WESTBROOK — For the last 40 years, the city has been among the 3,000 communities across the country designated a Tree City USA for its approach and dedication to municipal tree planting and maintenance. Now, it may become part of a new multi-city tree planting initiative being launched by Oakhurst Dairy. City Administrator Jerre Bryant said […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Downtown buildings freshen facades with city help
WESTBROOK — When Tabitha Swanson bought the former Benoit Block on Main Street in June 2016, she didn’t know that getting the historic building in shape to house her public accounting firm would take more than two years. But Swanson is using the lengthy repair time as an opportunity to partner with the city to […]
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Westbrook Notes
The staff of the former Prides Corner School gathered for a reunion on July 25 at Lenny’s Pub in Westbrook. Girl Scouts host ‘night out’ The Girl Scouts of Maine will host a Girls Night Out in Westbrook for potential members and volunteers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 10, at Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 […]
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Gorham Notes
A large gathering of mourners Monday attend a memorial service for Dean Evans, a popular longtime coach and teacher at Gorham High School. Evans died at 86 on July 24 and the service was in the Dean Evans Gym at the school. A photo of Dean Evans is displayed at the entrance to the Dean […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Aug. 27, 1958, that Glynford Stevens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Stevens of Marilyn Street in Prides Corner, left for boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Roger Harvey, Paul Seavey and Jeff Delcourt, all of the Rotarian Little League team in Westbrook, saw the Boston Red Sox […]
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Track & Field: Olympic hopeful Kate Hall joins St. Joe's coaching staff
STANDISH—Casco native and (with hard work and a little luck) future Olympian Kate Hall, who recently returned to Maine to focus on her training, has joined the coaching staff at St. Joseph’s College. “Coaching athletes is something I’m very passionate about,” Hall, whose long jumps and sprints are practically the stuff of myth, said via […]
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Fall Schedules: Westbrook
Cross CountryAug. 31 @ Cheverus (w/Kennebunk, Noble, Deering) 4 p.m.Sept. 8 @ Southern Maine Classic (at Gorham) 10 a.m.Sept. 14 @ Massabesic (w/Biddeford, Cheverus) 4 p.m.Sept. 21 @ Bonny Eagle (w/Deering, Falmouth) 4 p.m.Sept. 29 @ Festival of Champions (at Troy Howard Middle School, in Belfast) 4 p.m.Oct. 5 Falmouth, Gorham, Scarborough, Windham 4 p.m.Oct. […]
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Fall Schedules: Gorham
Cross CountryAug. 31 @ Marshwood (w/Biddeford, Scarborough) 3 p.m.Sept. 14 Windham, Noble, Bonny Eagle, South Portland 4 p.m.Sept. 21 @ Biddeford (w/Portland, Massabesic) 4 p.m.Oct. 5 @ Westbrook (w/Falmouth, Scarborough, Windham) 4 p.m.Oct. 20 @ Regionals (at Twin Brook) 11 a.m.Oct. 27 @ States (at Troy Howard Middle School, in Belfast) 11 a.m.Nov. 10 @ […]
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Fall Schedules: Bonny Eagle
Cross CountryAug. 31 @ Falmouth (w/Sanford, Portland) 4 p.m.Sept. 7 @ Deering (w/Kennebunk, Massabesic) 4 p.m.Sept. 13 @ South Portland (w/Noble, Windham, Gorham) 4 p.m.Sept. 21 Westbrook, Falmouth, Deering 4 p.m.Sept. 22 @ Manchester Invitational (at Derryfield Park, in Manchester, New Hampshire) 4 p.m.Sept. 29 @ Festival of Champions (at Troy Howard Middle School, […]
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South Street parking ban in Gorham
GORHAM — Police have announced a temporary night parking ban on South Street from Main Street to Weeks Road for road construction. Lt. Michael Nault said in a press release that the ban will be in effect from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. on three nights: Wednesday, Aug. 22; Thursday, Aug. 23; and Friday, Aug. […]