Mississippi visitor Hurricane Katrina survivor Susan Rappold, now of Gorham, was visited last week by Judy English of Waveland, Miss. Both women were once from New Orleans and hadn’t seen each other since before the hurricane. Rappold arrived in Gorham as a refugee after Katrina, and last week’s reunion was emotional for the two women. […]

Mississippi visitor Hurricane Katrina survivor Susan Rappold, now of Gorham, was visited last week by Judy English of Waveland, Miss. Both women were once from New Orleans and hadn’t seen each other since before the hurricane. Rappold arrived in Gorham as a refugee after Katrina, and last week’s reunion was emotional for the two women. […]

The governor is pushing his plan to freeze property values for people who call Maine home to protect them against tax spikes driven by the real estate market – a plan he says will give real relief to taxpayers. Detractors, however, from all sides of the political spectrum, say the proposal would simply shift the […]

Joseph Philip Cote of Westbrook has been named to the fall 2006 dean’s list at Keene State College in New Hampshire. To qualify, Keene State undergraduates must be enrolled in a degree program; they must have completed a minimum of six credit hours in the semester, receiving no failing or incomplete grades. Students must achieve […]

Joseph Philip Cote of Westbrook has been named to the fall 2006 dean’s list at Keene State College in New Hampshire. To qualify, Keene State undergraduates must be enrolled in a degree program; they must have completed a minimum of six credit hours in the semester, receiving no failing or incomplete grades. Students must achieve […]

Save Saturday, March 3 on your calendar. That’s the date of the Mission Possible Teen Center Benefit Gala. It will be held at Verrillo’s, 155 Riverside St., Portland. Music will be by Bob Charest. Tickets to the benefit are $40 single or $70 couple. To purchase a ticket, contact Evelyn Blanchard, at Mission Possible Teen, […]

The Westbrook City Council gave unanimous final approval Monday to a contract-zone change for a site where a new junior high school could be built. The zone change altered the designation of the Stroudwater Street site near Westbrook High School from rural to growth zone to comply with state requirements for building a new school. […]

When Sandy River Health Systems decided to hold off on building an apartment complex that many expected to be an assisted-living home, neighbors and city officials became concerned the company had changed its strategy for the new housing development. Many feared the company planned to market the homes to families, which would put more children […]

The Westbrook American reported on Jan. 24, 1962, that A2nd class Richard Charest had returned to Kincheloe Air Force Base in Michigan after spending leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Germain Charest of New Portland Road.

Spaghetti supper – Friday, Jan. 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Prides Corner Nursery School, Prides Corner Congregational Church, 235 Prides St., Westbrook. Snow date, Saturday, Jan. 27.To benefit the Kevin Errington Scholarship Fund. $6, $3. To volunteer or for tickets, also available at the door, call 854-2245. Bean supper – Saturday, Jan. 27, 4:45-6 p.m., Highland Lake […]