Allenwood, Robert J., 68, of Gorham, died Aug. 15, 2016. Arrangements by Dolby Funeral Chapel, Gorham. Danby-Jordan, Edith S., 94, of Scarborough, died Aug. 13, 2016. Arrangements by Hobbs Funeral Home, Portland. Barrett Jr., Arthur J., of South Portland, died on Aug. 11, 2016. Arrangements by Advantage Funeral and Cremation Services, Portland. Brown, Helen L., […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Looking Back
Aug. 28, 1991 In a long meeting in which speaker after speaker lambasted the schools and the city’s property tax increase, Westbrook aldermen cut $253,783 from the school budget Monday. They will take final action on the cut Sept. 3. It’s their second slash in school spending and brings to $500,000, or 4.46 percent, the […]
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Hilton won’t run again
After months of considering a run for a fourth term, Mayor Colleen Hilton told the American Journal on Wednesday that she does not plan to seek re-election this November. Hilton, a Democrat, has been mayor since 2009. She said she has spent the summer reflecting on the next potential three-year term, and considered her career […]
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Atlantic crossing
Right now, it’s the exact same time here in Maine as it is in Michigan, which is roughly a zillion miles away. That’s because both states are in the Eastern Time Zone, us at the extreme eastern edge and them at the far western boundary. The reason two such disparate places (Detroit has Lions and […]
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Residents sniff at city’s early dog-park effort
A recently fenced-in area of land that will be Westbrook’s first community dog park remained padlocked this week as the city works to complete it – but some dogowners are growing impatient. Ann Bainbridge, a 73-year-old Westbrook resident who had originally proposed the park to city officials last year, said last week she’s disappointed that […]
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Lobsterman Tri amps up fight against cancer
The Lobsterman Triathlon, one of Maine’s premier sporting events, returns to Winslow Park in Freeport on Sept. 17, and while the race itself remains largely unchanged, its impact on the wider world is only growing as it redirects much of its charity to a new beneficiary: the Maine Cancer Foundation. “We are proud to help […]
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Gorham Notes
Perkins West Point cadet Taylor Perkins of Gorham recently completed cadet basic training at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Perkins is the son of Randy and Rhonda Perkins, administrative assistant at Great Falls Elementary School in Gorham. Taylor Perkins in June graduated magna cum laude from Gorham High School. He began the […]
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Bus drivers in short supply
Local fleets of school buses are geared up for school openings next week, but transportation directors are riding out a wide-spread shortage of bus drivers. “We have just enough drivers to start,” Norm Justice, transportation director at Gorham School Department, said this week. And neighboring school districts are in the same boat.” We will have […]
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Deaths
Allenwood, Robert J., 68, of Gorham, died Aug. 15, 2016. Arrangements by Dolby Funeral Chapel, Gorham. Danby-Jordan, Edith S., 94, of Scarborough, died Aug. 13, 2016. Arrangements by Hobbs Funeral Home, Portland. Barrett Jr., Arthur J., of South Portland, died on Aug. 11, 2016. Arrangements by Advantage Funeral and Cremation Services, Portland. Brown, Helen L., […]
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Volunteer Spotlight for September Lynn Leavitt
My Place Teen Center has recognized and congratulated Lynn Leavitt for the September 2016 Volunteer Spotlight. Lynn grew up and currently lives in South Hiram, and works for Westbrook Public Services. She has been volunteering with My Place Teen Center for two years. Once a week, Lynn donates her time to work on environmentally themed […]