It’s starting to feel like summer is on its way – the Saturday morning Farmers’ Market has reopened on Depot Street, the community band has begun practicing, high school proms are in full swing – and the black flies are attacking. Country Club facelift Another sign of impending summer is the 2017 season opening of the […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Inside Naples
Wow, it sure got hot here! Oh, and then cold again. Today I am drinking hot tea and wearing layers. I give up. You do realize Memorial Day weekend is upon us? Cruise to honor military men, women The Naples Lions Club invites veterans and activity duty men and women and their immediate families to […]
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Inside New Gloucester
Shaker Village opens for season The Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum, 707 Shaker Road, opens on Friday, May 26, and the Shaker Store opens Saturday, May 27. The museum is located within the only active Shaker Community in the world, where Shakers continue to live, work and worship. Shaker Village will be open daily, 10 a.m.-4:30 […]
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Inside Naples
Wow, it sure got hot here! Oh, and then cold again. Today I am drinking hot tea and wearing layers. I give up. You do realize Memorial Day weekend is upon us? Cruise to honor military men, women The Naples Lions Club invites veterans and activity duty men and women and their immediate families to […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on May 29, 1957, that enrollment in Westbrook public schools at the end of 1956 was 2,348; the St. Hyacinth School, 422; and St. Mary’s, 209. Westbrook was considering a 9 p.m. curfew for children. Police found that some children were on the street “well beyond” the 9:30 closing of the […]
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Revamped traffic triangle scheduled for 2020 completion
WESTBROOK — The renovation of the Cumberland Mills traffic triangle is expected to be completed by early 2020. The Maine Department of Transportation held a public hearing last week to discuss its plan to add traffic lights to the triangle. A few dozen residents attended the meeting to share their concerns and to ask questions. The one-way […]
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Deaths
Carpentier, Irene M., 107, formerly of Westbrook, died May 17, 2017, in Meriden Connecticut. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 17, at Woodlawn Cemetery, Westbrook. Arrangements by Blais & Hay Funeral Home. Clark Jr., William B., of Standish, died May 10, 2017. A celebration of life service will be held […]
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We Love Sales
Annual plant and book sale – Saturday, June 3, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., North Gorham Public Library, 2 Standish Neck Road, Gorham. Donations of perennials, seedlings and books can be dropped off at the library. Contact the library if you or your neighbor need a hand transplanting. For more information, visit www.north-gorham.lib.me.us or contact Jennifer Plummer […]
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We Love to Eat
Free dinner – Thursday, May 25, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, May 26, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; combination lobster roll […]
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Revamped traffic triangle scheduled for 2020 completion
WESTBROOK — The renovation of the Cumberland Mills traffic triangle is expected to be completed by early 2020. The Maine Department of Transportation held a public hearing last week to discuss its plan to add traffic lights to the triangle. A few dozen residents attended the meeting to share their concerns and to ask questions. The one-way […]