St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Cape Elizabeth will host a concert featuring the music of Bach during a special event at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28. The concert will feature musicians taking part in this summer’s annual Blue Hill summer music festival. The event also includes special performances by sopranos Nola Richardson and Marcia […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Scot's Redwood, Eagle's Ruby shine at Class A meet
More than two dozen teams clashed at Class A States on Saturday, June 4. The event unfolded at Hampden Academy, with the Scarborough boys and Falmouth girls taking the team titles by respectable margins over their nearest competitors. The best local team finish came from the stalwart Lady Scots, who frequently battle for a place […]
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Bias suit settled
A settlement was reached last week between the city of Westbrook and two female police officers who had filed a gender discrimination lawsuit last year. Rebecca Webber, the attorney working on behalf of officers Melissa May and Sandy Mailman, confirmed Tuesday that the settlement is for $100,000. The officers will receive $30,000 each, while $40,000 […]
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School budget, Senate seat on June 14 ballot
The state primary election and municipal school validation referendum will be held Tuesday, June 14. Westbrook voters will be asked to approve the proposed $35.1 million fiscal year 2016-17 school budget, as well as decide if they would like to continue voting to approve the school budget each year. The school budget is up about […]
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$118,000 skimmed from city coffers
A probe is under way on a likely embezzlement by a former employee. A former employee of the city of Westbrook is suspected of skimming $118,000 from cash deposits during a nine-month period. In a statement released Wednesday, Mayor Colleen Hilton said the embezzlement was caught by local agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and […]
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In its 37th year, Together Days again delivers
Together Days, the annual two-day community festival in Westbrook, delivered again in attracting thousands of people to Riverbank Park. The event kicked off Friday, June 3, and continued until dark on Saturday, June 4, culminating in the annual fireworks display in Riverbank Park. Notable favorites returned this year, including the annual parade Saturday morning, carnival […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on June 13, 1956, that Lincoln Turner, a freshman at the University of Maine, was at home in Gorham for the summer recess. In Westbrook, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Greep of Oak Street attended his niece’s wedding in Brookline, Mass.
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Da Vinci camp this summer
Cape Elizabeth Community Services will host another DaVinci Experience Science & Art Camp this summer with two different sessions. The first runs from June 27-July 1 with a theme of “Sea Pirates.” The second session will run from Aug. 8-12 and is called “Crime Lab.” This year’s lead teacher in Cape will be Katie Uffelman […]
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Scot's Redwood, Eagle's Ruby shine at Class A meet
More than two dozen teams clashed at Class A States on Saturday, June 4. The event unfolded at Hampden Academy, with the Scarborough boys and Falmouth girls taking the team titles by respectable margins over their nearest competitors. The best local team finish came from the stalwart Lady Scots, who frequently battle for a place […]
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Looking Back
June 12, 1991 Jack Critchley has asked the Gorham Town Council to allow him to withdraw his resignation, which was submitted last month and became effective May 31. If the council should grant his request, he would be free to continue his volunteer role as cable television coordinator for the town’s local access cable station. […]