Burgled car On Nov. 18, at about 11:15 a.m., a resident of the Fowler Road area reported a car burglary. A purse with several bank cards, $25, a digital camera and a pair of sunglasses were taken from the car. Pumpkin destruction On Nov. 25, at about 9:45 p.m., a mailbox on Mitchell Road was […]
2006
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Ramblings
Thrilling concert The Dec. 2 concert at Trinity Lutheran Church, Westbrook, was perfect, from start to finish. Heather Connolly, a beautiful lady, with long, dark hair and a contagious smile, wore a lovely evening gown. It was sleeveless, and the material was lace, with a metallic design, and a lavender belt. She wore a necklace […]
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Gorham 50 years ago
An advertisement in the Westbrook American issue of Dec. 5, 1956, announced that a Sunoco station in Gorham was for lease. The station had a five-room apartment upstairs. The oil company would have paid an inexperienced man $73.40 per week to train.
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Gorham 50 years ago
An advertisement in the Westbrook American issue of Dec. 5, 1956, announced that a Sunoco station in Gorham was for lease. The station had a five-room apartment upstairs. The oil company would have paid an inexperienced man $73.40 per week to train.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham 50 years ago
An advertisement in the Westbrook American issue of Dec. 5, 1956, announced that a Sunoco station in Gorham was for lease. The station had a five-room apartment upstairs. The oil company would have paid an inexperienced man $73.40 per week to train.
Posted inAmerican Journal
We love fairs
Christmas fair – Saturday, Dec. 9, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., The Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St. (across from Mercy Hospital), Portland. Live and silent auction, jewelry, used books, children’s items, attic treasures, shirt shop, country store (baked goods, crafts, soup mix, cheese and much more), holiday greens, lunch. On-street parking and parking lot […]
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We love fairs
Christmas fair – Saturday, Dec. 9, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., The Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St. (across from Mercy Hospital), Portland. Live and silent auction, jewelry, used books, children’s items, attic treasures, shirt shop, country store (baked goods, crafts, soup mix, cheese and much more), holiday greens, lunch. On-street parking and parking lot […]
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Missing girl a good student who loved mysteries
Mysteries were once favorite reading for Coreen Wiese. Now, a month after the 15-year-old Buxton girl disappeared, she remains at the center of a mystery that is confounding police, the FBI, her family and friends. Wiese, a Bonny Eagle High School sophomore, disappeared on Nov. 8. She was last seen near the Route 25 bridge […]
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Tax-reform plan? Not so fast
Senate President Beth Edmonds says she doesn’t want the Legislature to rush into a tax-relief plan until all the parties involved have their say and are convinced that what’s proposed is doable. “I think everything has to be looked at and then narrow it so we can accomplish something,” she said. “We sometimes try to […]
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CURRENT AFFAIRS
Trees, trees, trees The Scarborough Garden Club celebrated the season in grand style with members decorating small, artificial trees that each brought to the November meeting. Thanks to the scavenging and drying skills of Marjory Halacy and Marion Nielsen, there was an abundance of natural materials to use, including artemesia, ladies mantel, rose hips, hydrangea, […]