Raymond Bruce Taggart, 88, died Aug. 28, 2016,while visiting family in California. A native of Westbrook, he was the son of Leland R. and Edel (Biltoft) Taggart. He graduated from Westbrook High school in 1947. While attending high school he worked many summer jobs. One job was pushing the lunch cart in S.D. Warren. He […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Mark your calendars: Busy fall season ahead
It took a long time and a lot of work by organizers, but a local senior center is now a big success and available to all seniors in the whole Lakes Region. I can remember back in the 1970s when a Raymond-Windham Senior Association had more than 100 members, so it is very pleasant to […]
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Arts and entertainment calendar
THEATER Friday, Sept. 16 Season Kick-Off Party, Mad Horse Theater, 7-9 p.m., Hutchins School, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. Snacks, beer, wine, preview of “The Totalitarians.” 747-4148. Friday, Sept. 16-Sunday, Oct. 2 “Clue – the Musical,” presented by Schoolhouse Arts Center, Standish, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. www.schoolhousearts.org. Friday, Sept. […]
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Downtown coordinator job goes full time
In what’s seen as an important step for the downtown Main Street revitalization effort, the Downtown Westbrook Coalition has received funding for coordinator Abigail Cioffi to work full time. Funding for the job, at $45,000, was approved by the Westbrook Environmental Improvement Corp. in August, and by the Westbrook City Council on Monday. Cioffi was […]
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Area briefs
Garden club topic is bird-friendly gardens The Scarborough Garden Club will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, in the recreation hall of the Hillcrest Retirement Center, off Route 1. Doug Hitchcox, from the Maine Audubon Society, will give a presentation on bird-friendly gardens. A lunch will be served and all are welcome to […]
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Raymond Bruce Taggart, 88
Raymond Bruce Taggart, 88, died Aug. 28, 2016,while visiting family in California. A native of Westbrook, he was the son of Leland R. and Edel (Biltoft) Taggart. He graduated from Westbrook High school in 1947. While attending high school he worked many summer jobs. One job was pushing the lunch cart in S.D. Warren. He […]
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Gorham Notes
Freedom Sunday South Gorham Baptist Church, 53 County Road, is sponsoring its third annual Freedom Sunday at 10 a.m. on Sept. 25. “Our goal is to shine light into the dark world of modern day human slavery and trafficking, to celebrate progress being made against these injustices, and to help people find ways they can […]
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Fun, lessons on Kids Safety Day
Westbrook Public Safety along with Saco & Biddeford Savings and the Westbrook Hannaford supermarket, are hosting a free Kids Safety Day this weekend with free food, demonstrations and a bicycle rodeo. The annual September event has grown to include a full slate of family-friendly events, occuring rain or shine, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. […]
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Area briefs
Garden club topic is bird-friendly gardens The Scarborough Garden Club will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, in the recreation hall of the Hillcrest Retirement Center, off Route 1. Doug Hitchcox, from the Maine Audubon Society, will give a presentation on bird-friendly gardens. A lunch will be served and all are welcome to […]
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Downtown hosts athletes, artists – but no anaconda
Despite fears that Wessie the snake could be lurking in the water Saturday, athletes in the spectator-friendly Major League Triathlon in Westbrook weaved their way through Riverbank Park and Main Street on bikes and on foot – and yes, swam through the Presumpscot River as fast as they could. While no sightings of the snake were […]