Bean supper – Friday, Dec. 14, 4:30-6 p.m., Old Orchard Beach United Methodist Church, corner of Washington and Fountain avenues, Old Orchard Beach. $6, $4; $20, immediate family. Bean supper – Saturday, Dec. 15, 5-6 p.m., People’s Methodist Church, 310 Broadway, South Portland. Three kinds of beans, casseroles, hot dogs, cole slaw, pies, coffee and […]
Web
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster, Web
Santa Claus is coming…to the library
Santa Claus will be making two very special visits to Naples Public Library this year. First, on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 10:45 a.m., Santa will visit Preschool Story Time. He will return Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 6 p.m., to visit Pajama Story Time. The Naples Public Library offers many ongoing programs for children, including: – […]
advertisement
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster, Web
Inside Raymond 1207
Giving Gifts of Kindness I received a wonderful e-mail this week. Friends of mine host an annual Christmas party to which they invite many people. This highly anticipated evening is always fun with an abundance of food, drink and laughter. Singing and dancing are commonplace as this group of friends celebrates the joys of the […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster, Web
Inside Windham 1207
A True Friend (pic and caption) For more than 35 years, Linda True of Windham, has been playing the dice game Bunco with a group of Windham women, keeping them laughing the whole time. Here she comically uses a card to block the sunlight pouring into the patio where the group was playing last summer. […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster, Web
Water floods Westbrook house
A Westbrook firefighter believed freezing winter temperatures caused flooding reported about 10 a.m. Sunday at 100 Bridge St. Capt. Sam Webster believed a valve had frozen in a first-floor bathroom. Webster said the basement appeared to be half filled with water. He said there was no power in the vacant house that he thought was […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Web
High school hockey is back
On Saturday, the USM Ice Arena played host to a preseason round robin between Gorham, Westbrook, Scarborough and Bonny Eagle high schools. With both JV and varsity teams participating, it was a day filled with hockey. One of the more exciting games of the day came when Bonny Eagle and Gorham clashed in the day’s […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Web
Hockey photo
Gushee Gorham’s David Gushee, shown here in a game from last year, will be leading the Rams’ hockey team this season. File photo
Posted inAmerican Journal, Web
Bonny Eagle athletes named to all-academic teams
This fall, numerous Bonny Eagle High School students were named to all-academic teams for fall sports by the Southern Maine Athletic Association. They were: Fall cheerleading – Jessica DelVecchio, Ellen Wormwood, and Rachel Biggs; Boys cross-country – Murphy Doughty, Justin Fisk, and Noah Schoneberg; Girls cross-country – Kelly Martin and Rebecca Simmons; Field hockey- Lindsay […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster, Web
Update: Unofficial results in Gorham election recount
In the unofficial recount results for Gorham’s Ward 2, Norm Justice tallied 424, losing a vote from his election total, while Robinson had 361 votes inboth the election and recount. But in Ward 2, one ballot is under disputeand hasn’t been counted. In unofficial recount results in Gorham’s Ward 1, Norm Justice lost a vote […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster, Web
Cold for a cause
Westbrook High School sophomores Taylor Woodman, left, and Leanne Lessard along with Dr. Wayne Lopez brave freezing temperatures Sunday while selling Christmas trees and wreaths for Westbrook-Gorham Rotary Club in downtown Westbrook. Woodman and Lessard are members of the Rotary’s Interact Club at the high school and Lopez is a dentist in Buxton. Cold for […]