WESTBROOK— The Presumpscot Regional Land Trust is seeking national accreditation from the Land Trust Alliance. “(The) accreditation seal offers the assurance that a land trust has the systems in place to keep the promise of forever conserving land. Accreditation strengthens individual land trusts and America’s land conservation movement,” said C0-President Tamara Lee Pinard. The land trust must […]
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USM archive showcases community signs of support
An online exhibit has images of hundreds of local signs thanking front line workers, honoring graduates and teachers and showing support during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Looking Back: May 28
May 31, 1995 Westbrook School Superintendent Edward F. Connolly has been on medical leave since January and is expected to continue so until his retirement is official on July 22. His place has been taken by Assistant Superintendent Robert Hall, who has been named interim superintendent for the 1995-96 school year. Hall said Connolly had […]
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Maine Bicentennial: Westbrook
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, the American Journal is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.
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City eases way for restaurants to reopen outside
Westbrook restaurants, allowed to reopen next week, can apply to the city to serve diners in parking lots and on sidewalks.
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Five COVID-19 deaths reported at Springbrook in Westbrook
The skilled nursing center in Westbrook reports 37 positive tests among residents and 18 among employees.
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Abbott Laboratories plans expansion into Westbrook to boost production of virus test kits
The company, which now produces test kits in Scarborough, plans to employ as many as 470 workers at a second facility in the neighboring city.
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Pandemic doesn’t stop Memorial Day tribute in Westbrook
The city observed Memorial Day through a broadcast Monday without the usual large gathering at Riverbank Park, streaming it instead because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Letter: Repeal of ACA during pandemic would be unsurpassed cruelty
Let me get this straight: President Trump has ordered essential workers, particularly those working in high-risk food processing plants, to return to work. If they refuse, they will be ineligible for unemployment benefits, including health coverage at a time when they need it the most. This is one of the most unconscionable and cruel actions […]
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Westbrook Notes: May 21
Calpine gives $25K to MPTC My Place Teen Center has received a $25,000 gift from Calpine Corp., the owner of Westbrook Energy Center. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the teen center, a Westbrook-based organization serving kids ages 10-18, has switched from its usual programming to provide a daily mobile food pantry for anyone in the community. […]