Santa and cookie walk – Saturday, Nov. 26, 10 a.m., Bar Mills Parish House, Route 4A, Buxton. Sponsored by Dorcas Society of Hollis and Buxton. See Santa and cookie decorating includes two cookies to decorate. Admission, $5. Annual cookie fare – Saturday, Dec. 3, 9-11 a.m., Cressey Road United Methodist Church, corner of Cressey Road […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Whale bones excavated in Gorham
Miles inland from the sea, Gorham held the remains of a North Atlantic whale for two months, and its story intrigued biologists, local students and callers from all over the country. A 90,000-pound whale carcass from a nearly extinct species was composted in September at Benson Farm Earth Projects, and the bones were unearthed last […]
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Hilton lauded after seven years at helm
When the Westbrook Democratic Committee was searching for mayoral candidates in 2008, a few names were tossed around. City Councilor Brendan Rielly joked recently that he and longtime School Committee member Colleen Hilton were sent into a room to see which one would come out. Rielly said he jumped out the window. For the past […]
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Current merges with Forecaster group
FALMOUTH — Sun Media Group this week announced the consolidation of news operations at its Current Publishing weeklies with The Forecaster newspapers. Two weeklies whose circulation areas duplicate The Forecaster and provide overlapping local news coverage – the Tri-Town Weekly, covering Freeport, Pownal and Durham, and The Current, covering South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth […]
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Deaths
Fitzpatrick RSM, Sister Mary G., 95, of Portland, formerly of South Portland, died on Nov. 13, 2016. Arrangements by Conroy-Tully Walker South Portland Chapel. Gagnon, Bruce U., 65, of Standish, died on Nov. 14, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 11 a.m. at Dolby Funeral Chapel, South Windham, followed […]
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25 years of fuzz and fury
“As a young man, I put cleverness above respect for others. As a mature person, I hope that I wouldn’t do that … anyway I wouldn’t do it in writing about baseball. I might do it if I was writing about politics.” – Bill James, baseball analytics guru People often ask me if I regret […]
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Victims of assault give thanks, give back
Closing in on a year since they were assaulted and robbed in their own home, the owners of Tom & Jerry’s Car Wash in Westbrook want to give back to the community that supported them and their business following the ordeal. In January of this year, Tom and Mary Kate Flaherty heard a knock on […]
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Victims of assault give thanks, give back
Closing in on a year since they were assaulted and robbed in their own home, the owners of Tom & Jerry’s Car Wash in Westbrook want to give back to the community that supported them and their business following the ordeal. In January of this year, Tom and Mary Kate Flaherty heard a knock on […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Northern Forecaster, Southern Forecaster
Freeport News
Event celebrates ‘Night Tree’ A holiday tradition children, the “Night Tree” event at Wolfe’s Neck Farm, Saturday, Dec. 3, is inspired by Eve Bunting’s book, “Night Tree.” Her story is about a family that feeds the forest animals by making decorations for a special tree. Each hour during the day, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., the […]
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Pownal News
Office hours The Town Office, at Mallett Hall, is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday 8:30 a.m.-6:30 and closed Friday. The office will not be open on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 24. Meetings The Board of Selectmen will meet on Mondays, Nov. 28, Dec. 5 and 18, at 7 p.m., at Mallett Hall […]