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Arts Calendar: Dec. 26

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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Looking Back: April 23

April 26, 1995 The No. 2 paper machine in the S.D. Warren mill in Westbrook is in pieces, most of it to be delivered to a paper mill in Canada. The machine produced high-quality Warren papers in 100-inch width since it was new in 1899. It was shut down Sept. 1, 1994, and layoffs were […]

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Arts Calendar: Dec. 19

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. Seagrass, Village Coffeehouse of New Gloucester, 7:30 p.m., First Congregational Church Vestry, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester. Tickets: $10 at the door. Theater Dec. 21 Gray […]

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Buxton Notes: Dec. 19

Christmas giving The Buxton Community Food Co-op will provide free turkeys or hams for Christmas, according to Director Joanne Groder. Groder also said Joel Doyon, a Buxton dentist, is donating a large supply of new hats and mittens for families. The co-op is open before Christmas from 9-10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, and Monday, […]

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Looking Back: Dec. 19

Dec. 21, 1994 A group of area doctors, nurses and support staff from Westbrook Community Hospital will donate free medical checkups Saturday, Dec. 31. The health exams will be given at the 50 Park Lane Building next door to the hospital on a first-come-first-served basis. No appointments are necessary. “This is our way to wish […]

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Westbrook Notes: Dec. 19

Give the gift of life The Westbrook Knights of Columbus Council 2219 is sponsoring an American Red Cross Blood drive from 1-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, at St. Hyacinth’s Church Hall (St. Anthony Parish) on Brown Street. “As always, there is an urgent need for blood donations especially around Christmas time while everyone is busy […]

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Looking Back: Dec. 12

Dec. 14, 1994 Kimberly Burnette, 24, a Limington resident, has been named deputy city clerk in Westbrook. She started Monday. She was picked from a field of 132 applicants by City Clerk Barbara Hawkes. She succeeds Trudi J. Storer, who resigned. Burnette moved to Maine a month ago from Norfolk, Virginia. She had been employed […]

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Westbrook Notes: Dec. 12

Festival of Trees The Westbrook Festival of Trees continues through Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 910 Main St. More than 55 sponsored trees have been decked out. Don’t miss the Maine Garden Railway Society model train display, along with a number of special events. For a complete list go to westbrookfestivaloftrees.com. Seniors […]

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Gorham Notes: Dec. 12

USM name change on hold The University of Southern Maine has shelved its proposal to change its name to the University of Maine in Portland. The university has a campus in Gorham and the Gorham Town Council passed a resolution earlier this year denouncing the name change. “Unfortunately, I don’t think we have seen the […]