The Sebago Lakers kept pace with visiting Yankee Ford through four innings on Thursday, July 14: A Troy Bogdahn grounder up the middle in the third coaxed a rare error from the Yankee Ford defense and allowed two Lakers to score and tie action at 3-3. Yankee Ford broke the game open after that, however, […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on July 25, 1956, that Gorham High School students Maureen Carmichael and Lorraine Rand were employed for the summer at Fat’s Restaurant in Gorham. Margaret Knowles of Westbrook was on vacation from her duties in the tabulating office at S.D. Warren.
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Arts calendar
THEATER Through Sunday, July 31 “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” at Schoolhouse Arts Center 16 Richville Road, Standish, directed by Dillon Bates, music by Allen Thomas and choreography by Jake Boyce. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5 p.m. $16-$18. 642-3743 or www.schoolhousearts.org. Through Saturday, July 23 Agatha Christie’s “The Unexpected […]
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Gorham Notes
Outdoor concert set for Tuesday The band Girls Just Wanna Have Fun will entertain when Gorham’s free, outdoor summer concert series continues from 6-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, on the lawn at the gazebo next to Baxter Memorial Library on South Street. Gorham Recreation Department sponsors concert series that continues through Aug. 16. Parking […]
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Capitalizing on quaint
You don’t have to drive around much of Maine before concluding that we haven’t done many cities in the 300 or 400 years we’ve been building things in these parts. We’ve cut down a few billion trees and built lots of boats. We’ve moved millions of yards of sand and gravel and built thousands of […]
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Capitalizing on quaint
You don’t have to drive around much of Maine before concluding that we haven’t done many cities in the 300 or 400 years we’ve been building things in these parts. We’ve cut down a few billion trees and built lots of boats. We’ve moved millions of yards of sand and gravel and built thousands of […]
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Gorham High leadership juggled for school start
When students and staff answer the bell next month at Gorham High School, they’ll see two familiar faces but in new roles, and they’ll also find a revamped schedule. Brian Jandreau is the interim high school principal and Ryan Watts this week was named an interim assistant principal. Jandreau, 38, previously was an assistant principal for […]
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Looking Back
July 24, 1991 Gorham town officials are wasting no time in responding to a telephone call fielded by Code Enforcement Officer Dave Grysk the first week in July. The caller asked whether massage parlors are allowed in Gorham. As a result, Town Manager Paul Weston has director Town Planner Jay Grande to request a sample […]
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Tranchemontagne to kick off campaign
Westbrook mayoral candidate James Tranchemontagne will officially kick off his campaign for the November election on Monday, July 25, with a rally at his restuarant, the Frog & Turtle, 3 Bridge St. Tranchemontagne said the event, from 6-8 p.m., will feature a short speech describing his platform followed by an opportunity for a “question and […]
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Tranchemontagne to kick off campaign
Westbrook mayoral candidate James Tranchemontagne will officially kick off his campaign for the November election on Monday, July 25, with a rally at his restuarant, the Frog & Turtle, 3 Bridge St. Tranchemontagne said the event, from 6-8 p.m., will feature a short speech describing his platform followed by an opportunity for a “question and […]