Seniors’ meal rescheduled Following a postponement, Westbrook Senior Citizens will be served a Christmas dinner at noon on Monday, Jan. 9, in Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. The menu includes roast pork with gravy, mashed potatoes, peas, applesauce and apple pie with whipped topping. Louis Philippe will entertain. Old canal topic?at historical society Members […]
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Westbrook Notes – 1/03
Seniors’ meal rescheduled Following a postponement, Westbrook Senior Citizens will be served a Christmas dinner at noon on Monday, Jan. 9, in Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. The menu includes roast pork with gravy, mashed potatoes, peas, applesauce and apple pie with whipped topping. Louis Philippe will entertain. Old canal topic?at historical society Members […]
Arts Calendar – 1/03
Theater Saturday, Jan. 5 “The Phantom of the Opera,” 25th anniversary of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh’s production on the big screen, 7 p.m., at Westbrook Performing Arts Center, Stroudwater Street, Westbrook. Tickets are $15/adults and $7/students. Cash only at the door. Tuesday, Jan. 29 “Page to Stage” series, Portland Stage professionals discuss performance […]
Buxton Notes – 1/03
State to discuss bridges Jan. 16 The Maine Department of Transportation is holding a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16, in the Hollis Town Hall Community Building, 34 Town Farm Road, about conditions of Bar Mills and Canal bridges. The bridges carry traffic on Route 4A over the Saco River that divides […]
Snowe, Collins support ‘fiscal cliff’ compromise in early-morning vote
Like many of their colleagues, the two Maine senators said the final package was far from perfect but, most importantly, avoided tax hikes on the middle class.
Phyzgig rings in year with laughs
Phyzgig, the year-end series of vaudeville shows produced by Westbrook-based Acorn Productions,will use multiple venues this year to present all its performances. At the Acorn Studio Theater, Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge St., in Westbrook, matinees are scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 29, and Sunday, Dec. 30. Saturday’s shows, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., feature […]
Phyzgig rings in year with laughs
Phyzgig, the year-end series of vaudeville shows produced by Westbrook-based Acorn Productions,will use multiple venues this year to present all its performances. At the Acorn Studio Theater, Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge St., in Westbrook, matinees are scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 29, and Sunday, Dec. 30. Saturday’s shows, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., feature […]
Development at crossroads
WESTBROOK – The clock is ticking toward the foreclosure sale of the 65 acres earmarked for a giant retail project in Westbrook, even as the local developer works to stave off the sale and save the project. Earlier this month, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejected an appeal by 500 Westbrook LLC, which had asked […]
Westbrook police OK contract
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook Police Association has ratified a new three-year contract, which now goes before the City Council for final approval. On Dec. 19, the police union approved a new three-year deal with the city, said Westbrook City Administrator Jerre Bryant. This is the second of five labor contracts to be settled after a […]
Westbrook Notes – 12/27
Westbrook couple observes anniversary Stan and Carol Reynolds of Westbrook celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary on Dec. 15. Stan, 86, served with the U.S. Army in the China-Burma- India theater in World War II; Carol, 74, served with an armor division in Fort Knox, Ky. They are both members of American Legion Post 62 in […]