STANDISH—Bangor wrung a five-run lead out of Gorham in the top of the first on Saturday afternoon, June 16, but the South-repping Rams charged back in the bottom of the stretch, with Nolan Brown driving a three-RBI triple into leftfield. Brown later scored – in the third – to give his boys the lead at […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Civil responsibility alive and well at LAX game
I was at a lacrosse game at the Windham High School recently and experienced the importance of civil responsibility when the referees stopped the game because the national anthem was being played at a nearby field where the American flag was visibly flying. The referee blew his whistle and the crowd heard the anthem playing, […]
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Buxton Notes
Patsy Leavitt Patriots award Leavittclinic with $25,000 Patsy Leavitt, a University of Southern Maine nursing professor, was recently honored by the New England Patriots with $25,000 to benefit the Leavitt’s Mill Free Health Center in Buxton, USM said in a press release. “It’s huge,” Leavitt said of the award. “We plan to use a portion of […]
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Gorham Notes
Food, family talk at library An interactive discussion with parents and a registered dietitian, Andrea Paul, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, at Baxter Memorial Library, 71 South St., will focus on strategies to take guesswork and stress out of mealtimes. The discussion will be a no-judgment zone for parents to discuss their questions, […]
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Summer reading program begins next week
WESTBROOK — Now that the school year is officially over, librarians at Walker Memorial Library are thinking summer. The library will officially launch the “Reading Rocks” summer reading program with a bubble party from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 30. Throughout July, Music Mondays, Creative Tuesdays, Silly Science Wednesdays, Make It Thursdays and Gaming Fridays […]
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Letter to the editor: Mr. Beem, are you talking about me?
After skimming Mr. Beem’s article last week in your periodical I had to stop, reread it and take inventory of its vocabulary. He is quite verbose. Twelve uses of “ugly” and 31 very derogatory words describing people he disagrees with. I must say, the amount of churning stomach acid produced to get this article to […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on June 25, 1958, that Sgt. and Mrs. Norris LeConte of Westbrook were to leave for Germany where he was assigned duty. They had visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene LeConte of Olive Street. Dr. Norman Dyhrberg of Westbrook was named president of the local Rotary Club.
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Looking Back
June 23, 1993 Will Clarke, 13, a sixth-grader, wants to tell the Westbrook School Committee tonight about the cigarette smoke in Westbrook Junior High School. Teachers and other staff members who smoke, including Principal Spencer Hardy, smoke in the designated room, but it is a janitors’ supply room that has no windows and the door […]
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Westbrook Notes
A recent weekly Westbrook-Gorham Rotary Club luncheon featured Westbrook’s Fortune 1000 company Idexx Laboratories. Idexx was presented Rotary’s Paul Harris fellowship award to convey to CEO Jonathan Ayers. The company moved to Westbrook in 1991, achieved $2 billion in sales in 2017 and has broken ground on a $62 million expansion. Pictured, from left, are […]
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My Place Teen Center Member Spotlight: Muna
My Place Teen Center would like to recognize and congratulate Muna for being the Teen Member Spotlight for June. Muna is 18 and a new graduate of Westbrook High School. She has lived in Westbrook for two years and since last April has attended MPTC, where the staff commends her self-determination and forthright personality. Muna […]