Since the Portland Water District built a pumping station across from Dave Harradon’s home, the Gorham resident has been keeping a daily smell log. In it, he records the times odor permeating from the building has awoken him from sleep, forcing him to shut all the windows in his home. Other entries simply read “HWO” […]

Blueberry pancake breakfast – Saturday, Aug. 16, 8-10 a.m., West Gorham Union Church, Route 25, Gorham. $5, $3. Part of the church’s blueberry gala. Old fashioned bean-hole-bean supper – Saturday, Aug. 16, 4:30-6 p.m., United Church of Christ at North Gorham, 4 Standish Neck Road, Gorham. Three kinds of beans, salads, brown bread, rolls, hot […]

Westbrook residents who rely on taxi service finally have a way to get around town again. The Westbrook City Council unanimously approved a temporary ordinance amendment Monday that allows cab companies licensed in the city where their headquarters are located to drive customers from one Westbrook location to another. Currently, the city requires cab companies […]

A three-month search could come to an end with a new fire chief in place in Buxton as early as Monday. Selectmen were expected to name a new chief at their meeting Wednesday, after the American Journal’s deadline. Selectmen declined to announce the candidate’s name prior to the meeting because they were still awaiting the […]

The Westbrook-Gorham Rotary Club is getting a deal from the city on house lots to be used in the vocational school’s building trades program. The City Council voted Monday to sell – for the price of $4 – four city-owned lots to the Rotary Club, which handles the real estate transactions for the Westbrook Regional […]

Construction on a new $1.8 million town garage began Tuesday when Littlefield Bros. Construction started digging the foundation after a little more than a year of discussion and planning. The start of construction means the garage should be completed by the Nov. 30 deadline written in the contract between Buxton and Littlefield Bros. Construction, Board […]

A first-term Gorham town councilor who won a decisive victory in an eight-way race for three Gorham town council seats last fall will challenge incumbent state Sen. Phil Bartlett. Phil Csoros, a Republican, is running for the District 6 seat held by Bartlett, a Democrat, since 2004. Csoros said he is running because of a […]

If you’ve been to City Hall since the start of the year, you probably know Lynda Adams, the city clerk. If you go to Profenno’s Saturday night, you’ll meet Lynda Adams, the rock star. Adams is the lead singer of Black Rose, a new cover band making its debut performance at the Main Street bar […]

It’s time for a progress report on the animal presidential campaign at the Flatley Farm. The last review was during the vigorous candidate selection contest for the Avian nomination – Myrtle the hissing goose versus Alhambra the tawny drake. As most observers already know, the handsome young drake finally won, and in so doing pulled […]

The Westbrook American reported on Aug. 7, 1963, that the U.S. Post Office Department announced plans to build a post office at 54 Main St., replacing the one at the corner of State and School streets. Fred Pike of West Buxton bought the Arthur Gannett Jr. home on Back Nippen Road. Pike, who was making […]