First snow We all knew it was coming and it last week it did. This first snowfall kind of caught us off guard, as it wasn’t fussed about by the weather people. I believe it lasted a lot longer than the predicted, making roads slippery and dangerous for the afternoon and into the evening commute. […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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It Happened in Windham: Thanksgiving Day Fire of 1930
The people of North Windham went to sleep on Nov. 26, 1930, expecting to wake the next morning and begin their Thanksgiving preparations for a day of feasting on turkey and pies and giving thanks for their many blessings. Instead, at 12:45 a.m., local businessman George Ede, proprietor of Ede’s Garage, was awakened in the […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
It Happened in Windham: Thanksgiving Day Fire of 1930
The people of North Windham went to sleep on Nov. 26, 1930, expecting to wake the next morning and begin their Thanksgiving preparations for a day of feasting on turkey and pies and giving thanks for their many blessings. Instead, at 12:45 a.m., local businessman George Ede, proprietor of Ede’s Garage, was awakened in the […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Nov. 27, 1957, that the Rev. J. Benjamin Shaw of East Auburn was spending Thanksgiving with his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Senter Shaw of Main Street, Gorham. Mrs. Aime Levecque of Colonial Road in Westbrook entertained with a luncheon, honoring the ninth birthday of her daughter, Suzanne.
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Bonny Eagle actors save ‘Peabody Pew’ tradition
Carolyn Vail helps Bonny Eagle High School drama student Katie Tanner with her costume. Vail plays Maria Sharp for the 25th year and Tanner is Widow Buzzell. Sharon House, director of the 154th performance of “The Old Peabody Pew,” in rehearsal Sunday adjusts the positioning of Sally Bixby played by Nicole Sanborn, 10, a Hollis […]
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We Love Sales & Fairs
Winter wonderland Christmas fair – Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., Peoples United Methodist Church, 310 Broadway, South Portland. Jewelry, knits, crafts, homemade baked goods, candy, books, trash & treasure. Lunch served 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. with chowder, chicken salad sandwiches, hot dogs and chili. Christmas fair – Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Tory Hill […]
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Bonny Eagle actors save ‘Peabody Pew’ tradition
Carolyn Vail helps Bonny Eagle High School drama student Katie Tanner with her costume. Vail plays Maria Sharp for the 25th year and Tanner is Widow Buzzell. Sharon House, director of the 154th performance of “The Old Peabody Pew,” in rehearsal Sunday adjusts the positioning of Sally Bixby played by Nicole Sanborn, 10, a Hollis […]
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Looking Back
Nov. 25, 1992 Kids who dump their white milk drink their chocolate milk. “There is some extra sugar and caffeine in it, but they’re getting the calcium,” David MacDowell, director of school food services, told the Westbrook School Committee Wednesday. “Before, a lot of milk was going into the garbage. Now, they’re drinking it,” he […]
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Gorham Notes
The Gorham Lions will begin their annual Christmas tree and wreath sales Friday, Nov. 24, in the parking lot of Gorham Ace Hardware on Main Street. Sales will be on Friday afternoons, all day Saturdays and Sundays until all trees are sold. The sales benefit the Lions’ scholarship and vision missions. ‘Tis the season Santa […]
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Balsam from the 'Brook
Westbrook resident Janice Laflamme’s balsam fir is lifted off a flatbed truck Nov. 16 to its perch on Monument Square in Portland. Laflamme donated the 42-foot, 4,800-pound tree, which will be lit at Portland’s annual tree-lighting celebration Friday, Nov. 24.