Jan. 13, 1993 The Westbrook School Committee will deal tonight with two proposals for new offices for School Superintendent Edward Connolly and his staff. The two plans suggested are a new wing on The Castle at the high school, or a new building between the high school and Canal School. Either would have to be […]
2018
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook company moved to help moms in need
WESTBROOK — Mother’s Day may be months away, but providing resources for women in need starts now. Two Men and a Truck is participating in the national initiative, Movers for Moms, which helps women at domestic violence and homeless shelters. Items will be collected throughout the winter and spring and donated to women on Mother’s Day, […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Jan. 8, 1958, that the Buxton Garden Club met in the home of Mrs. William Walen. Westbrook Trust Company welcomed a new, executive vice president, Albert S. Noyes. He was a former state of Maine bank examiner.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Maine Brewery plans move to bigger city site
WESTBROOK — Maine Beer Company is planning to expand its distribution center in Westbrook to keep up with production in Freeport. The brewery, which has had a distribution and storage warehouse in Westbrook since 2013, will move into a 30,000-square-foot space at 15 Saunders Way. The newly constructed space is expected to be completed by June. […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Editor's Notebook: 'It's hard to think of The Forecaster without Karen'
Last Friday I asked a few current and former employees of The Forecaster to share their thoughts about our longtime publisher, Karen Wood. It didn’t take more than a few minutes for the email replies to start piling up. That made it a little easier to write this particular column, which I never imagined I’d […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
The Universal Notebook: Fear itself
As the Trump White House continues to self-destruct amid ongoing investigations by the House, Senate and special counsel, and under attack from critics and former allies alike, I cannot imagine Donald J. Trump serving out his term in office. He clearly needs to be removed from office by any legal means. The United States has […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Sports
Briefs
Man turned over to Immigration after Buxton arrest BUXTON — Cpl. Frank Pulsoni stopped a pick-up truck plowing snow onto Skip Road on Jan. 5 and arrested driver Juan Cruz Mendez, who is suspected of operating after habitual offender revocation. Mendez was then found to be in the country illegally and was turned over to […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham High School project needs more planning cash
GORHAM — The School Department next month will likely ask the Town Council for more cash to plan its renovation/expansion project at the aging high school. The Town Council advanced the School Department $150,000 in September with the understanding that another allotment would be needed. School officials hired Harriman Architects & Engineers in October for […]
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GHS 1959: 'Those were the days'
GORHAM — Recent talk of a facelift for Gorham High School, which opened 59 years ago come September, stirred some memories this week among the original alumni. The high school was built on a baseball field and opened with 368 students. Ken Knapton, 1963 class president, was a freshman when the school opened in September […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Buck takes flying leap into stardom
Buck shows his stuff. Mike Ferron of Gorham displays his dog Buck’s trophies as Buck sports his medallion as the third place finisher in the world’s dock dog Big Air Elite class competition in October in Knoxville, Tenn. Buck has jumped nearly 27 feet twice from a 40-foot dock into a 40-foot pool. Buck in full flight. […]