The city is soliciting bids for the first phase of the William Clarke Drive reconstruction project, a project that has been on hold since 2002. City Administrator Jerre Bryant said the administration was going to ask the City Council for authorization to seek bids on the project Monday night, after the American Journal’s press time. […]
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Reporter's Notebook: Along the sidelines
Bonny Eagle’s prodigious offense gave the team’s cheerleaders got quite a workout this season as well. Every time the Scots scored, the girls would do push-ups that equaled the team’s point total. “We do so many push-ups my biceps are solid,” Brittni Wishart said as she flexed her muscle on the sideline. “They’re rock hard.” […]
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Van hits Rite Aid
Shoppers looking to go to Rite Aid last Friday afternoon were greeted with an unusual sight – a red minivan sticking out of the store’s entrance. No one was injured in the accident, which police said occurred while a 74-year-old Westbrook man was trying to park the van. Police said Merrill Lyons of Walker Street […]
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Windham remembered 1118
Before Dutch Elm Disease killed the stately trees that once lined both sides of Route 302, and before North Windham became the commercial hub of the Lakes Region, this is the scene you would have seen if you were driving toward Portland from Raymond. Peck’s Country Store, the large building on the right carried just […]
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Veterans Day honors soldiers past and present
Last Friday, veterans and community members paid homage to American soldiers past and present at the Windham Veteran’s Center in honor of Veterans Day. Local legislators Bill Diamond, Mark Bryant and Gary Plummer expressed their gratitude for soldiers’ ongoing service in defense of the nation and dedicated a Veterans Memorial Park at the Veterans Center, […]
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Sex ed changes considered
The Westbrook School Department is considering adding contraception education to the curriculum at the middle school. The School Committee agreed to hold a public hearing on the addition – which has yet to be scheduled – after being lobbied by a Westbrook father with three children in the schools. “I think there’s no one here […]
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Ramblings 1116
Frank Glazer’s Concert Was Much Appreciated The Nov. 10 Noonday Concert at the First Parish Church, Portland, featured pianist Frank Glazer in a mostly Lizst program. Mr. Glazer has had a busy and imposing musical career, playing concerts in major halls of the United States, Europe, the Near East, South America, Japan and in many […]
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Brothers with arms
Steve O’Donnell doesn’t know what he’ll do with himself when his son Mike graduates from Bonny Eagle High School next spring. First it was his older son Matt (Class of 2004), and now Mike. O’Donnell can’t imagine how he’ll fill his afternoons and weekends with no more games to watch. In the fall there has […]
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Coaches can't get enough of the gridiron
For most area high school football coaches, the 2005 season ended weeks ago. The only teams still playing this past weekend were playing for a trip to the state championship game. Those coaches on the outside are still thinking Xs and Os, though. If they’re not already laying out depth charts for next season they’re […]
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Methodists looking for a home
A year and a half after Westbrook Methodists decided to sell their church on Main Street, church members are still looking for a permanent home. The Westbrook United Methodist Church, which has a more than 200 year history in the city, has been meeting at the Legion hall on Dunn Street since 2003 when members […]