Jan. 15, 1992 New Alderman Lionel Dumond is proposing a change in the city charter that would curb the power of Westbrook school superintendents to spend money. The change would bring the school department under a spending control system that applies to all other departments. It would require two yes votes by the school committee […]
2017
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Gorham Notes
Gorham women to hear Libby Mary Libby of Westbrook, president of General Federation of Women’s Clubs Maine, will speak when Gorham Woman’s Club meets 12:30-2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12, in the fellowship hall at First Parish Congregational Church, 1 Church St. Libby’s topic will be the Maine President Project. Snacks will be served. Knights […]
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Gorham Notes
Gorham women to hear Libby Mary Libby of Westbrook, president of General Federation of Women’s Clubs Maine, will speak when Gorham Woman’s Club meets 12:30-2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12, in the fellowship hall at First Parish Congregational Church, 1 Church St. Libby’s topic will be the Maine President Project. Snacks will be served. Knights […]
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Special delivery: Plowing into the mailbox
Because I’m a talk show host on a Portland radio station – WGAN, 560 AM, Saturday and Sundays, 6-10 a.m. – people think I should know everything, since some of my colleagues in the business claim to be know-it-alls. Comments like: “What do you mean you don’t know? You’re supposed to be a talk show […]
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Congregation Bet Ha’am supports Maine Muslims
In response to the recent vandalism of the Ahram Halal Market in Portland, Maine, Congregation Bet Ha’am, Greater Portland’s Reform Jewish community and Maine’s largest synagogue, joins its voice with others to express its outrage over this attack, and our comfort to and solidarity with Maine’s Muslim community. Judaism demands that we welcome the stranger […]
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We Love to Eat
Community dinner – Thursday, Jan. 12, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Chicken and gravy, $5. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Jan. 13, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; or lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; […]
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We Love to Eat
Community dinner – Thursday, Jan. 12, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Chicken and gravy, $5. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Jan. 13, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; or lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; […]
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Westbrook Notes
Seniors meet to eat Westbrook Senior Citizens will be served a meal when the group meets at noon on Monday, Jan. 16, at the Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. The menu includes stuffed shells with sauce, salad, Italian bread and lemon meringue pie. Pianist David Stone will entertain. The group has a packed travel […]
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Westbrook Notes
Seniors meet to eat Westbrook Senior Citizens will be served a meal when the group meets at noon on Monday, Jan. 16, at the Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. The menu includes stuffed shells with sauce, salad, Italian bread and lemon meringue pie. Pianist David Stone will entertain. The group has a packed travel […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
Westbrook Notes
Seniors meet to eat Westbrook Senior Citizens will be served a meal when the group meets at noon on Monday, Jan. 16, at the Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. The menu includes stuffed shells with sauce, salad, Italian bread and lemon meringue pie. Pianist David Stone will entertain. The group has a packed travel […]