The Standish Town Council has renewed Town Manager Gordon Billington’s contract through early 2018, when he is expected to retire. In a 6-1 vote Tuesday night, the council approved the three-year contract, which includes a new, 12-month guaranteed severance package, as well as protections from council attempts to reduce his salary. Councilor Wayne Newbegin voted […]
February 2015
Posted inAmerican Journal
RadioShack bankruptcy will impact local stores
The RadioShack bankruptcy is set to claim the national electronic retailer’s Standish location, but leave the Windham location unaffected. On Feb. 5, the RadioShack Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company has since posted a list of 1,784 stores across the country slated for potential closure. The Standish store, located in the Standish Colonial […]
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We Love To Eat
Community meal – Thursday, Feb. 12, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Shepherd’s pie, $5. Public chowder luncheon – Friday, Feb. 13, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, or lobster roll lunch with chips, $8; cup of chowder, $5. Combination lobster roll […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
We Love To Eat
Community meal – Thursday, Feb. 12, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Shepherd’s pie, $5. Public chowder luncheon – Friday, Feb. 13, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, or lobster roll lunch with chips, $8; cup of chowder, $5. Combination lobster roll […]
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Gorham panel seeks public preservation input
Gorham’s Historic Preservation Committee is reaching out to the public this week about whether the town should have an ordinance aimed at preserving historic buildings in the 279-year-old community. The committee formed last year with Town Councilor Bruce Roullard as committee chairman. “This will be our first opportunity to hear from the public on historic […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick Planning Board gives initial OK to proposed Boody Street subdivision
BRUNSWICK — The Planning Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a sketch plan for the Chamberlain Woods subdivision, clearing the way for the developer to submit a final plan to the town. The sketch plan, submitted by Coastal Building Investments, is the newest form of a proposed development for the undeveloped land at the end of […]
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Portland apartment building for seniors to add 55 units
The 124-unit Park Danforth won approval Tuesday to expand onto land now occupied by a Goodwill store on Forest Avenue.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham Notes
Mystery donor aids dance school An anonymous donor on multiple occasions has left a bag of returnable bottles and cans at the front door of the Centre of Movement, which is raising money to forestall public fire officials from shuttering the school this spring. Vicki Lloyd, owner director of the Centre of Movement, doesn’t know […]
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Indoor Track: Cape teams finish 7th at Regionals
The track season is nearing its zenith; this past Friday’s Western Maine Conference Championship gathered better than a dozen schools from around Southern Maine at the University of Southern Maine’s Costello Sports Complex in Gorham. Falmouth, traditionally strong, did particularly well as a team, taking first on the boys’ side of things and third on […]
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Back home to lead Walker Memorial Library
After 27 years in New Hampshire, Westbrook’s own Rebecca Albert is returning to take the helm at Walker Memorial Library. When Albert, 53, was growing up in Westbrook, her grandfather, and then father, owned The Men’s Shop on Main Street, a well-known clothing store. Her large and tight-knit family lived in Westbrook and the surrounding […]