The snow is a welcome relief for skiers, snowmobilers and other outdoors enthusiasts, and arrives just ahead of the three-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, an important weekend for both downhill and cross-country ski areas.
2012
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook parents air concerns about school closure
WESTBROOK – Last Thursday night’s meeting at the Westbrook Middle School was ostensibly a public forum on the 2012-2013 budget for the Westbrook School District, but it might as well have been an official public hearing on the proposal to close Prides Corner Elementary School, because that’s all anyone wanted to talk about. Most of […]
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Gorham fields more contract zone requests
GORHAM – The handling of special zoning approvals to promote commercial development in South Gorham has become routine business for town boards. Gorham has been deluged with requests for contract zones along County Road since approving one last year for developer Hans Hansen. Last week, the Gorham Town Council approved five contract zone requests that […]
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Gorham fields more contract zone requests
GORHAM – The handling of special zoning approvals to promote commercial development in South Gorham has become routine business for town boards. Gorham has been deluged with requests for contract zones along County Road since approving one last year for developer Hans Hansen. Last week, the Gorham Town Council approved five contract zone requests that […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham mulls bonus for teacher retirement
GORHAM – The Gorham School Committee was scheduled Wednesday to consider action on a proposed teacher retirement incentive program. Under the incentive, if approved, the Gorham School Department would offer eligible teachers a lump sum $10,000 to retire. Payments would be made by June 30, the end of the current fiscal year. The meeting was […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
History on the move in Westbrook
WESTBROOK – Of the thousands of items in the vast collections of the Westbrook Historical Society, none mean more to Mike Sanphy, society president, than the genealogical records. The records, stored in dozens of neat volumes, contain certificates of birth and death, photographs, and other documents and heirlooms donated by some of the most well-known […]
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History on the move in Westbrook
WESTBROOK – Of the thousands of items in the vast collections of the Westbrook Historical Society, none mean more to Mike Sanphy, society president, than the genealogical records. The records, stored in dozens of neat volumes, contain certificates of birth and death, photographs, and other documents and heirlooms donated by some of the most well-known […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
History on the move in Westbrook
WESTBROOK – Of the thousands of items in the vast collections of the Westbrook Historical Society, none mean more to Mike Sanphy, society president, than the genealogical records. The records, stored in dozens of neat volumes, contain certificates of birth and death, photographs, and other documents and heirlooms donated by some of the most well-known […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster, Web
No surprises at Westbrook inauguration, but hints of change
WESTBROOK – Westbrook Mayor Colleen Hilton addressed some of her critics, directly and indirectly, in her inaugural address Monday night, and while she promised to continue to bring change to the city, her speech lacked the controversy prompted by the one she gave the first time she took office. “We simply cannot afford to be […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Fines mount against Pike
WESTBROOK – Pike Industries’ blasting activities could cost the company up to $4,500 in fines from the city. The company conducted production blasts at its Spring Street quarry on Dec. 9, Dec. 14, and Dec. 16, and Westbrook officials believe at least two of those blasts violated vibration limits set by an agreement between Pike […]