ACCOUNTANT 1 E & L. Inc. – Edd Cabral, Accountant 918 Main St., Suite 1, Westbrook, 854-4740 Headed up by Edd Cabral, Accountant, E & L. Inc. has been providing quality, personalized financial guidance to individuals and businesses for years. Their expertise ranges from basic tax management and accounting services to more in-depth services such […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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American Journal Best of Best Winners 2017
ACCOUNTANT 1 E & L. Inc. – Edd Cabral, Accountant 918 Main St., Suite 1, Westbrook, 854-4740 Headed up by Edd Cabral, Accountant, E & L. Inc. has been providing quality, personalized financial guidance to individuals and businesses for years. Their expertise ranges from basic tax management and accounting services to more in-depth services such […]
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Looking Back
Nov. 11, 1992 Some ballots were counted twice in Precinct 1 of Ward 1 in Westbrook Nov. 3. That, combined with a late-hour report in this heavily watched election, probably means voting machines next year. With hand counting, the last Westbrook results weren’t reported until soon after 4 a.m. Wednesday, Nov 4. The double counts […]
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Events in area to commemorate Veterans Day
WESTBROOK — Various ceremonies and celebrations will be held in Westbrook and Gorham on Saturday to commemorate Veterans Day. In Westbrook, 34 veterans will be honored Nov. 11 at Stroudwater Lodge on Landing Road. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. The key note speaker for the event will be Rob Foley, a former U.S. Navy […]
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Gorham elects three newcomers to school board
William Benson Dennis Libby Kate Livingston Jennifer Whitehead GORHAM — Three newcomers and one incumbent were elected Tuesday, forming a revamped seven-member School Committee that went right to work Wednesday. In races for the School Committee, voters Tuesday backed William Benson, Kate Livingston and Jennifer Whitehead for three-year terms and incumbent Dennis Libby for the single-year available […]
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Election day in Gorham
Gorham High School Athletic Director Tim Spear registers to vote Tuesday in Gorham’s Ward 2. Poll officials at the registration table are Jean Robinson, foreground, and Susan Parsons. Norman Weed Tuesday staffs his usual Election Day station in Gorham’s Ward 2. Suzanne Phillips, elected to the Gorham Town Council, checks a tally read out posted […]
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Gorham Notes
Sally Gherardi High school teacher auto racing champ Gorham High School teacher Sally Gherardi will receive an award on Saturday, Nov. 11, at Holiday Inn By The Bay in Portland as the season’s top race car driver in the Sport Series at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough. She teaches physics and her students know her […]
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WHS senior recognized nationally for leadership
WESTBROOK — Madison Damon’s leadership in her school and community inspired her to get involved on the state level, which has gained her national recognition. Damon, a senior at Westbrook High School, was the 2017 Samsung American Legion Scholarship National Finalist for Maine. She received the honor after participating in a weeklong mock government program in […]
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WHS senior recognized nationally for leadership
WESTBROOK — Madison Damon’s leadership in her school and community inspired her to get involved on the state level, which has gained her national recognition. Damon, a senior at Westbrook High School, was the 2017 Samsung American Legion Scholarship National Finalist for Maine. She received the honor after participating in a weeklong mock government program in […]
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VFW on mission to mark Revolutionary War soldier’s grave
Bob Mountain of VFW Post 10879 scans the “Old Yard” in Gorham Village, focus of a search to find the burial site for Revolutionary War soldier Alexander McLellan. Mountain, who has asked the federal government to provide a headstone, hopes to verify McLellan’s burial site, a requirement to qualify for a marker. Armed with paperwork, Bob Mountain of […]