Art festival plans under way The eighth annual Yarmouth Art Festival will be held Oct. 19-22, at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 396 Gilman Road, Yarmouth. Artists will be notified of jurors’ selections by Oct. 3. Show jurors for 2016 are Peg Golden, owner of Greenhut Galleries in Portland; artist Suzanne Harden; and Chris Thompson, associate […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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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. Meetings The Board of Selectmen will meet on Mondays, Oct. 3, 17 and 31, at 7 p.m., at Mallett Hall in the Dewitt Meeting Room. Church cooking two suppers The North Pownal […]
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Freeport News
Fall Festival this weekend The Freeport Fall Festival, featuring two days of art, music, and fun, is set for this Saturday and Sunday, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., on the L.L.Bean campus and Freeport Village Station courtyard. Some 120 artists will exhibit works ranging from photography, oil, watercolor, mixed media, fine craft, and jewelry. There will […]
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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. Meetings The Board of Selectmen will meet on Mondays, Oct. 3, 17 and 31, at 7 p.m., at Mallett Hall in the Dewitt Meeting Room. Church cooking two suppers The North Pownal […]
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Volk has our interests at heart
With the election season upon us, I would like to take this opportunity to support Amy Volk’s re-election to the state Senate, representing District 30. Amy has always been willing and able to assist any activity or organization, donating her time, expertise, and efforts to the cause at hand. She has always been a […]
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When bad choices happen to good people
Here’s why you should vote Democratic this election: 1. Republican 2nd District U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin hates campers. “These are not my kind of people,” Poliquin allegedly told the owner of a proposed campground in Phippsburg 15 years ago in justifying his opposition to licensing what he called “a trailer park” next to a high-end […]
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DEP at scene of Gorham rollover, spill
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection Friday was on the scene in Gorham where a tractor-trailer tanker carrying gasoline and diesel fuel rolled over Thursday at a roundabout, closing two highways for several hours, Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre said. The incident occurred at 7:58 p.m. on the roundabout that links South Street (Route 114) with […]
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Windham and Westbrook agree to disagree
Defense proved the name of the game when Westbrook visited Windham on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 15, and both goalies – the Blazes’ Kimmy Goddard and the Eagles’ Savannah Rice – stalwartly turned away the handful of shots they faced. After 60 minutes of regulation and a pair of eight-minute OTs, the teams went their separate […]
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Community events
Council puts off hearing on Martin’s Point project funding Originally scheduled to hold a public hearing on the issue on Wednesday, Sept. 21, the Scarborough Town Council has put off further discussion of a proposal by Martin’s Point Health Care to borrow up to $8 million in the town’s name for the healthcare facility now […]
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We Love to Eat
Community meal – Thursday, Sept. 22, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Chicken pie; suggested donation, $5. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Sept. 23, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; or lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, […]