October 1981

Data General Corp., which laid off more than 200 Westbrook employees in March, called back 40 in September as business improved for the computer maker.

Two men held up Coastal Savings Bank in Hollis and drove off with “a large amount of money,” but were caught. Westbrook Police Chief Leroy Darling believes they are the men who held up Northeast Bank offices at Pride’s Corner and the Rainbow Mall, Portland.

An article by Roger Brown describes the action in some of the latest video games: Super Cobra, Asteroids, Gorf, Berzerk, Star Castle, Crazy Climber, Route 16, Venture, Carnival, Lizard of Wor. Chris Reynolds, 14, scored high this week on the video machines at LaVerdiere’s Westbrook.

In October 1912, domestic science students of teacher E. Gladys Niven in Westbrook High School were making grape marmalade, escalloped potatoes, French fried potatoes, potatoes baked half-shell, creamed cauliflower, plain boiled vegetables and apple and celery salad.

A cat left inside a Westbrook store set off a burglar alarm at 1:30 a.m.

Bernard Blanchet (D) and Norman Conley are seeking re-election to the Westbrook City Council.

Richard Getchell, Westbrook High School principal, dropped in at an English class and was surprised to find a substitute teacher. He found that Catherine Sullivan, the teacher, was off for a week without notice to him. She was attending meetings of national boards she’s on – National Education Association, and National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education.

November will be National REACT Month – in Maine too, by order of Gov. Joseph Brennan – Radio Emergency Associated Citizens Teams. It’s an organization of Citizens’ Band radio users.

The Gorham Town Council plans to reorganize the Gorham Cemetery Association. Town Manager Donald Gerrish said, as an example of how cemetery trust funds are working that, Eastern Cemetery has a balance of $30,000.

Westbrook is requiring industries to pre-treat certain wastes before sending them into the sewer system, such as metals, poisons, highly acid, solid and viscous things.

The Portland Water District is replacing a 6-inch main with a 12-inch main in a Gorham area that includes Elm and Robie streets.

Army Engineers approved last week a plan for the Prout’s Neck ocean outfall for Scarborough’s proposed $26.7 million sewer system.

Dennis Parsons, Oak Hill, Standish, is shown with the 155-pound buck he got with bow and arrow as the bow hunting season opened.

Vera Quinn and Greta Wallace are shown looking over the program for a silver tea of the Westbrook Woman’s Club. Vera is president and Greta is the tea chairman.

Debbie Cloutier, 15, of Windham, was elected president of the Maine-Quebec Theta Rho Girls Club at the annual assembly in Cowansville, P.Q. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Cloutier, Woodsmere Avenue.

Robert Lothrop and John Griffin will seek re-election to the Scarborough Town Council.

October 1991

Westbrook Republicans nominated William L. Clarke for a 19th term as city clerk and Robert Hale Smith, 22, for mayor.

A petition opposes plans for Gorham to buy and demolish the 19th- century Masonic Building at the Village Square. Petitioners argue that such a plan wouldn’t solve Gorham traffic problems.

Because Linda Lampron is a teachers’ aide at Westbrook’s Child Care Center at the high school, by state law, her husband Lewis Lampron can’t run for the Westbrook School Committee. He had been proposed by William B. O’Gara to be the Democratic candidate.

It’s proposed that Windham Junior High School, now Grades 7, 8 and 9, become Windham Middle School, Grades 6, 7 and 8.

Cole-Layer-Trumble Co. new valuations of Westbrook property set higher values for Deer Hill. Owners are protesting to Mayor Fred Wescott, but the C-L-T appraisers have left town.

At St. Hyacinth Church, Westbrook, plywood was ripped off and eight windows were broken during the night.

Westbrook’s Anthony Amico, 12, has been named Outstanding Sportsman among Maine’s Little Leaguers. He’s the son of Glenn and Patricia Amico, Lyman Street. He played this summer for the Westbrook Eagles.

William Michaud, principal of Westbrook High School, told the Westbrppl School Committee that students “don’t take seriously” the Maine Educational Assessment test in the 11th grade.

Nancy Curran, 222 Duck Pond Road, is a candidate for re-election to the Westbrook School Committee.

Mark Benware, a Gorham High School junior, has won an all-expense-paid trip to a 4-H meeting in Chicago. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Stanley L. Benware, Spiller Road.

David McCain of the Windham Town Council will speak at the Maine Municipal Association’s annual meeting on his innovative approach to municipal budgeting, the Expenditure Control Budget system. His system has been accepted in Windham. It calls for the town council to set the tax rate before it approves any expenditures.

Westbrook High School renovations are complete.

Daniel Warren, 34, won’t seek re-election to the Scarborough Town Council. He previously served two terms in the Maine Legislature. He is a lawyer.

Paul Johnson and Sandy Franklyn had to stop on Route 202 near Little Falls School while a bull moose crossed. It had the biggest antlers they had ever seen.

Gorham dentist Ron Brooks hopes to host as many as 20,000 this Halloween season at his Haunted Hayrides on the Bill Rust farm.