While he is the youngest candidate for the City Council, Westbrook High School senior Michael Foley thinks his age could be an advantage as he runs for an at-large seat. “I think it would be beneficial to have a young, new face on the council,” said Foley, D-East Valentine Street. “I think I can really […]

Corner country fair – Friday, Oct. 28, 6-9 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 29, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Prides Corner Congregational Church, 235 Pride St. (off Route 302), Westbrook. Gifts, crafts, knit items, baked goods, jams, jellies, wood items and white elephant items. Tearoom hours coincide with fair dates and hours. Tarragon chicken salad, egg salad and […]

Corner country fair – Friday, Oct. 28, 6-9 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 29, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Prides Corner Congregational Church, 235 Pride St. (off Route 302), Westbrook. Gifts, crafts, knit items, baked goods, jams, jellies, wood items and white elephant items. Tearoom hours coincide with fair dates and hours. Tarragon chicken salad, egg salad and […]

Ward 2 candidate Joan Boucher said she is running for City Council because she thinks Westbrook could benefit from having a new voice on the council. “I’d like to be part of the solution for Westbrook,” said Boucher, R-Longley Road. “Maybe a new voice is what we need.” Boucher thinks the city needs to work […]

Running for re-election to his Ward 1 City Council seat, Brendan Rielly said he wants another two years on the council to continue moving Westbrook forward. Rielly, D-Alberta Drive, said Westbrook has worked hard over the years to move away from its dependence on the paper mill. While he feels the city has made great […]

Seniors to hear Sparks David Sparks, a wildlife expert, will speak when the Westbrook Senior Citizens meet at 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7, at Westbrook-Warren Church, 810 Main St. The group is planning a trip to Foxwoods on Nov. 30 and to Indian Head, N.H., on Dec. 4. Woman’s Club going red Westbrook Woman’s […]

Missing Woman Was Visibly Intoxicated In Portland’s Old Port? There have been numerous newspaper articles and TV reports about the 24-year-old woman from Massachusetts who was visiting her parents in Windham. She spent several hours in Portland’s Old Port area on Monday, Oct. 10, and has not appeared since then. I am very upset in […]

In a little more than two weeks, Westbrook citizens will get the opportunity that arrives in every odd year – to choose whether or not to keep just about every elected official in the city. The American Journal recently finished interviewing all of the candidates with opponents. In this edition, readers will find profiles of […]

The Gorham High School Drama program will bring life Beth Henley’s outrageous comedy “The Wake of Jamey Foster” at Gorham High School the weekend of Nov. 10 to 13. The production is directed by Portland theatre veteran Michael Levine and features student actors and designers. In “The Wake of Jamey Foster,” the playwright, best known […]

The Registrar of Voters hours at Westbrook City Hall are as follows for registration before the Nov. 8 general election and state referendum. Tuesday, Nov. 1, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. […]