WESTBROOK — Visits by furry friends from a Westbrook Street animal shelter have impressed residents of a Scarborough assisted living center enough that they are holding a month-long supply drive for the shelter. Residents of Scarborough Terrace also visited the renovated Animal Refuge League shelter Friday, Feb. 3. The residents are collecting food, beds, bedding, towels, brushes, […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Kudos to Community Center staff
I would like to compliment the staff at the Westbrook Community Center for the excellent catalog of services and activities available to Westbrook residents, in particular the planning and execution of activities by Catherine Wilson, recreation coordinator, and Anthony Dahms, children’s program coordinator. I went through the catalog page by page and picked five activities […]
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Buxton Notes
Nicholas Freeman, a Bonny Eagle Middle School student, spoke Monday to the School Administrative District 6 School Board about his experience attending a national youth leadership program last year at Babson College in Boston. Student addresses SAD 6 board Nicholas Freeman, a Grade 6 student at Bonny Eagle Middle School, shared with the School Administrative […]
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Wrestling: Westbrook/Gorham reaches 500 all-time wins with triumph at Bonny Eagle
STANDISH – Westbrook/Gorham reached a milestone at Bonny Eagle on Wednesday, Feb. 1: The Blazes’ defeat of the Scots that day pushed the program to 500 wins all-time. “We had set the 500 win mark as one of our goals for the season,” said Westbrook/Gorham coach John Nicholas. “We had a great opportunity at Cheverus […]
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Wrestling: Westbrook/Gorham reaches 500 all-time wins with triumph at Bonny Eagle
STANDISH – Westbrook/Gorham reached a milestone at Bonny Eagle on Wednesday, Feb. 1: The Blazes’ defeat of the Scots that day pushed the program to 500 wins all-time. “We had set the 500 win mark as one of our goals for the season,” said Westbrook/Gorham coach John Nicholas. “We had a great opportunity at Cheverus […]
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Wrestling: Westbrook/Gorham reaches 500 all-time wins with triumph at Bonny Eagle
STANDISH – Westbrook/Gorham reached a milestone at Bonny Eagle on Wednesday, Feb. 1: The Blazes’ defeat of the Scots that day pushed the program to 500 wins all-time. “We had set the 500 win mark as one of our goals for the season,” said Westbrook/Gorham coach John Nicholas. “We had a great opportunity at Cheverus […]
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Girls Basketball: Scots clean up after sloppy first, battle to victory over Eagles
STANDISH – The Eagles handily outpaced the Scots through the first quarter on Friday night, Feb. 3, but Bonny Eagle surged in the second and tightened the action for the remainder of the game. Come the final minute, Windham trailed by a lone basket, but the Scots’ respectable free-throw shooting and Lauryn Fagan’s blistering rebound […]
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Boys Basketball: Windham edges ahead in second half, holds on to down Bonny Eagle
STANDISH – Bonny Eagle looked tough against visiting Windham on Friday night, Feb. 3: Jackson Bean even closed the first half by knocking down a go-ahead three for the Scots. The triple Eagles threat of Dierhow Bol, Mike Gilman and Nick Curtis – all three posted double-digit performances – owned the second half, however, and […]
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Boys Basketball: Windham edges ahead in second half, holds on to down Bonny Eagle
STANDISH – Bonny Eagle looked tough against visiting Windham on Friday night, Feb. 3: Jackson Bean even closed the first half by knocking down a go-ahead three for the Scots. The triple Eagles threat of Dierhow Bol, Mike Gilman and Nick Curtis – all three posted double-digit performances – owned the second half, however, and […]
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Swimming: Stags nip Blazes
WESTBROOK – Cheverus dropped in to visit the Blazes on Friday afternoon, Feb. 3, and propelled by the likes of Abby Longstaff, Phineas Underwood, and others, came away with wins on both sides of the action. The Lady Stags topped their hosts 94-82, while Gentleman Stags prevailed 115-49. “Great meet and some new qualifiers on […]