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 […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Looking Back
May 27, 1992 The house of Susan O’Carroll, 55 Morrill Ave., Gorham, sits so close to Gorham High School and its playing fields that its occupants must have felt like honorary members of the student body over the years. On Thursday, the Town Council agreed to pay $5,000 for an option to buy the house […]
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Westbrook Notes
See alewife migration The Presumpscot Regional Land Trust is hosting two opportunities for the public to view alewife fish migrations at the Mill Brook Preserve in Westbrook. The first of two events to view the migrations from Casco Bay to Highland Lake is at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 27. This two-hour event will be […]
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Seafood restaurant to open in former deli space
WESTBROOK — A former Portland restaurant has moved into the location previously occupied by Rosen’s Deli on Main Street. Fishermen’s Grill will be opening at 650 Main St. on June 5, according to the restaurant’s website. Up until this past winter, it had been located at 849 Forest Ave. in Portland since 2012. Rosen’s Deli, the […]
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Memorial Day: Remembering a Buxton ‘Yank’
Alan Richards of Gorham visits the grave of his father, Earl U.B. Richards, at the South Buxton Cemetery. The elder Richards served with the Yankee Division in France during WWI and survived a gas attack. WWI veteran Earl Richards is pictured as a youth in Buxton. Lee Humiston, curator of the Maine Military Museum and Learning […]
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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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Grad’s future path: The Appalachian Trail
WESTBROOK — Pacific Adame is hiking to the beat of his own drum. The Westbrook High School senior has big plans following his graduation, none of which involve a typical post-grad path. Adame will be hiking the entire Appalachian Trail by himself. “Whenever I ask people what they’re doing after high school everyone says the same […]
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Westbrook Notes
See alewife migration The Presumpscot Regional Land Trust is hosting two opportunities for the public to view alewife fish migrations at the Mill Brook Preserve in Westbrook. The first of two events to view the migrations from Casco Bay to Highland Lake is at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 27. This two-hour event will be […]
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Lockdown response ‘amazing’ all around, superintendent says
WESTBROOK — In the aftermath of the May 19 school lockdown, Superintendent Peter Lancia said he’s proud of how the situation was handled. Westbrook High School, Westbrook Regional Vocational School, Canal School and Westbrook Middle School all went into lockdown last Friday after it was reported a man with a gun entered the high school. No […]
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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 […]