AUGUSTA — Gorham’s cheerleading contingent – outstanding in recent years – showed their stuff once again at States on Saturday, Feb. 11, and placed third. The competition, held at the Augusta Civic Center, featured 12 teams: Lewiston took first with 95.0 points; Brewer took second with 88.3, Gorham third with 88.1, Bangor fourth with 87.2, […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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SAD 6 superintendent search rolls on
BUXTON — The process in the hunt for a superintendent at Maine School Administrative District 6 continues this week with a 16-member search committee and one candidate. The committee likely will hand a recommendation to the School Board next month. The deadline to submit applications was Feb. 8. “The superintendent search committee is working through […]
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Briefs
Write, paint yourmemoir at workshop WESTBROOK — “Landscape of Memoir,” a cross-disciplinary workshop, will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Continuum for Creativity. Kelsey Hartley and Mary Brooking will facilitate the workshop, which is designed to explore the physical and emotional world of landscape through writing and painting. […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Feb. 20, 1957, that Jeff Libby was the champion foul shooter at Forest Steet School in Westbrook and Principal Nelson Leland presented the trophy. At Westbrook Hospital on Feb. 14, a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Berry of West Gorham.
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High schools to come together at jazz festival
WESTBROOK — The Westbrook Music Boosters is hosting a jazz festival the first weekend in March. The boosters on March 4 will host a Maine Band Director’s Association jazz festival at Westbrook High School. Around 20 high school bands will perform throughout the day. “It’s a lot of fun,” said Matt Stacki, president of the Westbrook […]
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Doucette stepping down from food pantry post
Fran Doucette steps down in April after two decades of serving the community at Gorham Food Pantry. GORHAM — After two decades at the Gorham Food Pantry, Fran Doucette is stepping down with plans to retire and relocate. Doucette, director of Gorham Food Pantry, is retiring from the job April 27. She was one of the […]
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Bill revives plan for Gorham turnpike spur
Rep. Andrew McLean, D-Gorham, is sponsoring a legislative bill that would authorize construction of a spur from this area at the South Street (Route 114) roundabout at the Bernard P. Rines Bypass to the Maine Turnpike at or near Exit 45. GORHAM — A proposed legislative bill could be the ticket to ease traffic congestion in the Route […]
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High schools to come together at jazz festival
WESTBROOK — The Westbrook Music Boosters is hosting a jazz festival the first weekend in March. The boosters on March 4 will host a Maine Band Director’s Association jazz festival at Westbrook High School. Around 20 high school bands will perform throughout the day. “It’s a lot of fun,” said Matt Stacki, president of the Westbrook […]
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Boys Basketball: Gorham falls short of Windham
WINDHAM – Ram Jason Komulainen and Eagle Nick Curtis matched one another for the game-high on Friday night, Feb. 10, each posting 19 as their respective teams wrestled up and down the court and traded leads more than a dozen times. Windhamite Chris Brown ultimately seized the last advantage of the game, however, completing a […]
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Boys Basketball: Gorham falls short of Windham
WINDHAM – Ram Jason Komulainen and Eagle Nick Curtis matched one another for the game-high on Friday night, Feb. 10, each posting 19 as their respective teams wrestled up and down the court and traded leads more than a dozen times. Windhamite Chris Brown ultimately seized the last advantage of the game, however, completing a […]