Westbrook state Rep. Dillon Bates was re-elected in House District 35 on Tuesday, beating out Republican challenger James Bourque by a tally of 2,846 to 1,962. Bates, who was with fellow Westbrook Democratic Committee members at Lenny’s Tuesday’s night, was positive as the results came in. Across Maine, Democrats picked up a number of House […]

A few years ago, Scarborough resident Jimmy Liang and his wife stumbled upon an interesting new Hawaiian food trend called poké, which, described simply, is deconstructed sushi. Liang, 40, who had taken a brief break from the restaurant industry, made a trip to Los Angeles, where the trend had already exploded, to sample a few […]

The night before Election Day, Westbrook officials unanimously gave final approval to a moratorium on retail marijuana establishments and other businesses, in anticipation of the passage of state referendum Question 1, which would legalize recreational marijuana. As of the American Journal’s print deadline Wednesday, the results on Question 1 were considered still too close to […]

  In heavy turnouts Tuesday, voters in neighboring Buxton and Gorham eclipsed  turnout records set in prior presidential elections. Buxton polls opened at 6 a.m. at the town hall and voters were waiting. “The crowd was lined up at the door to the parking lot,” Hiram Davis, election warden, said. Voters packed the  parking lot […]

Nov. 13, 1991 Fred C. Wescott begins his second two-year term worrying that he may have to lay some people off. His victory in last week’s election came less than 24 hours before Gov. John McKernan proposed budget cuts that would cost Westbrook between $400,000 and $500,000 by June 30. That was the latest bad […]

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