Jan. 11, 1995 A team of former players for the Red Sox, Patriots and Celtics will meet the locals in a basketball game Saturday to benefit the Westbrook Police Department Explorer Post. City police and Explorers will make up the local team. The New England Celebrity Sports All-Stars include Bill “Space Man” Lee, Bob Stanley […]
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Arts Calendar: Jan. 9
Events Jan. 9 Westbrook’s Got Talent, community talent show, 7 p.m., Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St., Westbrook. Tickets: $5 students, $10 adults. Presented by Westbrook High School’s Sock ‘n Buskin’ Drama Club. Jan. 17 & 18 Ice “Block” Party, 6-8 p.m., ice carvings, food truck treats, cold brews and cool vibes, NU Brewery, […]
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Gorham Notes: Jan. 2
Senior lunch, bird talk Lakes Region Senior Center on Acorn Street in Gorham will host a potluck luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13, followed by a program about birds. Members are asked to bring an entree or dessert to share, or pay $5. Lunch for non-members is $8. A representative of the Blue Seal […]
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Westbrook Notes: Jan. 2
Post dinner The Stephen W. Manchester American Legion Post 62 will have its monthly post meeting and dinner at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2, at its headquarters, 17 Dunn St. Cost is $8. The post usually meets each month on the first Wednesday, but this month’s falls on New Year’s Day in 2020. The […]
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Looking Back: Jan. 2
Jan. 4, 1995 Life has run in consistent patterns for Robert W. Hall, 51, Westbrook’s next school superintendent. He has worked in the Westbrook school system 29 years, ever since he graduated from Farmington State College. He has lived in the same house in Standish for 25 years and has been married 29 years. Hall […]
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We Love to Eat: Jan. 2
Chowder luncheon – Friday, Jan. 3, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; or lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; combination lobster roll with cup of chowder, $13. All lunches include fresh baked bread, pickle, cookie and […]
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Arts Calendar: Jan. 2
Music Jan. 4 Richard Nickerson Scholarship Concert, fundraiser featuring Windham High School alumni, 7-8:30 p.m., Windham Performing Arts Center, 406 Gray Road. Tickets: $8.50 students, $10.50 seniors, $12.50 adults, richardnickersonscholarship.org. Seagrass, Village Coffeehouse of New Gloucester, 7:30 p.m., First Congregational Church Vestry, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester. Tickets: $10 at door. Events Jan. 9 […]
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Westbrook Notes: Dec. 26
Walker hosts holiday bash The holiday open house at Walker Memorial Library on Dec. 10 featured music, food, a remembrance and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus visit. Each child was able to select a free book from under the Christmas tree. Bess Jacques, Kathy Blake and the Chopin Club provided music. The Frog […]
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Looking Back: Dec. 26
Dec. 28, 1994 Turned down by Westbrook municipal officers, Michel Salvaggio will take his request for skin shows to the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals at a meeting Jan. 4. But first the board has to study what to do with the request. It will meet tonight to work on that question with the city’s […]
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Gorham Notes: Dec. 26
Free winter sand Winter sand is available for residents at the Public Works Department on Huston Road throughout the winter months. The sand area is located beside the silver bullets on the left after the front entrance. Each resident is allowed two 5 gallon buckets per storm. This sand is mixed with road salt. Residents […]