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Looking Back: Sept. 24

Sept. 27, 1995 Don Richards thinks it’s high time Westbrook got rid of party caucuses for nominating city officers. “It’s not fair to let a few persons control who the person is going to be on that ballot,” he said. He’s especially upset at the use of bullet balloting Wednesday, when bullet votes in the […]

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Looking Back: Sept. 17

Sept. 20, 1995 Hebert’s West End Market, 934 Main St., a fixture in downtown Westbrook for 50 years, will close in about three weeks. Hubert “Storm” Hebert, 74, will retire and his son Joel is headed for less confining work. The store had been open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. six days a week […]

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Gorham Notes: Sept. 17

Lions Club floats The Gorham Lions Club’s float was judged to be the best last weekend in the Gorham Founders Festival parade, which had a state bicentennial theme. The float, which received $500 for first place, depicted the one-room Elmwood School that now serves as the Lions Club’s clubhouse on South Street. Myles Clark, 10, […]

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Looking Back: Sept. 10

Sept. 13, 1995 The Heimlich maneuver John Lemieux learned in the Army saved his 3-year-old chow dog Roxy last week. Roxy’s gasps for breath and her rolled-up eyes made it clear to Lemieux that Roxy, who had been chewing on a steak bone, was in trouble. It took three attempts but finally, out of her […]