WESTBROOK — A Gray man was arrested in Westbrook last weekend after robbing a Subway restaurant of an undisclosed amount of cash at knifepoint. Charles M. Small, 50, was arrested Jan. 27 on a charge of robbery, a Class A felony. Westbrook police officers arrested him on probable cause of robbing the fast-food eatery at 716 […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Miscommunication led school administrators to falsely report buses passed inspection
WESTBROOK — Administrators say information about school bus defects was not given to the School Committee because they were unaware state police ordered the buses sidelined. Several circumstances led them to believe the buses passed a surprise state compliance check on Dec. 27, 2017, the school officials said. The inspection was a follow-up to a safety check last […]
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Football: Scots Klein and Pike win Gaziano Linemen Awards
AUGUSTA and STANDISH–Bonny Eaglers Zach Klein and Arlo Pike clean-swept the Gaziano Lineman Awards on Saturday, Jan. 27, with Klein winning Offensive Lineman of the Year and Pike winning Defensive Lineman of the Year. The Frank J. Gaziano Memorial Lineman Awards are handed out based on more than just are Alongside their respective awards, Klein […]
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Cheering: Westbrook finishes fifth at Regionals, moves on to States
AUGUSTA and WESTBROOK–The Class A South Regional Cheerleading Championships unfolded at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday, Jan. 27, and Westbrook turned in their best performance in many a year, taking fifth out of 15 teams to secure a slot at States for the first time in a decade. The Blazes comprise Ariana Comeau, Kaylea […]
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Boys Hockey: Gorham battles late but can't recover, falls to York
GORHAM—The Rams looked like they might be finding a groove when Lucas Roop pounded home their first goal of the game on Saturday evening, Jan. 27. Roop’s tally came hot on the heels of York’s second point, and showed Gorham still possessed all the drive they needed. Alas: The Wildcats had the answers for all […]
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Girls Basketball: Bonny Eagle downs Gorham, remain undefeated at home
STANDISH—Deirdre Sanborn led the Scots past the visiting Rams for the first time in a long time on Friday night, Jan. 26, contributing 12 – including six in the decisive final quarter. The teams matched each other thrillingly through the first, second, and third, but when Gorham superstar Mackenzie Holmes fouled out in the late […]
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Indoor Track: Windham, Westbrook, Falmouth, Scarborough clash
GORHAM—Falmouth, Westbrook, Windham and Scarborough duked it out at USM’s Costello Sports Complex on Thursday evening, Jan. 25, with Scarborough winning both the boys’ team competition (by a mile!) and the girls’ (by an inch!). Of particular note, Westbrooker Nyagoa Bayak, currently ranked fourth in the country in the girls high jump with a personal […]
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Looking Back
Jan. 27, 1993“I don’t know what they want for nothing!” Mayor Fred Wescott said in a moment of frustration Thursday as he discussed the state’s refusal to take over Westbrook’s Forest Street School. State inspectors have said it needs more than $1 million in work. The building was to be sold to the state for […]
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Letter to the Editor: Welcome memories of old GHS
I was pleased to see the item about Gorham High School’s new school (1959) as my sister was in the first graduating class (Class of 1960) of that new high school. Now I can remind her of how old she is! I knew so many great kids in that class as I worked at Barden’s […]
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New keeper at the inn in Gorham
Kathy Powell is the new innkeeper at Gorham’s historic PineCrest Inn on South Street. GORHAM — The new owner of historic PineCrest Inn bed and breakfast took over in mid-December and says she is so busy she’s still living out of boxes in the innkeeper’s quarters. “I dove headfirst into the holidays,” Kathy Powell said last […]