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. Meetings The Board of Selectmen will meet on Mondays, Oct. 17 and 31, and Nov. 14 and 29, at 7 p.m., at Mallett Hall in the Dewitt Meeting Room. The Planning Board […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
Volk needed in Augusta
Politics is a “full contact sport.” It is not for the thin-skinned. Politicians and Political Action Committees often run negative smear campaigns that tell untruths to the point of spinning pure fiction. No one in Maine has experienced that more than our distinguished state senator, Amy Volk. Her character, her record, even her family, have […]
Volk needed in Augusta
Politics is a “full contact sport.” It is not for the thin-skinned. Politicians and Political Action Committees often run negative smear campaigns that tell untruths to the point of spinning pure fiction. No one in Maine has experienced that more than our distinguished state senator, Amy Volk. Her character, her record, even her family, have […]
Caterina hears our voices
With the national focus on the presidential campaign, we can easily forget about the races that impact us directly. As a citizen concerned by what I see in Augusta, I want to explain why I support Jean-Marie Caterina for the Maine State Senate in District 30 (Scarborough, Gorham, and Buxton) on Nov. 8. As someone […]
Caterina hears our voices
With the national focus on the presidential campaign, we can easily forget about the races that impact us directly. As a citizen concerned by what I see in Augusta, I want to explain why I support Jean-Marie Caterina for the Maine State Senate in District 30 (Scarborough, Gorham, and Buxton) on Nov. 8. As someone […]
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. Meetings The Board of Selectmen will meet on Mondays, Oct. 17 and 31, and Nov. 14 and 29, at 7 p.m., at Mallett Hall in the Dewitt Meeting Room. The Planning Board […]
Gorham wallops Cheverus with six second-half goals
Once Ryan Hamblen scored the Gorham soccer team’s first goal in its road matchup at Cheverus on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 4 – and that never happened until deep into the second half – the Rams caught fire. Kyle Patterson had their biggest day, posting a pair as the team cruised to a 6-0 W. Gorham […]
Gorham wallops Cheverus with six second-half goals
Once Ryan Hamblen scored the Gorham soccer team’s first goal in its road matchup at Cheverus on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 4 – and that never happened until deep into the second half – the Rams caught fire. Kyle Patterson had their biggest day, posting a pair as the team cruised to a 6-0 W. Gorham […]
Gorham Notes
Native American art at USM gallery The University of Southern Maine Art Gallery on the Gorham campus will host a reception with Wabanaki cuisine, drumming and Honor Song on Thursday, Oct. 6, from 5-7 p.m.to celebrate the opening of the “Indian on Indian” exhibition by artist George Longfish. Longfish is a writer, artist, educator and curator. […]
Breen ‘A great friend to Westbrook’
Please join me in re-electing Cathy Breen as our state senator. Cathy has been a great friend to Westbrook. While on the Falmouth Town Council and then in the state Senate, Cathy has worked for high-quality K-12 education, improved college affordability, small business growth, tax reform, early childhood social and emotional health in Maine, and […]