Christmas is coming and Capts. Frank and Melissa Nataluk at The Salvation Army River of Life at 11 Bridge St. are gearing up for the holidays. They are looking for volunteers to stand by their famous red kettles through Dec. 24. People can volunteer whatever hours are convenient for them. The effort is dependent on […]
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Look for Rams again next year
When all the cameras had stopped clicking and all the screaming had subsided, Gorham girls soccer coach Jeanne Zarrilli was left standing alone in the goal the Rams had defended in the second half of their 1-0 Class A championship win over Bangor. With the game and its ensuing hoopla now behind her, Zarrilli was […]
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Metro cutline
Metro is considering increasing the cost of a ticket to ride by 25 percent.
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AJ editorial 1109
Planning to make a pitch Local business owners, developers and elected officials gathered at One Riverfront Plaza a couple of weeks ago to discuss how Westbrook could attract more economic development. The site was appropriate because Riverfront Plaza – a large building on the river reminiscent of the mills that were once at the core […]
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The Grid Iron Press: Your guide to the Patriots – The shoe is on the other foot
Let me help you with that shoe as you try it on the other foot. We finally got what was coming to us and the entire nation probably couldn’t be any happier. For what seems like an eternity, the Patriots have been the gold standard in the NFL. They could do no wrong. They were […]
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Westbrook election story
Westbrook voters re-elected incumbent Mayor Bruce Chuluda over outgoing City Council President Jim Violette Tuesday by a margin of a little more than 200 votes. Chuluda defeated Violette by a vote of 2,760 to 2,520. In Ward 1, voters chose Violette over Chuluda 441 to 426. Ward 2 voters favored Chuluda 493 to 393. Chuluda […]
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Westbrook Remembered 1109
Vallee Drug Store This is a photo of the Vallee Drug Store which was located on Main Street at the corner of Bridge Street for many years. The business started in 1869 as the C. B. Woodman Drug Store and was located on the opposite side of Main Street. Mr. Woodman eventually moved the business […]
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The Good word 1104
A number of years ago, there was a big push to find out what Windham residents would like their community to be – hundreds of people got together at the high school, broke up into small groups and talked about what they liked and disliked and what they would like to see happen. Overwhelmingly, people […]
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Campaign on the cheap
Proponents of a constitutional amendment to give commercial fishing operations a break on their property taxes are using a TV ad done as a class project at Bowdoin College to get their message across. Political consultant Dennis Bailey said the group really didn’t have enough money to make a slick TV commercial, so he turned […]
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Scot boys take fourth at state cross country meet; Gorham boys surprise field with sixth-place finish
Bonny Eagle’s senior Evan Embrey led the Class A boys state cross country race over much of Leavitt High School’s soggy 3.1-mile course Saturday. And he left with a third-place individual finish and no regrets on how he tackled the challenge. “I ran the best race I could, so I’m not going to complain about […]