During the past week, the temperature and my temper were rising at the same time. Most of my correspondence these days is via email so it was a surprise to hear the phone ring so frequently. Being roused from my cool spot to find out about the cruise I won or hearing aid I needed […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Looking Back
July 31, 1991 An assassin or assassins armed with a pellet gun raided the Woodlawn Cemetery duck pond in Westbrook Sunday afternoon and left behind a dead white duck, a dead white goose, a dead baby mallard, with one other wounded and one missing out of a family of six, a dead grackle, a dead […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Aug. 1, 1956, that Mr. and Mrs. Otis Wyer and their daughter, Roberta, of Westbrook, were entertaining a couple from Bismark, N. D., who were former Westbrook residents, at their summer home at Higgins Beach. Gorham Kiwanis Club was planning its annual auction at the Fire Station with Edgar Carswell […]
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Generous donation
The Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough has received a $5,000 donation from P&C Insurance and Saco & Biddeford Savings. Gosnell House is an 18-bed facility run by Hospice of Southern Maine, where the terminally ill receive end-of-life care. The donation was used to purchase 72 new slider sheets, which help caregivers to more easily […]
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Man gets plea deal in Arsenault shooting death
A Westbrook man accused of murder at a Portland recording studio last year pleaded guilty to a lesser charge July 20 in Cumberland County Unified Criminal Docket. Johnny Ouch, 21, was indicted in July 2015 on Class A murder and Class A elevated aggravated assault charges stemming from the May 25, 2015, shooting death of […]
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Tranchemontagne rally kicks off election season
A rally announcing the candidacy of business owner James Tranchemontagne for mayor kicked off the local election season this week in Westbrook – one where a total of eight municipal seats are up for grabs. Tranchemontagne, running as an independent, used Monday’s event at his restaurant, the Frog & Turtle, to collect the necessary signatures […]
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Community Bulletin Board
Calendar Aug. 1 City Council 7 p.m. Aug. 2 Planning Board 7 p.m. Aug. 2 National Night Out cookout, French Town Community Policing Office Aug. 18 Recreation and Conservation Commission, 6 p.m., Community Center Aug. 31 First day of school Good Food Bus pays weekly visits The Good Food Bus will visit St. Hyacinth’s Church of […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Aug. 1, 1956, that Mr. and Mrs. Otis Wyer and their daughter, Roberta, of Westbrook, were entertaining a couple from Bismark, N. D., who were former Westbrook residents, at their summer home at Higgins Beach. Gorham Kiwanis Club was planning its annual auction at the Fire Station with Edgar Carswell […]
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Gorham Notes
Lions car show Sunday Gorham Lions Club is hosting its annual car show Sunday, July 31, opening at 6:30 a.m., in the parking lot at Gorham High School, 41 Morrill Ave. Admission is free for spectators but donations will be accepted. Boy Scout Troop 73 will provide refreshments and assist the club in the event. […]
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More condos coming: A 96-unit project is proposed for Austin Street in Westbrook
A large condominium project proposed for Austin Street is the latest in a series of development plans in Westbrook, and at 96-units, could add to the public pushback about the city’s rapid growth spurt. The project will be introduced to the Westbrook Planning Board during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 7 p.m. […]