We are pleased to submit this letter in support of Bill Holmes for County Commission. We have known Bill Holmes for the better part of two decades. Bill has served Cumberland County throughout those years as a patrolman, detective and finally as the administrator of 911 emergency services. He currently serves as a member of […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Buxton Notes
Ax murder discussionThe Buxton-Hollis Historical Society program at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16, will feature a review of a famous, unsolved New England ax murder case in 1892. Lizzie Borden of Massachusetts was acquitted of murdering her parents. Author Joseph Conforti, professor of American and New England Studies emeritus at the University of Southern […]
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New food pantry fills a need at middle school
WESTBROOK — Realizing that many Westbrook students don’t have healthy food available after they leave school for the day, the community has teamed up with school officials to start a food pantry at Westbrook Middle School. “The middle school food pantry has been a dream the last few years, knowing the amount of food insecurity […]
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Gorham family fights for pet pig
Wilbur, a pet mini pig, faces removal from a family in a Gorham because of a zoning issue. Blake Small, 12, pets his 25-pound pal, Wilbur, at his family home in Little Falls in Gorham. Zoning there does not allow for farm animals on small lots. GORHAM — The fate of a family’s miniature pet pig will […]
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Gorham Notes
Antique tractors will be hard at work at Plow Days beginning at 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Parsons Dairy Farm. Gorham town councilors last week, following a presentation by Dennis Marrotte of Westbrook, above, unanimously approved appropriating $150 to help sponsor a photography exhibit in connection with the Greater Portland-Archangel Sister City program. “Bridges of Friendship,” […]
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Letter: Shangraw city leader in word, deed
As friend and Westbrook resident I proudly support Deb Shangraw’s bid for the seat of Councilor At Large on the Westbrook City Council. Deb has lived in and owned property in Westbrook since 1983, 35 years. In 1995 she started her own business, Emerald Management, which still thrives on Main Street. She has long been […]
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Lots of legislative experience in Senate District 30 contest
SCARBOROUGH — Two-term incumbent Republican Sen. Amy Volk is being challenged Nov. 6 by former four-term Democratic legislator Dr. Linda Sanborn in Senate District 30. The district includes Gorham, part of Buxton and part of Scarborough. Sanborn is a retired family physician and Volk is a small business owner. Volk Volk has served two terms […]
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Letter: Volk a champion for Maine's children
Please accept this official endorsement for Sen. Amy Volk from Scarborough. I have had the honor and privilege of working side by side with Sen. Volk on behalf of young children and their families for the past 2½ years in Augusta. Amy and I have served on the Child Care Advisory Committee as well as […]
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Campaign signs removed from roundabouts
GORHAM — Campaign signs that were removed from roundabouts on the Rines Bypass were violating state regulations. The Maine Department of Transportation took down the signs, Town Council Chairman Benjamin Hartwell said last week. “The issue with the roundabouts is one of public safety, people should be paying attention to the intersection and other cars, […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Oct. 15, 1958, that Mabel Cole of Gorham visited Mr. and Mrs. Everett Smyth of Cumberland Street in Westbrook. Scout Master Vernon King took Westbrook’s Boy Scout Troop 87 on a trip through the White Mountains.