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We love to eat

Bean supper – Saturday, Aug. 25, 5-6:30 p.m., Windham Hill United Church of Christ, 140 Windham Center Road, Windham. Three kinds of beans, hot dogs, potato salad, tossed salad, macaroni and cheese, dinner rolls, homemade pies, coffee, tea and punch. $7, $3. Bean supper – Saturday, Aug. 25, 4:30-6 p.m., Elm Street Methodist Church, 168 […]

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New chief to be sworn in

William Baker will be sworn in Friday as Westbrook’s new police chief and will assume the duties on Monday. Baker is taking over for Paul McCarthy, who had been with the Westbrook Police Department for 35 years. Baker, 52, lives in Scarborough and has extensive police chief experience in New Hampshire and Massachusetts as well […]

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Merger panel may need some help

Westbrook may be seeking people to serve on a new regional planning committee if a vote Wednesday by the school board favors continuing consolidaton talks with the Windham and Raymond school districts. The school committee is meeting after the American Journal deadline. Superintendent Stan Sawyer, along with School Committee Chairwoman Colleen Hilton and Vice Chairman […]

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Ramblings

Memorable birthday Aug. 4 was a beautiful day, weather wise and party wise. At Hannaford Cove, Cape Elizabeth, many friends and relatives enjoyed the party for John H. Rich Jr.’s 90th birthday celebration. On the lawn of the Rich cottages were several small tables, with umbrellas attached, to shield guests from the bright sun, and […]

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Windham's Reilly becomes consultant with Tastefully Simple

Shannon Reilly, of Windham, has become an independent consultant with Tastefully Simple, Inc., a national direct-sales company featuring easy-to-prepare gourmet products. As a consultant, Reilly offers the company’s gourmet foods and beverages to guests at home taste-testing parties. Guests receive samples, easy meal ideas, recipes and serving suggestions. “The Tastefully Simple opportunity is designed to […]

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Standish Town Council abolishes mandatory historic district

To join or not to join? That is the question property owners in the Standish Historic District must now ask themselves. At Tuesday night’s town council meeting, the council, without public comment or opposition, amended the Historic District ordinance to make participation in the district voluntary instead of mandatory. “The new ordinance will require written […]