Westbrook-Gorham Rotary recently heard about Gorham Village Alliance’s downtown revitalization effort. Pictured, from left, are Rotary President Bill Chadwick, Gorham Village Alliance committee member Dan Nichols, Gorham Economic Development Corp. President Tom Ellsworth, and Rotarian / Discover Downtown Westbrook Board Vice President Phil Spiller.

Gorham alliance Rotary topic

The Gorham Village Alliance recently presented to the Westbrook-Gorham Rotary.

Gorham Village Alliance is a new group joining 20 other “Downtown Network” revitalization programs under the Maine Downtown Center, via a National Trust for Historic Preservation program. 

One of the major goals of these downtown groups is to achieve full-fledged national “Main Street America” accreditation, which Discover Downtown Westbrook achieved this past fall on its third birthday, a Rotary press release said, and Westbrook became the 10th MSA entity in the state.

Westbrook welcomes Gorham to the downtown revitalization movement, which has been successfully employed in nearly 4,000 communities across America.

Community cleanup

Public Services is sponsoring a cleanup 9 a.m.-1 p.m., on Saturday, May 5, at Riverbank Park and 192 Brown St.

The city will supply gloves, bags and safety vests. The first 50 participants will receive free “Sustainable Westbrook” reusable bags.

Teams and individuals are welcome. For more information or to register, call 591-8135.

Ness library speaker

The Friends of Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St., in Westbrook will have Kristen Ness from the Portland Water District as a guest speaker on Thursday, May 10, in the library’s historic gathering room.

The public is welcome to attend. The talk follows the Friends’ business meeting 5:30- 6 p.m.

The Friends group invites everyone to visit the library and see what it has to offer. For more information, visit www.walkerlibrary.org, or call 854-0630.

You’re welcome in Windham

The Windham Clothes Closet, 377 Gray Road, is open to Westbrook residents. The closet has clothing for the family at no charge. It is open Mondays and Tuesdays 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, call 892-1931.