Donating life-saving blood recently turned into an experience of a lifetime for Robert Barrett of Westbrook. He was named Blood Donor of the Game and was honored on the field at Fenway Park prior to the Boston Red Sox game against the New York Yankees on April 29. Barrettt entered to win the chance after […]
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News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Westbrook, Portland talk Dirigo Plaza traffic impact
Members of both the Westbrook and Portland planning boards got to have a back- and-forth Tuesday about the traffic impact associated with the proposed Dirigo Plaza shopping center in Westbrook, near the city line. Tuesday’s joint meeting focused largely on a traffic study conducted by Jeff Dirk, a traffic engineer from Vanasse & Associates working […]
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Guarantee development mix before building
In response to the May 5 article, “Apartments added to development,” thank you to board members Daniel Isherwood, Rebecca Dillon and Greg Blake for their vote against this site plan amendment. This beautiful parcel of land now looks assaulted with every possible structure jammed upon it. The four massive 12-unit apartment buildings fail to offer […]
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Take your butts home
Last Saturday I volunteered with others to clean up Riverbank Park in Westbrook. Starting at 9 a.m. and finishing at 11:30, I picked up an estimated 4 pounds of cigarette butts. I’ll give visitors to Riverbank the benefit of the doubt that they may not realize smoking on park property is not allowed. Now, you […]
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Take your butts home
Last Saturday I volunteered with others to clean up Riverbank Park in Westbrook. Starting at 9 a.m. and finishing at 11:30, I picked up an estimated 4 pounds of cigarette butts. I’ll give visitors to Riverbank the benefit of the doubt that they may not realize smoking on park property is not allowed. Now, you […]
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Library offers lecture on 'hidden' Negro Leagues
While he was a training officer stationed at Kessler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss., in the mid-1950s, Joe Caliro first heard about the Negro Leagues, professional baseball leagues for black-only players that ran, off and on, from 1920 to the early 1960s. He learned about the leagues when he was asked to develop a […]
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Buxton notes
Historical society social The Buxton-Hollis Historical Society welcomes spring with a Victorian white social 1-3:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, at Quillcote, 20 Salmon Falls Road, Hollis. Quillcote was the summer home of famed children’s author Kate Douglas Wiggin. The social includes the tradition of May pole dancing featuring the “Movers amd Shakers” competition dance […]
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Area briefs
Coaches vs. Cancerweek will raise funds This week, May 16-21, is Coaches vs. Cancer week in Maine with all funds raised going to the American Cancer Society. Many athletic teams at area high schools will be holding fundraisers in support of this effort, including the lacrosse team at South Portland High School, the baseball team […]
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Gorham's Hamblen dies
Calvin Hamblen Calvin Hamblen, a longtime political figure in Gorham, has died, the American Journal learned Tuesday. Hamblen’s son, Charles Hamblen, said his father died May 15. He was 84. Hamblen was a certified public accountant, farmer, former legislator and Town Council member. Gorham Town Manager David Cole said Wednesday that Hamblen served on the Town Council […]
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Westbrook school addition details coming
Westbrook school officials, hoping to get a significant school expansion project on the November ballot, are hosting two meetings next week to inform both city officials and the public on where the proposal stands. With many of the city’s schools considered at or over capacity, and with the city experiencing a development boom, the Westbrook […]
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