As chairman of our recent Discover Downtown Westbrook first-ever Winter Fest at the Falls, I’d like to give a heartfelt thanks to the citizens of Westbrook for support of this inaugural winter event held Saturday, Feb. 22, in the heart of our downtown. We have now reached 40 years since the end of Urban Renewal, […]
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Looking Back: March 5
March 8, 1995 Gorham students staged a sit-in to protest threatened teacher layoffs on the eve of the introduction of Superintendent Timothy McCormack’s budget. Several students said they were told by teachers that 12 teachers would lose their jobs if McCormack’s budget meets the Town Council’s demand to freeze tax levies at the 1994-95 rate. […]
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We Love to Eat: March 5
Community meal – Thursday, March 5, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Chicken with stuffing, $5. Baked haddock – Friday, March 6, 5-6 p.m., St. Anne’s Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus. $10, $5, children can choose fish, pizza or macaroni and cheese. Baked Haddock – Friday, March 6, 4:30 – […]
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Happy Wheels looks to skate into Westbrook
Happy Wheels, which closed in December, looks to open anew this fall on Warren Avenue.
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Sanders wins in Westbrook, Gorham; Buxton goes for Biden
WESTBROOK — Voter turnout was nearly 40% in Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton in Tuesday’s presidential primary. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders took Westbrook and Gorham and former Vice President Joe Biden was the winner in Buxton. Westbrook had a 39% voter turnout, or about 6,102 voters, exceeding the city’s projection of a 29% turnout based on […]
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Mary Hall served Westbrook schools ‘with heart’
Mary Hall, a longtime member of the School Committee who died March 1, is remembered for her incredible memory and her devotion to children, especially her grandchildren.
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Westbrook Notes: March 5
Currier, retired USCG vice commandant, dies Retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice Commandant John Currier died Feb. 29 at age 68 in Michigan, according to former Westbrook Mayor Mike Sanphy. A vice admiral, the highly decorated Currier grew up in Westbrook and was once a city police officer, Sanphy said. In 2012, Currier assumed duties as […]
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Oakhurst rolls out program that will benefit teen center
Oakhurst has partnered with Full Plates Full Potential to address child hunger through the creation and funding of after school meal programs.
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Letter: Like it or not, Mr. Beem, Trump is legitimate president
Oh Mr. Beem, as Ronald Reagan said, “There you go again.” I could, quite easily, dispute your “facts,” but that doesn’t appear to do any good so I will offer a point of view instead. I was like you. I didn’t want/like Donald Trump as president. I worked a desk job with standard business hours […]
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Westbrook Notes: Feb. 27
Para dies at 57 Westbrook businessman James Para of Gorham passed away Feb. 19 from a second bout with lung cancer. He owned the Westbrook House of Pizza in the city’s downtown. He was born in 1963 in Albania. At age 25, he and his wife, Flora, fled to the United States from a collapsing […]