Community meal – Thursday, March 12, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Beef noodle, $5. Baked haddock – Friday, March 13, 5-6 p.m., St. Anne’s Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus. $10, $5, children can choose fish, pizza or macaroni and cheese. Baked haddock – Friday, March 13, 4:30-6 p.m., […]
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Maine Bicentennial: Westbrook
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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Arts Calendar: March 5
Art March 8 Reception, 2020 Youth Art Month, 3-5 p.m., Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton. Sstudent work on display through April 3. For more information, call 647-2787 or visit gallery302.com. Through March 12 “Lusus Naturae,” large-scale animated video and sound installation by Icelandic artists Ólöf Nordal, Gunnar Karlsson and Þuríður Jónsdótti, University of Southern […]
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Looking Back: March 5
March 8, 1995 Gorham students staged a sit-in to protest threatened teacher layoffs on the eve of the introduction of Superintendent Timothy McCormack’s budget. Several students said they were told by teachers that 12 teachers would lose their jobs if McCormack’s budget meets the Town Council’s demand to freeze tax levies at the 1994-95 rate. […]
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We Love to Eat: March 5
Community meal – Thursday, March 5, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Chicken with stuffing, $5. Baked haddock – Friday, March 6, 5-6 p.m., St. Anne’s Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus. $10, $5, children can choose fish, pizza or macaroni and cheese. Baked Haddock – Friday, March 6, 4:30 – […]
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Westbrook Notes: March 5
Currier, retired USCG vice commandant, dies Retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice Commandant John Currier died Feb. 29 at age 68 in Michigan, according to former Westbrook Mayor Mike Sanphy. A vice admiral, the highly decorated Currier grew up in Westbrook and was once a city police officer, Sanphy said. In 2012, Currier assumed duties as […]
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Gorham Notes: March 4
Seniors hosting dinner The Lakes Region Senior Center, 40 Acorn St., Gorham is hosting a catered boiled dinner at 11:30 a.m. Monday, March 9. The menu includes potatoes, carrots, cabbage, corned beef, beets, turnip and soda bread, along with ice cream and cookies for dessert. For reservations, respond as soon as possible by calling Blanche […]
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Gorham Notes: Feb. 27
A Valentine mission The Missions Committee at West Gorham Union Church blessed the Police Department with bags of “survival sweets” for Valentines Day. David and Jennifer McCullough, Becky Phinney and her daughter, Grade 8 student Elizabeth Phinney. delivered the gifts. Each bag included Life Savers for the number of times police have been one; Smarties […]
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Westbrook Notes: Feb. 27
Para dies at 57 Westbrook businessman James Para of Gorham passed away Feb. 19 from a second bout with lung cancer. He owned the Westbrook House of Pizza in the city’s downtown. He was born in 1963 in Albania. At age 25, he and his wife, Flora, fled to the United States from a collapsing […]
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Buxton Notes: Feb. 27
Dems to caucus Hollis/Buxton Democrats will caucus at 1 p.m. March 8, at Buxton Town Hall, 185 Portland Road. The agenda includes local, state and national issues. “Learn about #RiseAndOrganize virtual rally,” the announcement by Maynard Charron said. Those attending will elect local party leaders and be offered opportunities for grassroots involvement. Unenrolled voters can […]