Dec. 4, 1991 The Gorham Town Council was to have considered last night whether to ask voters on the March municipal election ballot if they would favor the construction of a shopping center on the site of an old racetrack off Narragansett Street. If the council voted to include the question on the March 10 […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Holiday pop-up market rings in season
A pop-up holiday market in downtown Westbrook has added some local flair to the holiday shopping season, and organizers are hoping the extra foot traffic will call attention to the Westbrook Common and Blue Note Park area. The holiday market, organized by the Downtown Westbrook Coalition, will run throughout the week of Dec. 11, and […]
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Buxton Notes
Camille Bourque, left, and Judy Sujlander, are organizing holiday festivities at Bar Mills Community Church, 13 Hermit Thrush Road, Buxton. Bar Mills holiday festivities Camille Bourque is heading up the Christmas Tree Festival that sets up on Sunday, Dec. 4, at the Bar Mills Community Church, and Judy Sjulander is organizing the annual marketplace. The […]
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Gorham Notes
Smith excels at UMF Patty Smith, a senior at University of Maine in Farmington, helped the university’s field hockey team go to the first round of the NCAA Division III championships on Nov. 9. Smith had 12 saves, but Farmington lost 5-0 to the University of New England after Farmington had won the North Atlantic […]
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After investigation, Westbrook death not considered suspicious
After further investigation from state police, the death Sunday of Westbrook resident Michelle Minor is no longer being considered suspicious. Maine State Police spokesman Steve McCausland confirmed Wednesday that police aren’t considering the death suspicious, after the investigation was initially handed over to state police Nov. 27. Minor, 42, was found in her apartment at […]
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Police investigating suspicious death in Westbrook
Maine State Police is leading an investigation into the suspicious death Sunday of 42-year-old Michelle Minor on 23 Brown St. in Westbrook. According to Westbrook Police Capt. Sean Lally, Westbrook police officers responded to the Brown Street apartment at 8:20 a.m. Sunday following a report of a deceased person. “During the initial investigation some facts and […]
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Club collecting for seniors’ Christmas
The number of elderly receiving Christmas gift boxes from the Sebago Lakes Region Rotary Club doubled last year, and the need is expected to increase this year. The Rotary Club’s annual gift box drive for the elderly started when club members noticed that some of the elderly accessing the food pantry are unable to affoord […]
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SAD 6 tweaks policy on nepotism
In the wake of a public outcry earlier this year over nepotism in the district, the Board of Directors of School Administrative District 6 is reviewing its policy on the matter. But two school officials have said the first tweaks to the district’s policy are not enough. Rebecca Bowley, member of the district’s Board of […]
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Club collecting for seniors’ Christmas
The number of elderly receiving Christmas gift boxes from the Sebago Lakes Region Rotary Club doubled last year, and the need is expected to increase this year. The Rotary Club’s annual gift box drive for the elderly started when club members noticed that some of the elderly accessing the food pantry are unable to affoord […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
SAD 6 tweaks policy on nepotism
In the wake of a public outcry earlier this year over nepotism in the district, the Board of Directors of School Administrative District 6 is reviewing its policy on the matter. But two school officials have said the first tweaks to the district’s policy are not enough. Rebecca Bowley, member of the district’s Board of […]