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Oak Hill school to change dress code after Litchfield girl challenges rules for shorts

by Charles Eichacker May 19, 2017March 16, 2018

Peyton Guay, 12, wants to replace the standard fingertip test with a consistent rule about the appropriate length of shorts, and after a student petition drive she now has the attention of school officials.

Business, Local & State, News

Windsor potter’s art on display

by Jessica Lowell May 6, 2017February 20, 2018

Robbi Fritz Portela showcases her work as part of the annual Maine Pottery Tour, put on to celebrate the creative impulse of Maine’s potters.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Water ban at West Gardiner elementary school lifted

by Jessica Lowell May 3, 2017January 29, 2018

The most recent water test at Helen Thompson Elementary School shows that the level of arsenic in its well water is within the acceptable range.

Local & State, News

Yield to pedestrians in crosswalks or else, Westbrook police warn

by Staff Report May 3, 2017January 29, 2018

In a post on Facebook, police urge motorists to ‘save yourself some money, and just stop for them.’

Local & State, News

Documentary on Travis Mills now on Netflix

by Staff report May 1, 2017January 29, 2018

“Travis: A Soldier’s Story,” describes a local man’s injury and recovery as one of five soldiers who are quadruple amputees.

Local & State

Driver in Westbrook wreck tells police he fell asleep at the wheel

by Staff Report May 1, 2017January 29, 2018

His overturned vehicle was found abandoned early Saturday morning.

Local & State, News, Politics

Maine boy goes to D.C. to advocate for childhood cancer treatment

by Staff Report Staff Report May 1, 2017January 29, 2018

Kellan Tilton, 5, of Detroit, who was born with a tumor on his spine, will meet with Maine’s politicians during the sixth annual Childhood Cancer Action Days.