Westbrook’s fight against underage drinking yielded results again Saturday as police broke up a house party and cited 11 minors for underage drinking. One man was arrested for assaulting an officer. The bust was the latest in the department’s efforts targeting house parties in Westbrook since the summer, when police began special details to prevent […]
2006
Posted inAmerican Journal
Police bust up college party, cite minors for drinking
Westbrook’s fight against underage drinking yielded results again Saturday as police broke up a house party and cited 11 minors for underage drinking. One man was arrested for assaulting an officer. The bust was the latest in the department’s efforts targeting house parties in Westbrook since the summer, when police began special details to prevent […]
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Westbrook Then & Now
This building at 942 Main St., left photo, was constructed by the Portland Railroad Co. as the Westbrook Trolley Barn, replacing an earlier structure at the location that was destroyed by fire on New Years Eve, 1905. The Portland Railroad Co. closed the barn in 1931 for economic reasons. This photo shows the building as […]
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Westbrook Then & Now
This building at 942 Main St., left photo, was constructed by the Portland Railroad Co. as the Westbrook Trolley Barn, replacing an earlier structure at the location that was destroyed by fire on New Years Eve, 1905. The Portland Railroad Co. closed the barn in 1931 for economic reasons. This photo shows the building as […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook Then & Now
This building at 942 Main St., left photo, was constructed by the Portland Railroad Co. as the Westbrook Trolley Barn, replacing an earlier structure at the location that was destroyed by fire on New Years Eve, 1905. The Portland Railroad Co. closed the barn in 1931 for economic reasons. This photo shows the building as […]
Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Elderly housing proposed for Cape nursing home site
An Oregon-based developer wants to convert the former Viking Nursing Home in Cape Elizabeth into elderly housing. Canyon Creek Development Inc. has applied to change the zoning on the Scott Dyer Road property to allow for more apartments. The developer expects the new facility would have 95 apartments, more than is allowed under zoning restrictions. […]
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Hannaford revealed as large turf donor
The Cape Elizabeth Town Council revealed Monday that Hannaford Bros. was the largest donor behind an effort to build a turf field. The Scarborough-based supermarket chain donated $100,000, said Hannaford spokeswoman Rebecca Howes, since the field will be built on land once owned by the Hannaford family. The council also agreed to name it Hannaford […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Hannaford revealed as large turf donor
The Cape Elizabeth Town Council revealed Monday that Hannaford Bros. was the largest donor behind an effort to build a turf field. The Scarborough-based supermarket chain donated $100,000, said Hannaford spokeswoman Rebecca Howes, since the field will be built on land once owned by the Hannaford family. The council also agreed to name it Hannaford […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Hannaford revealed as large turf donor
The Cape Elizabeth Town Council revealed Monday that Hannaford Bros. was the largest donor behind an effort to build a turf field. The Scarborough-based supermarket chain donated $100,000, said Hannaford spokeswoman Rebecca Howes, since the field will be built on land once owned by the Hannaford family. The council also agreed to name it Hannaford […]
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Who was Toppan Robie?
Toppan Robie, one of Gorham’s leading citizens in the 1800s, paid $500 for the Howard Clock Co., and gave it to the town after the Civil War. Historian Hugh McLellan recorded in his “History of Gorham” that Robie paid $500 for the clock. Robie came to Gorham from New Hampshire in 1799 as a teenager […]