Library friends scholarship Friends of Walker Memorial Library is looking for graduating students from Westbrook High School to apply for its annual “Bucks for Books” scholarship. Interested students should contact friends@walkerlibrary.org or Sue Bailey, guidance counselor at the high school for details on applying. The Friends group raises money for the scholarship with its annual […]
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Buxton Notes: April 9
MSAD 6 candidates A sample ballot for SAD 6 directors shows contested races in Buxton and Limington with one candidate unopposed in Standish. The election is June 9. Incumbent Arthur A. Payeur Jr. is facing challenger Lindsey A. Atkinson for a Buxton required residency seat. Incumbent Jeffrey R. Williams is hoping to retain his Limington […]
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Gorham Notes: April 9
Feed Gorham site changes Starting this week, the locations for Operation Feed Gorham have changed. They are now at Village Elementary School, 12 Robie St.; Great Falls Elementary School, 73 Justice Way; Gorham Middle School, 106 Weeks Road; and the high school, 41 Morrill Ave. Food will be available three days weekly 11 a.m.-1 p.m. […]
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Looking Back: April 9
April 12, 1995 The massive Dana Warp building in downtown Westbrook has been sold to John Allan of Harrisville, Rhode Island, for $250,000. In the 1980s it sold for $1.8 million. Allan bought it from Peoples Heritage Bank, which owned it by foreclosure. A native of Great Britain, Allan owns a number of businesses, including […]
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Virtual Arts Calendar
Music Virtual Quill Open Mics, 7 p.m., Fridays through May 22 via Zoom. Performers must sign up by 6:30 p.m. the night they would like to perform. Free and open to all, donations appreciated. Visit the Quill Books & Beverage Facebook page for details. Art Continuum for Creativity is showcasing submitted artwork in the album […]
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Maine Bicentennial: Gorham
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, the American Journal is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week
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Westbrook Notes: April 2
Heroic action saves teen Alex Dewitt, a Westbrook firefighter/paramedic, saved a 13-year-old boy who had fallen through ice in Standish. Dewitt was serving with a Standish ambulance crew on their way back from Maine Medical Center in Portland when they were dispatched to assist two teenage boys at a Standish pond. A deputy sheriff was […]
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Gorham Notes: April 2
Backpack Program needs help Heather Whitaker, the middle school teacher who co-founded Gorham’s Backpack Food Program to feed students struggling with food insecurity, says donations are needed as part of Operation Feed Gorham. As of Monday, the program had distributed 144 bags to students in the past seven days, Whitaker said, and the number of […]
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Buxton Notes: April 2
Selectman race taking shape Incumbent Francis Pulsoni and David Field Jr. have filed nomination papers to run for a three-year term on the Board of Selectmen, and Roger Tracy has nomination papers pending, according to Deputy Town Clerk Angela Michie. Nomination papers for the June 9 municipal election are due April 10. On the Planning […]
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Looking Back: April 2
April 5, 1995 Westbrook Community Hospital, in the midst of an expansion and a fund drive to pay for it, is the latest institution to experience the generosity of Richard E. Dyke of Windham. The hospital said a “sizeable” donation from Dyke has helped put the fund drive at $300,000. The hospital’s $1.3 million project […]