Family gatherings can be tricky things to navigate through at any time, but for some reason they get a tad riskier at this time of year. Why is that? At a recent Thanksgiving get-together it was decided for obvious reasons that we woundn’t rehash the recent elections and referendums, we wouldn’t talk about the Red […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Deadly Gorham crash shakes community
GORHAM—Witnesses at a deadly crash involving an SUV and a dump truck on slick Narragansett Street Monday morning said they felt “helpless” as they did the best they could to help the five victims. The accident claimed the life of a Gorham man and hospitalized four others including three elementary school girls. “It’s an awful […]
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Gorham officers depart on wreath mission
WESTBROOK—Snow, rain and ice didn’t halt police leaving in Monday’s storm to escort the Wreaths Across America convoy to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The convoy included 17 decorated tractor-trailer trucks loaded with Maine wreaths to decorate graves of the nation’s war heroes. The police escort includes Gorham Police Department officers Michael Coffin and Dean […]
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Winter Previews: Bonny Eagle High School
Boys BasketballCoach: Mike FrancoeurLast year’s record: 2-16Key players returning: Jackson Hogan (sr., F); Isaiah Peters (sr., G); Connor Sirois (jr., G)Outlook: Francoeur is excited for the season, though his team is comparatively green and he acknowledges the challenges that presents. “This year should be exciting to watch if you are a Scots fan,” he says. […]
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Winter Previews: Gorham High School
Alpine SkiingCoach: Sean MunkacsiKey athletes returning: Grant Hamblen (sr., C); Emily O’Donnell (sr., C); Maeve Pitman (sr., C)Outlook: Munkacsi’s kids are developing apace. “Although we lost several key racers to graduation, the younger skiers are more than ready to make up for those vacancies,” he says. “I am confident that our senior tri-captains will set […]
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Spa brings new aesthetic to Westbrook
WESTBROOK—Chances are, you’ve never seen anything like Craft Estética in town. With features like a Himalayan salt room and a soak lounge, the new, upscale day spa at 17 Ash St. brings a unique business to the city, and to Greater Portland. The gleam of the new spa, with a glass facade just feet away […]
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Questionable fidelity
I may have voted illegally. On election day, I tried to do everything strictly by the book, but apparently I screwed up. I went to my town hall on Nov. 8 and cast my ballot in the usual fashion, after which I helped myself to the delicious coffeecake the town clerk bakes for these occasions. […]
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Looking Back
Dec. 18, 1991 Calling it a “glimmer of light,” Westbrook Mayor Fred C. Wescott said he is encouraged by word he and co-workers got last week that there will be no layoffs at the S.D. Warren paper mill in 1992 and no shutdown of production facilities. Union president William Carver took the word cautiously. Carver, […]
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Downtown restaurants making moves
WESTBROOK–As local restaurants prepare for the inevitable ebb and flow of the winter season, Westbrook is seeing a flurry of activity, with some well-known establishments changing hands, expanding, or even closing abruptly. Over the past few years, Westbrook has seen an influx of restuarants adding to its downtown business base, positioning the city as arguably […]
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A side of cyanide
Family gatherings can be tricky things to navigate through at any time, but for some reason they get a tad riskier at this time of year. Why is that? At a recent Thanksgiving get-together it was decided for obvious reasons that we woundn’t rehash the recent elections and referendums, we wouldn’t talk about the Red […]