Bean supper – Saturday, Oct. 14, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Beans, coleslaw, red hot dogs, American chop suey, bread, pies and beverages. $10, $5 children. Call 854-9157 to order takeout. Senior meals – Wednesday, Oct. 18, noon, St. Anne’s Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Social time at 11:30 a.m. $4 […]
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Maine school districts hit by shortage of school bus drivers
In Westbrook alone, the district is down nearly one-third from full staffing, and three drivers say the situation is unsustainable and unsafe.
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook Notes: Oct. 5
Apse to leave land trust Rachelle Curran Apse will step down this winter as Presumpscot Regional Land Trust’s executive director after nearly a decade. Apse is moving with her family to Cape Town, South Africa. “It has been such an honor to serve in the leadership of the land trust, expanding conservation and trails while […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Tears still come easily for Texas family grieving loss of Westbrook couple killed in June shooting
It’s been a little more than 3 months since Brittney Cockrell and Michael Hayter were shot to death in the downtown parking lot.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
We Love to Eat: Oct. 5
Bean supper – Saturday, Oct. 7, 5-6 p.m., American Legion Auxiliary, 15 Lewiston Road, Gray. Beans, chop suey, red hot dogs, coleslaw, casseroles, biscuits and butter, punch and coffee. $12, $6 ages 5-11, free ages 4 and under. Senior meals – Wednesday, Oct. 11, noon, St. Anne’s Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Social time at […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Proposals for Westbrook parking lot developments include city offices
Two of the four submissions call for municipal space and all include affordable housing to be built on three downtown lots.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Fall Guide: Enjoy some local beer with a seasonal twist
The fall season for many means football and apple picking, crisp air and corn mazes, but with a local brewery seemingly around every corner, it also means seasonal beers. Maine has the highest number of breweries per capita, according to the Maine Brewers’ Guild, and Southern Maine has the bulk of them, each offering a […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
People and Business: Oct. 4
Hires, promotions, appointments Baker Newman Noyes has combined its business and technology, health care, tax and assurance advisory practices into one combined advisory practice and appointed Ilona Davis, current principal of the the business and technology advisory practice, to lead it. Davis joined the firm in 2012 and founded the business and technology advisory group. […]
Posted inMaine
Homeless man hospitalized after his tent catches fire
The victim is in stable condition, according to Westbrook’s fire chief.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
We Love to Eat: Sept. 28
Maine harvest supper – Saturday, Sept. 30, 4:30-6 p.m., Casco Village Church, United Church of Christ, 941 Meadow Road, Casco. Ham, potatoes, baked beans, roasted vegetables, squash, zucchini, pumpkin bread, cider and apple pies or crisp. $10, $5 ages 8 and under. Haddock supper buffet – Saturday, Sept. 30, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, 197 […]