July 19, 1995 Police won’t say how much money three men got when they robbed the Peoples Heritage Bank office, 835 Main St., Westbrook, around 2:30 p.m. Monday. About 15 people, customers and employees, were in the bank when the men entered, wearing silk stocking masks over their heads. Police are not sure which door […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Salisbury soundly defeats Violette in House 35 primary
Westbrook voters Tuesday also overwhelmingly approved the $40.8 million school budget.
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Union president: Westbrook mill will weather latest round of job cuts
Sappi announced last week plans to eliminate 75 jobs and shut down a paper machine and the majority of the energy complex at their Westbrook mill.
Posted inAmerican Journal, The Forecaster
Letter: Balentine’s BLM column outrageous, inappropriate
Are you kidding me? Not funny. Actually I was horrified to read John Balentine’s opinion last week (“BLM mural sends the wrong message,” July 8) While Portland may try its best to be a “peace-loving, live and let live” place, there is racism here. Outrage is what we need, and I found it very outrageous […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Walker Memorial Library reopens with limited hours, precautions in place
WESTBROOK — Now reopened with limited hours, Walker Memorial Library is asking patrons for cooperation in maintaining social distance and abiding by other safety measures during the coronavirus pandemic. From 10-11 a.m. Monday through Friday, the library will be open only for patrons with a higher risk for serious illness. It will be open from […]
Posted inMaine, News
Westbrook pizza shop closes after worker tests positive for COVID-19
Corsetti’s is the latest restaurant in the Portland area to close temporarily for disinfection and testing after employees were diagnosed with the disease caused by the coronavirus.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook Notes: July 9
K-9 Brady dies at 14 Westbrook Police Department reported Monday in a Facebook post that its retired police dog Brady had died. Brady was 14 and had retired in 2015. “Today we eulogize his life and the job he did so well. K9 Brady was rescued from a New Hampshire Police Department in 2012, at […]
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Letter: As nation’s 250th approaches, policing problem remains
America is coming up on 250 years as a nation. Most Americans can’t feel good right now about this anniversary. I was imprinted by my father (my GOAT), who was race blind. Of course, I can’t be sure how he came to be that way, he was a New Hampshire kid, but he had spent […]
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Letter: Expanded funding for voting by mail needed
COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on our families, our economy and our elections. But Congress has the power to intervene right now. In response to safety concerns and pressure from constituents like me, Congress has already passed limited funds to expand absentee voting, online registration and in-person early voting, but it’s simply not enough. Without $4 […]
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Looking Back: July 9
July 12, 1995 After sewage sludge was spread on the fields at Llewelyn Randall’s farm on Stroudwater Street last week, the smell pushed many residents to complain to City Hall and the aldermen. Randall didn’t get any calls – he has no phone. He raises beef cattle on 30 acres. In certain areas of the […]