Unity Church in Windham will present Kell Kearns, director of a new documentary movie entitled “The Consciousness of the Christ: Reclaiming Jesus For a New Humanity” for an interactive workshop in early March. Kearns will be at the church, located at 54 River Road in Windham on Saturday, March 4 from 1 to 5 p.m. […]
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'Downeast Gateway' causing ripples of dissent
Announcements christening the new Waldo-Hancock Bridge the “Downeast Gateway” were apparently premature. Legislation to make it official in Augusta has stalled because some people now say they don’t like the name. Partisan politics appears to be the culprit, although nobody wants to admit it. Turns out the two senators whose districts are on either side […]
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Maine hospitals left holding the Medicaid bill
Maine hospitals estimate they are owed $160 million in overdue Medicaid payments and that figure will double by the end of this budget cycle – bills that have piled up because the state has expanded its coverage of the poor but not its reimbursements. The estimated $320 million debt includes both federal and state payments […]
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February Red Cross drives
The American Red Cross will be holding the following local blood drives throughout thi: Feb. 10, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Westbrook Public Safety Building, 570 Main St., Westbrook. Feb 13, 1:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 15 Cleveland Street, Saco. Feb. 14, from noon to 6 p.m., Gorham High School Performing Arts […]
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Local wrestlers move on
Saturday’s Western Class A regional wrestling may have turned into a two-team showdown by the time the finals rolled around, but, in the shadows, teams not named Noble or Massabesic were settling for smaller victories. When the points were added up, Noble had beaten Massabesic, 180.5-160, with Bonny Eagle finishing third (79). Looking deeper than […]
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Packed gym enjoys win
Friday was “Pack-the-Gym Night” in Windham as the Eagles hosted Bonny Eagle, and the cheering didn’t stop as the hosts defeated the Scots, 58-53, in an overtime duel of evenly matched teams. The crowd was jumping, chanting, stomping and screaming all night in a slugfest that went back and forth for the entire game. Eagles […]
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Looking Back 0208
February 1981 Work is moving ahead steadily on the steel framework for the $75 million biomass boiler at the S. D. Warren paper mill in Westbrook. The lighted Christmas tree that stood at the highest point has been replaced with a big U. S. flag. Scott Paper Co.’s S. D. Warren Division and the city […]
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AJ Sports Digest 2-8-06
Westbrook baseball clinic for middle schoolers Westbrook High School’s baseball coaching staff, with the assistance of several varsity players, will hold clinics for middle school students on all baseball skills. The clinics will be held at the high school Feb. 21-24 from 3-5 p.m. The cost is $50. For more information, contact John Eisenhart at […]
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Gorham remembered
The Eldon Gammon water wheel, made of wood and about 100 feet in circumference, was located about where the Burger King is now. The area was known as “Fairy Glen.” Photo courtesy of George Watson, Gorham Historical Society archivist. Gorham remembered
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Cable snaps, shakes tower
A 250-pound weight which powers the Gorham town clock, fell 10 feet Friday night, jarring the First Parish Church tower and shaking the man who was standing outside on the steeple as part of a food drive. “It shook the whole tower,” said Eric Smith, an assistant pastor at First Parish Church who stood a […]