Community meal – Thursday, Dec. 19, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Roast pork. $5. Free meal – Saturday, Dec. 21, 4:30-6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 733 Main St., Westbrook. Ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans and almonds, ambrosia salad, and gingerbread with whipped cream. Bean supper – Saturday, Dec. 21, 5-6 p.m., at […]
2013
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Journal Arts Calendar – 12/19
Theater Friday, Dec. 20 and Sunday, Dec. 22 1950s Holiday Show, musical tribute to Christmas TV specials of the 1950s, 7:30 on Friday, 2:30 on Sunday, Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland. $10. www.portlandplayers.org. Through Saturday, Dec. 21 “Annie,” Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday […]
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Recent Death Notices – 12/19
Cairns, Brenda M., 47, of Scarborough, died Dec. 9, 2013. Arrangements by Dolby Funeral Chapel, Windham. Private burial at Woodlawn Cemetery, Westbrook. Chasse, Randall R., 71, of Scarborough, died Dec. 7, 2013. Arrangements by Jones, Rich & Hutchins Funeral Home, Portland. Contraros, George W., 84, of Kennesaw, Ga., formerly of Scarborough, died in Marietta, Ga., […]
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Looking Back
Dec. 21, 1988 A long-awaited master plan for a new Super Shop ‘n Save Plaza at the Gorham racetrack was submitted last week to the Gorham Planning Department. The plan includes two major anchor stores linked by 15,000 square feet of retail space for smaller stores. The 63,000 square feet reserved for the Shop ‘n […]
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Looking Back
Dec. 21, 1988 A long-awaited master plan for a new Super Shop ‘n Save Plaza at the Gorham racetrack was submitted last week to the Gorham Planning Department. The plan includes two major anchor stores linked by 15,000 square feet of retail space for smaller stores. The 63,000 square feet reserved for the Shop ‘n […]
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Gorham News – 12/19
Middle-schoolers earn essay awards Three essay awards will be presented at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, in the gym at Gorham Middle School on Weeks Road, said John Doyle, Gorham School Committee member. The first-place winner of the Madison Prize for Written Excellence, sponsored by the Gorham Republican Committee, will be awarded $250, with […]
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‘Victorian Nutcracker’ comes to Westbrook
WESTBROOK – Portland Ballet’s “Victorian Nutcracker,” a family holiday event with a local twist, will make its Westbrook debut this weekend at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center. “Victorian Nutcracker,” which is set in well-known Portland landmarks, including the Victoria Mansion and Deering Oaks, will be performed twice in Westbrook, on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 2 […]
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Rodman in N. Korea to prep for game on leader’s birthday
His visit comes less than a week after North Korea announced the execution of Jang Song Thaek, who was one of the most powerful figures in the country.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Sunshine today, but a possible icy situation this weekend
This time of year cold air is very powerful. The next four to five weeks are really the heart of winter cold. The strength of the cold air is an important player in the upcoming forecast into the weekend. There is going to a be a frontal system, along a very strong jet stream, dividing […]
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N.H. man accused of striking woman with sword
The man was arrested on a charge of first-degree assault and held on $50,000 bail.