Sept. 1 Labor Day, city offices closed Sept. 2 Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. Sept. 6 Mayor’s Open Office Hours, 9 a.m.-noon Finance Department open, 9 a.m.-noon Sept. 8 City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. Sept. 9 WEIC meeting, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 10 Westbrook School Committee meeting, 7 p.m. Sept. 11 High School and Westbrook Regional […]

Sept. 1 Labor Day, city offices closed Sept. 2 Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. Sept. 6 Mayor’s Open Office Hours, 9 a.m.-noon Finance Department open, 9 a.m.-noon Sept. 8 City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. Sept. 9 WEIC meeting, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 10 Westbrook School Committee meeting, 7 p.m. Sept. 11 High School and Westbrook Regional […]

Aug. 31, 1983 The Regional Transportation Program’s commuter bus service to Greater Portland suburbs will start in October, according to RTP’s director of services, James A. Hilly. Service was to have started in September, but only two of the four new buses have arrived and at least three are needed to run the routes. “We […]

The 7th Annual Riverbank Arts Festival will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, in Westbrook. Organizing the event, the Westbrook Arts and Culture Committee is striving for a lively and upbeat event with something to offer everyone. The aim of the committee is to celebrate the arts and artists of the community. […]

This letter is in response to the story, “Westbrook retail development plan gets backing,” (August 21 American Journal) the newest project being proposed in Westbrook. Has anybody stopped to think that the new middle school is being built right across the street? That’s just what we need, hundreds of school children getting out of school […]

Call for Flea market tables Bonny Eagle Flea Market is back on Sept.20th (rain date 8/27) at BE Middle School. Table fee $10. Call 642-3508 to reserve space and become part of a 30+ table flea mkt. Provides BEHS scholarships. Marriage intentions Buxton Deputy Town Clerk Brenda Brown reported the following recent marriage intentions filed […]

Westbrook-based Acorn Productions is offering a free adult Introduction to Acting workshop, Tuesdays, Sept, 9 and 18, from 7-9 p.m. Both sessions will be taught by Michael Levine. Students will participate in a series of acting games and theater exercises that will introduce them to many common acting terms. No experience is necessary, but pre-registration […]

Book Discussion Group is reading “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou. The group is meeting at 12:15 p.m. Sept. 16 in the Gathering Room. Museum passes available for families: Portland Museum of Art, Children’s Museum, Willowbrook Village, Maine Wildlife Park and Southworth Planetarium. See the library’s Web site, www.walker.lib.me.us, for more […]

Lobster roll meal – Saturday, Aug. 30, 4:30-6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 179 Ridgeland Ave., So. Portland. $12. Bean supper – Saturday, Sept. 6, 4:30-6 p.m., Hollis Lions Club, Palmer Hall, intersection of routes 202 and 35, Hollis. Two kinds of beans, red hot dogs, chop suey, cole slaw and desserts. $6. Beans and […]

Volatile oil prices and global warming news have us all thinking more seriously about the costs and sources of our energy. Many policymakers are saying that nuclear power must be included in our energy choices. They say that nuclear power is “clean,” since it emits no greenhouse gases. Nuclear energy is also an issue being […]