Gorham Rams captains from left, Kaylea Lundin, Emily Esposito and Kristen Curley hoist the team’s new gold ball after claiming the team’s second state championship last weekend. Story and more photos, page 13.
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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UMaine Farmington Dean’s List
FARMINGTON–The following students were named to the Dean’s List at the University of Maine at Farmington for the fall semester: Gorham: Ashley Brown, Celeste Carpenter, Nicole Couillard, Madeleine DeWitt, Connor Dunn, Marissa Hutchins, Elizabeth Kane, Jessica Labrecque, Jennifer Pinkelman, Patricia Smith, Andrea Stemm Standish: Joshua Conley Westbrook: Katie Clark, Shannon Mahoney, Sophia Manning, Nicholas Minor, […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on March 6, 1957, that Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Porell of Westbrook were vacationing in Florida. The Buxton Bullets with a 12-5 record were in second place in the basketball Casco Bay League. They trailed the undefeated L.L. Bean Sportsmen, who were 15-0.
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Penna named SAD 6 superintendent
Paul Penna named SAD 6 superintendent Monday. Paul Penna Raising hands high, the SAD 6 School Board unanimously supports Paul Penna for superintendent. In the background on right at head of table is Assistant Superintendent Michael Roy. BUXTON — The MSAD 6 School Board Monday unanimously named Paul Penna to lead the district. Penna, the previous […]
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We Love to Eat
Community dinner – Thursday, March 9, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Chicken and stuffing, $5. Chowder luncheon – Friday, March 10, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; or lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; […]
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We Love to Eat
Community dinner – Thursday, March 9, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Chicken and stuffing, $5. Chowder luncheon – Friday, March 10, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; or lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; […]
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Gorham Notes
Gorham Cares benefit A citizen’s group, Gorham Cares, has planned a benefit for families of victims in the fatal crash on Narragansett Street in December. A benefit with silent auction and dance will be held 7-11 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, at Spire 29, 29 School St. Joseph Piawlock, 45, a passenger, was killed in […]
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Girls Basketball: Gorham prevails over Oxford Hills, claims second straight State crown
AUGUSTA — The Rams are your back-to-back State Champs. North reps Oxford Hills plundered the basket early in Saturday evening’s AA Final, going up 16-7, but Gorham sharpened their hooves and their horns during a second-quarter timeout, charged back, and gored the Vikings to a messy, 45-31 death. “They played some good D, early in the […]
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MOB drops heartbreaking quarterfinal as P/D surges late
PORTLAND – The MOB had it; they had it – a quarterfinals W, clenched in their fists: The team jabbed and jabbed again at Portland/Deering midway through the third on Wednesday night, March 1, going up 4-3 then 5-3 on a pair of Travis Marsh goals that could’ve, would’ve, should’ve been knockout blows, victory-clinchers over […]
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Girls Basketball: Gorham claims second consecutive state title
AUGUSTA – The Rams – Emily Esposito heading the charge with 20 bludgeoning points – not only recovered from an early deficit vs. Oxford Hills in the AA State Final on Saturday night, March 4, they pulled away in the second half to claim victory cleanly, 45-31. The result played out at the Augusta Civic […]