A visitor crossing a doorway threshold of the Royal Brewster mansion in Buxton enters a world much as it was 200 years ago. The mansion at Tory Hill, located at the intersection of routes 112 and 202, has been owned by Richard “Sandy” Atkinson and his wife, Beverly, since 1990. They’ve preserved the spirit of […]
American Journal News
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Coming together Westbrook will hold its 26th annual Together Days festival this weekend. Thanks to the work of many volunteers who help organize the event, this year’s festival appears as though it will be as good as or better than previous years. Those who have never been to the two-day event that ushers in the […]
editorial 0601
Coming together Westbrook will hold its 26th annual Together Days festival this weekend. Thanks to the work of many volunteers who help organize the event, this year’s festival appears as though it will be as good as or better than previous years. Those who have never been to the two-day event that ushers in the […]
honor rolls, helmets
I read the American Journal’s March 2 edition. I was checking out the Honor Roll lists for Westbrook and Gorham high schools. I’m trying to figure out why Gorham has approximately 282 students on the honor roll and Westbrook only has about 109? Westbrook enrolls 861 at the high school, and Gorham enrolls 783. Not […]
Memorial Day Roll Call
Memorial Roll Call 159 Deceased Citizens of Westbrook, April 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005 April 2004 Ronald F. Barbour Janet Marie Beal Mary Stackhouse Gould Catlin Walter R. Fogg Donna L. Reardon-Ferron Jacqueline Forgues Yvonne M. Gallant Leo Joseph Lagasse Arlene E. Lemieux Donald S. Mayberry Sgt. Lawrence A. Roukey Yvonne L. Saarinen Eve […]
Students remember classmate as a bright free spirit
As Westbrook High School students graduate this weekend, they will do so without a classmate who died unexpectedly a little over a week ago. Westbrook High School senior Alanna Phillips-Crocker, 18, passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on May 20, just two weeks before her high school graduation. Her friends remembered her last week as […]
Students remember classmate as a bright free spirit
As Westbrook High School students graduate this weekend, they will do so without a classmate who died unexpectedly a little over a week ago. Westbrook High School senior Alanna Phillips-Crocker, 18, passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on May 20, just two weeks before her high school graduation. Her friends remembered her last week as […]
Students remember classmate as a bright free spirit
As Westbrook High School students graduate this weekend, they will do so without a classmate who died unexpectedly a little over a week ago. Westbrook High School senior Alanna Phillips-Crocker, 18, passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on May 20, just two weeks before her high school graduation. Her friends remembered her last week as […]
City to buy land, develop it
Long-delayed plans to construct a business park off Saco Street have gained new life as the city has reached an agreement to purchase a 40-acre parcel of land to be developed for the business park. City Administrator Jerre Bryant said the city has reached a purchase and sale agreement with the Boivin family to buy […]
City to buy land, develop it
Long-delayed plans to construct a business park off Saco Street have gained new life as the city has reached an agreement to purchase a 40-acre parcel of land to be developed for the business park. City Administrator Jerre Bryant said the city has reached a purchase and sale agreement with the Boivin family to buy […]