Robert Lowell

1 month ago | angeliquemfawns.substack.com | Robert Lowell

How do you win Writers of the Future and what happens in Hollywood? This podcast features a short story read by the author, Robert F. Lowell. A Monstrous Bid was originally published in Flash Fiction Online in Feb 2024, can be read here:https://flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2024/02/19/a-monstrous-bid/Robert F.

1 month ago | pressherald.com | Robert Lowell

The Westbrook Planning Board Tuesday unanimously approved a multistory, mixed-use complex with 110 residential rental units near the Presumpscot River in the city’s downtown. Quaker Lane Associates of West Hartford, Connecticut, is the developer. “We’ve got the green light,” a jubilant Matthew Welter, principal and founder of the firm, said in a brief comment outside the meeting room after the board’s approval.

1 month ago | pressherald.com | Robert Lowell

The Gorham Town Council will vote on Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak’s proposed municipal budget next month. It calls for spending $23.5 million, representing a 4.7% hike from the current $22.4 million. Based on estimates of the town’s total valuation, Paraschak not only anticipates no increase in the tax rate, but actually expects a decrease of several cents to cover the municipal expenses, according to his April 12 budget letter of transmittal he wrote to town councilors.

1 month ago | pressherald.com | Robert Lowell

Gorham Superintendent Heather Perry on Wednesday, April 15, delivered a $57.5 million spending plan to Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak. The School Committee passed its proposed budget unanimously, 7-0, on April 9. A Town Council vote is upcoming. “I feel this amount we’re bringing forward is very reasonable for taxpayers,” School Committee member Mia DeSanctis said at the meeting. Another School Committee member, Jaci Reynolds, said, “It’s a budget of need.

1 month ago | pressherald.com | Robert Lowell

Westbrook is getting down to earth next week as the city plans a big day to benefit the planet. It’s the Earth Day 2025 Fair. Resident Simon Snyder and Lynn Leavitt, of Public Works, are organizing the city’s grassroots celebration set for 3-7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, at Westbrook Common, 850 Main St. Snyder and Leavitt have lined up entertainment and groups staffing booths to provide information about the environment and Earth.