Mainely Bass Junior Bassmasters held its third tournament of the 2007 season on July 21. Members in the shore division competed in a catch, measure and release tournament at a private pond in Lyman. Beautiful weather and lots of cooperative fish made all of the anglers feel like winners. But when the scorecards were tallied, […]
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Nicholas William Chenard
Nicholas Willard Chenard was born to Sherry Beaulieu Chenard and Troy Chenard of East Waterboro. Nicholas’s grand parents are Suzanne and Rene Beaulieu of Saco; and John and Marie Chenard of East Waterboro. Nicholas has one great-grandparent, Rachel Chenard Georgia.
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Embarassed at recycling record
By golly, Mike Miles was pointing his finger at me when he questioned the lack of citizen support for recycling (“Recycling failure speaks louder than words” American Journal, July 12). And rightfully so. Although I fully agreed with his committee’s recommendations for pay for bag/curbside recycling, I was silent when I should have voiced my […]
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Bus trip set to N.H. quilt show
Standish Recreation is sponsoring a trip to Manchester, N.H., Saturday, Aug. 18, for the World Quilt Show at Radisson Center of New Hampshire. The bus will depart the Standish Town Hall parking lot at 7 a.m., and arrive at approximately 10 a.m. The bus will leave by 4:30 p.m., and arrive at Town Hall at […]
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Gorham 45 years ago
The Westbrook American reported on July 25, 1962, that Mrs. David Willey of Main Street had returned to her duties in the office of Town Clerk Ralph Newell following a week’s vacation.
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Goodrich excels Grant S. Goodrich of Gorham has been named to first honors on the dean’s list for the spring semester at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. Goodrich is a member of the class of 2009. He is studying biology. Morneault earns degree Bethany Ann Morneault of Gorham has received a bachelor of science degree, […]
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Standish News by Elizabeth Perry
Standish man fulfills lifelong dream Bill Mucci is a 65-year-old man who lived his whole life wishing to become a pilot and to own his own airplane. That dream is now a reality. Bill cannot recall a time in his life when he was not fascinated by planes. When he was a teenager, he would […]
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New Westbrook facility
Cintas Corp. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday for its new, $13.2 million, full-production laundry facility on Spiller Drive in Westbrook. Mayor Bruce Chuluda, left, who listens to remarks by Cintas General Manager Rob McKillop. Some 85 people are employed in the new plant. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cintas designs, manufactures and implements company uniform programs, […]
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Scrutinize, reject asphalt plant
I am writing to express my concern about the proposed asphalt plant and quarry on Mosher Road in Gorham. I urge the Gorham Planning Board and Town Council to plan for the future of Gorham. The comprehensive plan for the town has not been updated in nearly 14 years. In that time, the goals set […]
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Around the Bases – Bigs offer little opportunity for women
I recently attended a dance recital that included my two granddaughters. Now that may not seem to have anything to do with baseball, but it really does. The particular song that my younger granddaughter and her group of little girls danced to was “Centerfield,” the great song popularized by John Fogarty about the player who […]