Jan. 12, 1983 The Papermakers’ Union accepts the shutdown of No. 9 paper machine and will join with management in trying to make Westbrook “the No. 1 specialty mill in the world,” according to William Carver, Gorham, president of the union’s Local 1069. Carver said he believes that “Scott Paper Co.’s S.D. Warren mill in […]
American Journal News
Ramblings
Tiger tragedy We had seen on TV the dreadful accounts of the tiger at the San Francisco Zoo, which killed one man and severely injured two others. Also in the Dec. 27 Portland paper there was a picture of Tatiana, the tiger, which was eventually shot and killed. How did this 300 pound tiger escape […]
Ramblings
Tiger tragedy We had seen on TV the dreadful accounts of the tiger at the San Francisco Zoo, which killed one man and severely injured two others. Also in the Dec. 27 Portland paper there was a picture of Tatiana, the tiger, which was eventually shot and killed. How did this 300 pound tiger escape […]
Quinn's Corner – Some random facts on which to cogitate
Political belief: College student conservatives keep their rooms better organized and neater than liberal students. They also admit to having sex less frequently. Your best friend cloned: A company known as Clone USA will store your pet’s semen for $110 a year – provided you collect it yourself. U.S. cash crops: Cotton – $6 billion. […]
45 years ago
The American Journal reported on Jan. 2, 1963, that James Greenwood was returning to Illinois after visiting for the holidays with friends in Gorham and relatives in Gardiner. He was a student at Southern Illinois University. Edna Pinkham of West Buxton was the lucky winner of the barrel of groceries from the Bonny Eagle High […]
45 years ago
The American Journal reported on Jan. 2, 1963, that James Greenwood was returning to Illinois after visiting for the holidays with friends in Gorham and relatives in Gardiner. He was a student at Southern Illinois University. Edna Pinkham of West Buxton was the lucky winner of the barrel of groceries from the Bonny Eagle High […]
Drivers eyeing bypass progress
Before the end of the New Year, regional commuters could skirt Gorham Village on the bypass now under construction. Gorham resident Adam Ogden said the bypass would improve quality of life in Gorham Village. He said Christmas guests at his home on South Street and others around the region are asking about progress of the […]
Drivers eyeing bypass progress
Before the end of the New Year, regional commuters could skirt Gorham Village on the bypass now under construction. Gorham resident Adam Ogden said the bypass would improve quality of life in Gorham Village. He said Christmas guests at his home on South Street and others around the region are asking about progress of the […]
Police probe possible link among three 'suspicious' fires
A fire that broke out at CVS on Main Street in Westbrook was one of three recent fires being investigated by the police. A meeting between the Westbrook police and fire departments was scheduled to be held Wednesday to look further into the cause of the fires, all of which started outside of buildings on […]