WESTBROOK – While most local businesses and their employees have been buttoned up inside during the latest spell of winter weather, Michael Dobkowski and his team at Glacial Multimedia spent a frigid day last week helping to build an ice rink in Westbrook’s Riverbank Park. The rink is a 120-by-60-foot ice sheet placed in the […]
2013
Posted inAmerican Journal
Riverbank Park rink festival centerpiece
WESTBROOK – While most local businesses and their employees have been buttoned up inside during the latest spell of winter weather, Michael Dobkowski and his team at Glacial Multimedia spent a frigid day last week helping to build an ice rink in Westbrook’s Riverbank Park. The rink is a 120-by-60-foot ice sheet placed in the […]
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Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick Development Corp. adopts new ethics, conflict-of-interest policies
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick Development Corp. adopted amended bylaws and new ethics policies Wednesday, several months after being criticized by residents and some town officials for making an unusual and unprecedented loan. BDC’s policies and its directors, which recently included two town councilors and two town staff members, came under scrutiny after the board in July […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Europe launches satellite to map 1 billion stars
The satellite is headed to an orbit 930 million miles from Earth.
Posted inNation & World, News
Europe launches satellite to map 1 billion stars
The satellite is headed to an orbit 930 million miles from Earth.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Man With A Van
WESTBROOK – Santa Claus showed up in person Monday at My Place Teen Center’s holiday party to deliver this 2005 Chevrolet passenger van as a gift from Idexx Laboratories. The gift qualified for a $20,000 matching grant from the Cornelia Warren Foundation. Idexx also is providing a maintenance package through Quirk Chevrolet. “It’s a wonderful […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster, Web
Man With A Van
WESTBROOK – Santa Claus showed up in person Monday at My Place Teen Center’s holiday party to deliver this 2005 Chevrolet passenger van as a gift from Idexx Laboratories. The gift qualified for a $20,000 matching grant from the Cornelia Warren Foundation. Idexx also is providing a maintenance package through Quirk Chevrolet. “It’s a wonderful […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
School bus boss resigns
WESTBROOK – Cindy Button, the Westbrook School Department transportation coordinator hired in June, resigned from her position last week, but details behind the circumstances of the resignation remain unclear. Superintendent of Schools Marc Gousse confirmed Monday that Button had turned in a letter of resignation last week, effective Dec. 31. However, Button is spending her […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
History in Photos
WESTBROOK – For many years, the residents of Westbrook were treated to Santa’s Village, presided over by “Westbrook’s Santa,” Charlie Kilbride. Kilbride would devote hours and often out-of-pocket money to set up a spectacular display at the S.D. Warren Papermakers Union office at 7 Bridge St. (now part of the Frog & Turtle Restaurant). Kilbride, […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Conduct policy under review
WESTBROOK – A Biddeford-based mediator and arbitrator will conduct an independent review of Westbrook’s athletic code of conduct policy. Westbrook Superintendent of Schools Marc Gousse announced last week that John Alfano has been selected for the review, requested by Mayor Colleen Hilton following controversy that surrounded the lifting of suspensions of student athletes after an […]