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Girls’ Tennis Defies Odds, Claims Outright Shoreline Crown

By Holly D’Addio Harbor News Sports Editor — 2012-05-25T12:15:34-04:00

As the perennial Shoreline Conference powerhouse and a squad which knows how to defy the odds, the Westbrook girls’ tennis team captured its third-consecutive conference title on...
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Rams’ Girls’ Track Claims Third-Straight SLC Title

By Holly D'Addio Sports Editor — 2012-05-25T12:12:19-04:00

If you talk to any track coach on the shoreline and ask them what team they’re itching to beat, most will answer Old Saybrook. The Rams proved yet again why that’s the common...
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Westbrook Voters Adopt Budget

By Becky Coffey Harbor News Senior Staff Writer — 2012-05-25T09:02:10-04:00

In light turn-out, Westbrook voters on May 24 expressed support for the town's direction, approving a $26.4 million town and schools budget by a margin of three to one. The final vote...
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Town Budget Passes by 270 Votes

By Kelly Smith Harbor News Staff Writer — 2012-05-24T10:19:13-04:00

In the second go-around for the 2012-2013 Clinton town spending plan, the majority supported the budget. Of 2,492 votes, 1,381 voted "Yes" and 1,111 voted in opposition, a 270-vote...
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Second Budget Vote Today

2012-05-23T11:34:00-04:00

Clinton voters are heading to the polls today for a second time to vote on the town's proposed budget of $14,898,814, which will result in a projected 25.18 mill rate. The Board of...
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A good leader with an abundance of enthusiasm

By JENNA CHO Staff Writer — 2012-05-22T17:15:49-04:00

When Tiffany Thomas walked into the Valley-Shore YMCA in Westbrook one drizzly April afternoon, she was all smiles and questions.

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Transfer Station Announces Memorial Day Schedule

2012-05-22T10:51:08-04:00

The Old Saybrook Transfer Station will be open on Tuesday, May 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The station will be closed on Monday, May 28 in observance of Memorial Day.

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'Bright Space' to Open at Middlesex Family Shelter

2012-05-22T10:45:49-04:00

Thanks to a grant from the Connecticut Department of Social Services’ Office of Head Start Collaboration and funding from Bright Horizons Foundation for Children, a new...
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OS Boys’ Lax Drops 12-9 Contest to Valley Regional

By Holly D'Addio Harbor News Sports Editor — 2012-05-23T15:03:08-04:00

The Old Saybrook boys' lacrosse team didn't quite have the outcome it had hoped for and achieved in the past when facing Valley Regional on May 14. Always a tight game when these two...
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Westbrook High School Prom

2012-05-23T14:49:28-04:00

Eric Manuel, Meghan Bernard, Tyler Shamas, Emily Schreck, Erika Drake, Colin Zehnder, Jeana Avena, and Robbie Ciscato gathered for a photo before heading into the prom...
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