Highlights of Westbrook and Gorham news from 25 and 15 years ago.
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Highlights of Westbrook and Gorham news from 25 and 15 years ago.
We love to eat
Free community meal – Wednesday, July 3, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. Hot meal and fellowship sponsored by Wayside Food Services and Trinity Lutheran Church of Westbrook. Public supper – Saturday, July 6, 5-6 p.m., American Legion Auxiliary Post 86, 15 Lewiston Road, Gray. Beans, casseroles and pies. $8, $4. Nonprofit […]
Gorham Notes
Snappy rescue Fort Hill Road resident Margie Petrone returned home late Friday afternoon to see a strange car parked in her driveway and several people milling around in the road. She learned Good Samaritans were protecting a large snapping turtle attempting to cross the highway. Petrone said the turtle snapped at one bystander, who tried […]
Westbrook Notes
Food train huge success Trinity Lutheran Church’s eighth annual “Climb Aboard the Food Train” to benefit Westbrook Food Pantry collected more than $10,000 and 90 boxes of food. An anonymous donor matched the entire monetary donations. The total also includes donations made at a Dusty Divas concert at the church. “Many of our elderly, children, […]
We love sales
Seeking vendors – Rental spaces available for $15 for community yard sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 10, First Congregational Church of Buxton (Tory Hill), during Buxton Community Festival. 229-4960.
Arts Calendar: June 21
Music June 21 Don Roy Trio & Arnott Fiddlers, mid-20th century folk and fiddle music, Maine Festival of American Music, 7 p.m., Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester. Free, tickets at maineshakers.com June 22 Shaker leader and historian Brother Hadd leads Shaker chorale response to last words of Christ as prelude to Portland String […]
We Love Sales: June 20
Two-day indoor yard sale – Friday, June 21, 3-6 p.m., and Saturday, June 22, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Furniture, books, garden tools, household items, dishes, toys, bikes, appliances, TVs, radios, rugs, knick-knacks, videos, CDs, microwaves and more. Selling hot dogs, chips, soda, dougnuts and coffee. Yard sale – Saturday, June […]
We Love to Eat: June 20
Free dinner – Thursday, June 20, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, June 21, 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 […]