McCue on dean’s list Miranda McCue was named to the dean’s list at Ithaca College’s School of Humanities and Sciences in Ithaca, N.Y., for the fall semester. McCue is the daughter of William and Alison McCue of Gorham. Scholarship essays sought The Gorham Garden Club is now accepting applications for its Merit Scholarship. To be […]

A CLOSER LOOK The Westbrook City Council Finance Committee’s first meeting is Thursday, April 9, at 6 p.m. in Room 114 at Westbrook High School. Another meeting will be held there Saturday, starting at 9 a.m., and another on Monday at 6 p.m. The final committee meeting will be on Monday, April 27, at 6 […]

The Westbrook American reported on April 8, 1964, that the first duty of Gorham’s newly appointed police chief, Stephen E. Wentworth, was to organize a department headquartered in the fire station on South Street. Wentworth was to terminate his duties with Maine State Police on April 11, Alice Cousins of Bar Mills entertained the Buxton […]

Mayor Bruce Chuluda welcomes anyone interested in helping with the 30th edition of Westbrook Together Days to attend the first planning meeting on Wednesday, April 15, at 6 p.m. at City Hall. This year, Together Days will be held on June 5 and 6. Back in 1980, when the first Together Days was held in […]

In the list of the 390 Westbrook residents who signed on for duty in World War I, Cora DeCormier stands out. A nurse who served four years in the Great War, DeCormier was awarded several medals of honor and decoration by two European kings and the government of France. One of 10 children, she was […]

The historic Indian Cellar property along the Saco River dividing Buxton and Hollis will never be carved into house lots now that a $1 million nature preservation effort has concluded. Ownership of the large, pristine site, where American Indians once stored food in the cool of a cave in shoreline ledge, transferred last week to […]

Some of us older people, who grew up on farms or in rural environments, are following the latest about the renewed interest in raising chickens. While baby chicks are cute (and so are baby pigs), these animals grow quickly and I’m not sure the suburbs and city are the place for farm animals. In some […]

The Gold for the Greenhouse auction and benefit dinner is set for Tuesday, April 14, from 6 – 8 p.m., at Bonny Eagle Middle School in Buxton. The event will benefit the Bonny Eagle Middle School Solar Greenhouse to increase food security and sustainability in York and Cumberland Counties. Gold for the Greenhouse will include […]

The Gold for the Greenhouse auction and benefit dinner is set for Tuesday, April 14, from 6 – 8 p.m., at Bonny Eagle Middle School in Buxton. The event will benefit the Bonny Eagle Middle School Solar Greenhouse to increase food security and sustainability in York and Cumberland Counties. Gold for the Greenhouse will include […]

Local preparations are under way for the 2010 Census. Beginning April 20, approximately 800 workers from Maine communities began canvassing neighborhoods to make sure the Portland Local Census Office’s address list is accurate. The employees will be using hand-held computers and can be identified by the official Census Bureau badge they carry. The Census Bureau […]