One of the most popular events at Westbrook Together Days has always been the parade. Lisa Glidden, this year’s parade chairperson, had 34 registrations for the parade, one less than last year with 10 days to go. “We may go over that. I’m keeping my fingers crossed,” she said. Westbrook’s Little League New England championship […]

Tracy Welsch and Bethany Gooding’s stories share a common thread-they were both victims of domestic violence. Beyond that, the differences are striking. Tracy Welsch was married for five years and had children. Bethany Gooding was in a relationship for a few months and was 14 at the time. Their differences illustrate a point that domestic […]

Both Gorham and Westbrook will be marking Memorial Day with the following activities on Monday, May 29. In Gorham will mark the holiday with a parade and ceremonies. The parade starts at 9 a.m. and proceeds from Robie Gym on South Street to Eastern Cemetery on Main Street for a service. The parade then returns […]

Both Gorham and Westbrook will be marking Memorial Day with the following activities on Monday, May 29. In Gorham will mark the holiday with a parade and ceremonies. The parade starts at 9 a.m. and proceeds from Robie Gym on South Street to Eastern Cemetery on Main Street for a service. The parade then returns […]

It was Friday the 13th. The month was October, and the year was 1944. Only 19 years old at the time, Leo Couture was manning his battle station on a anti-aircraft gun near the fantail of the heavy cruiser USS Canberra in the South Pacific, when a Japanese torpedo from a plane slammed into the […]

May 1981 Gorham gets Westbrook’s assessor Robert Libby. Philip Hill is retiring from the Gorham job. Margo Greep became editor of the American Journal Thursday. She succeeds Harry Foote, editor since 1965, who continues as publisher. Raymond M. Foote became assistant publisher. He has been on the staff since 1965, in multiple duties. Greep, a […]

(Iolanthe) – The castmembers of a Gorham production of Iolanthe are, left to right, Samuel Hoyt, Jean Hannaford, Barbara Guptill, Jo Carter, Mark Emery and Sharon Chandler. Perhaps a reader knows the date of the production. Photo courtesy of George Watson, Gorham Historical Society archivist. Gorham remembered 0524

It’s been over a month since fire destroyed the Brown Street apartment Lori Brogan and her fiancA?©e Joseph Langley called home, and they still don’t have a new place to live. They’ve looked continuously, but they haven’t been able to find anything. For now, they’re sleeping on friends’ couches, using a friend’s mailing address and […]

Westbrook Annual Memorial Roll Call Deceased residents of Westbrook-April 1, 2005 – March 31, 2006 April 2005 Ethel F. Bailey Jewel F. Bailey Andrew T. Baldwin Florence Leavitt Close Colby Dean Deveau James A. Frank Marion E. Hopkins Lavinia Elena Onitiu-Gelineau M. Hazel LaPierre Marion Louise Lailer Dorothy I. Lombardi Margaret T. Malone Joseph G. […]

Seniors meal – Wednesday, May 24, noon, St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Home cooked meal. Donation $3.50. Church luncheon – Thursday, May 25, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Smothered beef, $3. Bean supper – Saturday, May 27, 5-6 p.m., North Street Memorial Chapel, intersection of North Street and Fort […]