What is your position with the city and how long have you been on the job? I’m an equipment operator 2, and I’ve been on the job for six-and-a-half years. What is your background? Where did you go to school? I went to high school at Hampden Academy and I went through a driver institute […]
2006
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Special athletes with contagious smiles
Russ Bearor says that he “smiles from ear to ear” after coaching his basketball team, and he credits the athletes for that. “Whether they win or lose they always smile,” he says. “They shake hands at the end, or they come over and give you a hug. They absolutely love playing.” Bearor coaches the Cumberland […]
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Bus drivers get security training
School bus drivers from Westbrook and Gorham school departments joined to receive training from the Homeland Security School Bus Watch Program. On March 24, drivers from both school departments met at the Westbrook High School to train on recognizing potential security risks. The program was originally set up to train truck drivers as they travel […]
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Bus drivers get security training
School bus drivers from Westbrook and Gorham school departments joined to receive training from the Homeland Security School Bus Watch Program. On March 24, drivers from both school departments met at the Westbrook High School to train on recognizing potential security risks. The program was originally set up to train truck drivers as they travel […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster, Web
Police release list of sex offenders
Info box: Residents can find a complete list of sex offenders living in Westbrook on the city’s Web site or at the Public Safety Building and more detail about each offender on the Maine state Web site at www.maine.gov. In keeping with new state regulations, the Westbrook police have published the names and addresses of […]
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Storey promoted Zachary Storey was recently promoted to corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. Storey is serving with the Marines in Northern Kuwait. He is the son of Lloyd and Wanda Storey of Settlers Road. Aceto awarded drama honor Jason Aceto was recently awarded “all drama cast” at the Maine Drama Festival at Windham High […]
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Correction
Due to incorrect information supplied to the American Journal, the story “Businesses flocking to Gorham” on page 7 in the March 1 issue incorrectly stated that the Overhead Door Company was relocating within Gorham. The Portland company is not relocating to Gorham.
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Community Bullitien Board calendar
Calendar March 30 Saccarappa School dinner-5:30 to 7 p.m. March 31 Saccarappa School spring photos April 1 Fingerprinting – front lobby Westbrook Regional Vocational Center- 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. SAT for all Westbrook High School juniors-7:15 a.m. Mayor’s open office hours, 9 a.m. to noon April 3 City Council meeting 7 p.m.-room 114 Westbrook […]
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Around the Bases
One of the last bastions of all-male exclusivity recently fell when Effa Manley became the first woman ever elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. A group of 12 historians of the Negro leagues and earlier African-American baseball selected 17 inductees in an effort to right the wrong of previous neglect. […]
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Council ponders road bond
The Gorham Town Council will consider next week whether to send a $3 million bond issue for road repair to voters in June. The council will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4, in the high school auditorium. “We’ve made quite a bit of progress over the years but still have roads that need […]