington these days,”
  added Gartley, [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:00am EST
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• Skepticism Squared

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  Though I did not hesitate to vote for the new Westbrook middle school in May 2007, I was one of the 36% of Westbrook residents who cast a vote against the new performing arts center that was expected to cost the City $4.1 million dollars over twenty years, including an [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:53am EST
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• Online Art Auction

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  Westbrook Housing is auctioning off Westbrook elementary students' artwork to benefit the Westbrook Food Pantry and the Animal Refuge League.
  
  - John C.L. Morgan' [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 6:00pm EST
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• Could This Work in Westbrook?

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  PPH:
  It takes a number of inputs to make a large data processing center function
  well, and it might surprise you to know that Maine is especially well
  positioned to host that industry if--and it's a big "if"--we are able to invest
  in some missing infrastructure.- John C.L. Morgan[...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 5:52pm EST
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• Even Arkansas is Laughing

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  KARK-TV:
  It was easy for Westbrook, Maine police to track
  down a suspect in a store theft. That's because he left his name and address on
  a job application. Store surveillance video at a Dunkin' Donuts reportedly
  showed the man filling out an application, then putting a jar collecting [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:27pm EST
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• Judge Sides with Pike on Question of Shutdown Order

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  A Cumberland County Superior Court justice
  Wednesday granted Pike Industries' request to stay a "cease and desist" order
  and allow quarrying operations to continue at Pike's Spring Street quarry in
  Westbrook. The decision by Justice Thomas Humphrey allows Pike to crush rock,
  and to excavate and remove previously' [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:18am EST
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• Parking Ban Reminder

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  One more sign winter's on its way: The City of Westbrook's parking ban is now in effect, so don't park your car on the street from 12:01a-6:00a.
  
  Consider the repeal of this ban one reason to look forward to April 15.
  
  - John C.L. Morgan
  
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 3:00pm EST
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