Kids Day Saturday at animal shelter Maine author and illustrator Lisa Jahn-Clough will be on hand with her dog Happy, as the Animal Refuge League celebrates Kids Day on Saturday, June 27. Happy is the inspiration for her book, “Little Dog.” Copies will be available and she will be signing, as well. Kids Day runs […]

A new state law that establishes boundaries for where convicted sex offenders can live will overturn the more stringent restrictions put in place by Westbrook officials two years ago. In the municipalities that choose to enact the new law, which will take effect in September, registered sex offenders will be prohibited from residing within 750 […]

Bean supper – Saturday, June 27, 4:30-6 p.m., Edes Falls Community Hall, Edes Falls Road, Naples. Two kinds of beans, American chop suey, potato, cabbage, jello, salads, rolls, homemade pie, coffee, tea and fruit punch. Bean supper – Saturday, June 27, 4:30-6 p.m., Elm Street United Methodist Church, 168 Elm St., South Portland. Beans, casseroles, […]

The Westbrook American reported on June 24, 1964, that Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jordan and five children are occupying the former Vincent Chandler residence on Morrill Avenue in Gorham. Jordan was appointed a math teacher at the Charles C. Shaw Junior High School. In Buxton, Mr. and Mrs. Ensley Lang and Nellie Lord of Bar […]

Both a legendary composer and a musical institution will be celebrated this weekend at the 29th Annual R.B. Hall Day at Westbrook High School. Twelve bands from around the state will gather to play marches in honor of Hall, a composer who “was considered to be the John Philip Sousa of Maine,” according to Jerry […]

189/189a Shown at left is the house and barn that once stood at 399 Main St. Built in 1792 by Edward Gilman, the house was later occupied by the Raymond family from 1842 to 1939 – the year it was demolished to make way for an Esso gas station. Violette and Son later operated a […]

Free lunch for kids This summer, the Westbrook School Department is offering free lunches for children. The new program kicked off this week and will run through Aug. 21. All children, 4 through 18 years old, are eligible for the free lunches, available at Canal School and Wescott Junior High, Monday through Friday from 11:45 […]

There never seems to be enough time to do all I set out to accomplish. Year-round, many hours a week are spent looking up information for people who want to know more about their ancestry. Genealogical research is one of my favorite hobbies and for some reason, I seldom regard this research as volunteering, but […]

LucyEllen Smith-Chef.jpg This pastel painting of a chef was done by Lucy Ellen Smith, who will give a talk at the Saco Museum at 6 p.m. Friday. Maine the way life should be?.jpg Miranda Gardiner will be signing copies of her book, “Maine … The Way Life Should Be?” at Funtown/Splashtown USA in Saco from […]

Maine author and illustrator Lisa Jahn-Clough will be on hand with her dog Happy, as the Animal Refuge League celebrates Kids Day on Saturday, June 27. Happy is the inspiration for her book, “Little Dog.” Copies will be available and she will be signing, as well. Kids Day runs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the […]