The Westbrook American reported on Nov. 5, 1958, that Katherine Mitchell, a teacher at Saccarappa School in Westbrook, had visited relatives and friends in Dark Harbor. Schuyler Lynch of Rochester Street in Westbrook was taking a month’s course at the Federal Banking School in Washington, D.C.
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
Ballots, polls set for voters
WESTBROOK — Voters in Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton will head to the polls Tuesday to make their choices for local council and school board representatives and several state and federal offices, including district attorney, county commissioner, state representatives, state senators, governor, Congress and the U.S. Senate. They’ll also weigh in on local and state referendum questions. […]
South Street condo plan to go before planners
GORHAM — The Planning Board following a public hearing next week will consider preliminary approval for a condominium development off historic South Street. Plowman Development Group is seeking approval for the 16-unit Grady Farm Subdivision at 136 South St. (Route 114). The property, about four acres in the urban residential zone, is served by public sewer, […]
Looking Back
Nov. 3, 1993 A second Westbrook neighborhood has felt the nasty sting of a car burglar. Four days after 16 cars were hit in the Spring and Saco streets area, 19 were hit between Colonial Acres and Bridge Street the night of Oct. 21. Police got the first report at 6:03 a.m. Oct. 22 and […]
Exercise held to improve city’s flood response plan
WESTBROOK — The Presumpscot River running through the city offers Westbrook a unique feature not found in many communities, but it also puts the residential and commercial areas that line it in danger of flood damage. The Westbrook Police Department joined public safety and municipal officials in the area Thursday, Oct. 25, for a tabletop […]
Westbrook Notes
Barnyard Trail Run The Transformation Project will hold a Barnyard Trail Run & Obstacle Course at Smiling Hill Farm at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, rain or shine. The 1-mile easy trail run will be “interrupted” by surprise obstacles, an announcement said. It is an appropriate course for all ages and abilities. Awards will be […]
Gorham Notes
Read to Baxter Baxter Memorial Library is pleased to welcome it’s newest program, Baxter Digs Reading. Baxter, a Standard Poodle, is a therapy dog who loves to be read to. He will be visiting the library from 3:30-4:30 p.m. a couple of Tuesdays a month. Call the children’s librarian at 222-1190 or visit the library to […]
Field Hockey: Westbrook falls to Biddeford in instant-classic rematch
BIDDEFORD—The Blazes fell, 1-0, on the road at the Tigers in Wednesday night, Oct. 24’s A South Regional Final – and they fell in overtime, after a knock-down, drag-out rematch of last year’s contest. Play unfolded as ferocious back-and-forth, with Biddeford ultimately downing Westbrook on a sudden-death strike by sophomore middie Abby Allen. No. 2 […]
Girls Soccer: Defensive lapses prove costly as Rams fall to Stags
GORHAM—Defensive miscues cost Gorham a couple of goals against visiting Cheverus on Friday night, Oct. 26 — goals they couldn’t get back. Lauren Jordan and Emma Gallant combined to push the Stags past the Rams 2-0 and onward into the A South Final. “We started kind of slow,” Gorham head coach Jeanne Zarilli said. “We […]
Girls Soccer: Eagles soar past Scots
STANDISH—Windham pushed passed Bonny Eagle 3-0 in the playoffs quarterfinals on Wednesday, Oct. 24: Julia McKenna tallied the first of the Eagles’ trio of strikes, sparking the triumph. McKenna wasted little time putting the Eagles on the board, punching a ball past Scots keeper Sydney Gillingham in the 10th minute. In the 18th minute, Bonny […]