Community meal – Thursday, Oct. 10, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Meatloaf, $5. Free dinner – Thursday, Oct. 10, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Oct. 11, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder […]
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Gorham Notes: Oct. 3
Schools win $25,000 grant for food security program The Gorham School Department Tuesday was awarded a $25,000 State Farm Neighborhood assist grant to bolster food security for students. Elated faculty members Heather Whitaker and Jennifer Baker received the check in a ceremony at Gorham Middle School. Whitaker, a finalist for Maine’s Teacher of the Year, […]
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Westbrook Notes: Oct. 3
Boisvert in library talk Author Jayne Boisvert will talk about her new book, “Pilgrimage to Paris: The Cheapo Snob’s Guide to the City and the Americans Who Lived There,” from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, in the Eleanor Conant Saunders Reading Room at Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St. Boisvert obtained a master’s degree […]
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Looking Back: Oct. 3
Oct. 5, 1994 John Tompkins, the man hired to provide facts and figures, reported Monday that Westbrook could save money by setting up a new municipal power district. His report apparently turned off any thoughts city leaders had about postponing a Nov. 8 referendum on setting up the power district. Tompkins was hired last month […]
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60 years ago: Oct. 3
The Westbrook American reported on Oct. 7, 1959, that Paulette Jensen of Longfellow Street in Westbrook held a pajama party on Oct. 2. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Holden of Westbrook attended a horse show at Eastern States Exposition in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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We Love to Eat: Oct. 3
Community meal – Thursday, Oct. 3, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Meatloaf, $5. Free dinner – Thursday, Oct. 3, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Oct. 4, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder […]
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Arts Calendar: Oct. 3
Music Oct. 5 Bruce Marshall Group, 7 p.m., (box office open 6 p.m., doors 6:30 p.m.) North Windham Union Church, 723 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. Music with a Mission concert to benefit Good Shepherd Food Bank. Tickets: $15, $5 students at door or mwamconcerts.com. FMI: 892-6142 or MWAMconcerts@gmail.com. Early Risers, folk duo of Ashley Storrow and […]
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Gorham Notes: Sept. 26
Phillips named GBE director Town Council Vice Chairwoman Suzanne Phillips, 43, was recently named executive director of Gorham Business Exchange. The exchange sponsors several annual events, including Marketplace, that showcases businesses and products available in Gorham. “I would love to help plan events and celebrate the great businesses we have in Gorham,” Phillips said in […]
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Westbrook Notes: Sept. 26
‘Cyrus Field’ author to speak Mary Morton Cowan will speak when Westbrook Historical Society meets at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 2, at the Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. Cowan’s topic is her book “Cyrus Field’s Big Dream: The Daring Effort to Lay the First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable.” It is her second book about Field and […]
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Looking Back: Sept. 26
Sept. 28, 1994 Students on the playground at Gorham’s Village School were startled Monday by a naked man in the woods. Principal Victoria Burns reported the incident to police at 1:56 p.m. Several children said a white male wearing no clothes stepped out from behind a tree in the woods along the perimeter of the […]