1927 – 2015 AUBURN — Russell G. Gagnon, 88, of Lewiston, died Monday, May 11, at the Androscoggin Hospice House with his family by his side. He was born in Westbrook, March 8, 1927, a son of Edouard and Valerie Mineault Gagnon. He was educated in Lewiston schools. Russell was a member of the Prince […]
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Westbrook official: ‘If (LePage) goes to meet his maker it wouldn’t hurt my feelings’
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — At a public event in Scarborough on Tuesday night to discuss a tax reform plan being proposed by Democrats, Westbrook Town Councilor said if Republican Gov. Paul LePage died “it wouldn’t hurt my feelings one bit,” according to the Portland Press Herald. The newspaper reported that Emery later apologized for his remarks, but […]
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Analysis: Why Maine mayors are lining up against LePage
AUGUSTA — Mayors from four Maine communities said Tuesday that Gov. Paul LePage’s efforts to force them to cut spending have created a standoffish relationship and that more progress could be made if LePage would collaborate instead of dominate. Furthermore, the mayors of Portland, Westbrook, Saco and Augusta said that LePage’s continuing assertion that taxpayer […]
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Irving Verrill
1927 – 2015 SCARBOROUGH — Irving Verrill, 87, died peacefully on Friday, April 3, in the comfort of Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born in Gray on July 8,1927, and graduated from Pennell Institute in Gray in 1945. Irving worked in a variety of jobs throughout his lifetime, including farming and logging. He worked […]
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Gov. LePage takes questions from Mainers, defends plan to overhaul tax code at town hall
WESTBROOK (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage continued to campaign for his ambitious plan to overhaul Maine’s tax code, fielding questions from residents Wednesday and defending against criticism at a town hall meeting, the first of many he is expected to hold. The Republican told his audience of about 500 people at the Westbrook Performing Arts […]
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LePage to take questions from residents in Westbrook about tax plan
WESTBROOK (AP) — Maine residents are getting an opportunity to ask Gov. Paul LePage questions about his effort to cut the income tax and raise sales taxes. The Republican governor is holding a town hall on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center. He’s being joined by Jonathan LaBonte, the director of […]
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Portland, Westbrook ask judge to make state pay overdue GA reimbursements
AUGUSTA — The cities of Portland and Westbrook are asking a Superior Court judge to make the state pay more than $1.2 million worth of reimbursements for General Assistance spending while the cities challenge the state’s decree that such aid not be given to some immigrants. The two cities, along with the Maine Municipal Association, […]
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Westbrook police arrest two for drug trafficking, forgery
WESTBROOK (AP) — Police in Maine say they’ve arrested two New York men after seizing crack, heroin, a loaded weapon and money from a motel room. Westbrook Police Chief Janine Roberts said a bail violation investigation lead them to a Westbrook motel room on Sunday, Nov. 23rd. Roberts said that during the investigation the Maine […]
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Jacqueline R. Cotton
1943 – 2014 SOUTH PARIS — Jacqueline “Jackie” Rae Cotton, 70, of Waterford, died peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, Oct. 17, at Market Square Health Care Center. She was born in Westbrook on Oct. 31, 1943, a daughter of her father, Leo Cote, and mother and stepfather, Costella Bailey Bryant and […]
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Westbrook man charged with firing gun at cab driver
WESTBROOK — Police on Monday arrested a Westbrook man who allegedly shot a gun at a cab driver Sunday night following an altercation on Carlson Street. Keith W. O’Brien, 30, is charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, aggravated reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and falsifying physical evidence, according to a release from […]