Bill and Holly Chandler, owners of Coastal Hardware in Yarmouth, are new owners of the former Cook’s Hardware in Gorham. Pictured in a family photo, from left, are Rob Larochelle, Courtney Larochelle, Holly Chandler, Bill Chandler and Joel, Kim, Dominick and Skye Chandler. Cook’s Hardware in Gorham is under new ownership. Bill and Holly Chandler, […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Westbrook Notes
Blood drive Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St., will sponsor a blood drive from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27. “There is a critical need for blood right now, so this is an excellent way to start the new year by helping others,” the library said in an announcement. For more information, call Julie […]
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Teachers show students they’re artists, too
GORHAM — A new exhibit at the University of Southern Maine Art Gallery is giving art teachers around the state the chance to show their own creativity while also showing their students that they “practice what they preach.” “We’re not just teachers, we’re artists too,” said Mary Pennington, an art teacher at Gray-New Gloucester High […]
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Looking Back
Jan. 29, 1992 The owner of a Gorham day care center has named the Gorham School Department in a lawsuit after she was told that school buses from White Rock School would no longer be allowed to deliver children to her business because of traffic problems. Susan Duchaine, who owns Cradles and Crayons with partner […]
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Westbrook firefighters honored
WESTBROOK — The Westbrook Fire Rescue Department honored current and former crew members last week at a special anniversary celebration. A number of department members and call company personnel were recognized, including Ret. Chiefs Jim Rulman and Byron Rogers, who received Lifetime Achievement Awards. Also attending was the family of Capt. William Hartley, who died […]
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Deaths
Adam, Robert L., 84, of Westbrook, died in Fort Myers, Florida, on Jan. 10, 2017. At his request, no service is scheduled. Beane, Mary M., 82, of Westbrook, died on Jan. 13, 2017. Arrangements by Blais & Hay Funeral Home, Westbrook. Bernier, Dr. Roger J., 88, of Westbrook, died on Jan. 16, 2017. Arrangements by […]
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Teachers show students they’re artists, too
GORHAM — A new exhibit at the University of Southern Maine Art Gallery is giving art teachers around the state the chance to show their own creativity while also showing their students that they “practice what they preach.” “We’re not just teachers, we’re artists too,” said Mary Pennington, an art teacher at Gray-New Gloucester High […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Jan. 30,1957, that Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Small of Tolman Street in Westbrook left for Florida where they were to stay for three months. Funeral services were held in Gorham for Viola Holt of Standish, a widow who died at 81. She was born in Buxton in 1876 and was […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
Westbrook firefighters honored
WESTBROOK — The Westbrook Fire Rescue Department honored current and former crew members last week at a special anniversary celebration. A number of department members and call company personnel were recognized, including Ret. Chiefs Jim Rulman and Byron Rogers, who received Lifetime Achievement Awards. Also attending was the family of Capt. William Hartley, who died […]
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Longtime village hardware store sold
Bill and Holly Chandler, owners of Coastal Hardware in Yarmouth, are new owners of the former Cook’s Hardware in Gorham. Pictured in a family photo, from left, are Rob Larochelle, Courtney Larochelle, Holly Chandler, Bill Chandler and Joel, Kim, Dominick and Skye Chandler. Cook’s Hardware in Gorham is under new ownership. Bill and Holly Chandler, […]