Nicole-Raye Ellis admits that as a freshman in high school she was angry and had an attitude problem. “I was out of control,” she said. But following a tragedy as a sophomore, she turned her life around. Ellis graduated as an honor roll student at Gorham High School and she wants to earn a nursing […]

Nicole-Raye Ellis admits that as a freshman in high school she was angry and had an attitude problem. “I was out of control,” she said. But following a tragedy as a sophomore, she turned her life around. Ellis graduated as an honor roll student at Gorham High School and she wants to earn a nursing […]

A 20-year-old Portland man is being held at Cumberland County Jail on theft and robbery charges in connection with a series of crimes including the hold-up of the Exit 48 Mobil station in Westbrook on June 7. David E. Cropley of Portland was arrested at approximately 8 a.m. on June 8 at Shaw’s Plaza by […]

A 20-year-old Portland man is being held at Cumberland County Jail on theft and robbery charges in connection with a series of crimes including the hold-up of the Exit 48 Mobil station in Westbrook on June 7. David E. Cropley of Portland was arrested at approximately 8 a.m. on June 8 at Shaw’s Plaza by […]

It’s been said that there are only two things in life that are certain, death and taxes. That may be true, but a third thing is also fairly certain, people will always be looking for ways to cut their taxes. One of the most common ways for businesses to cut their taxes is through the […]

A small fire that broke out in a woodworking shop in the Dana Warp Mill last Thursday caused water damage to several businesses in the building, with the two businesses directly below the fire hardest hit. While no one was hurt in the fire, the building’s fire alarms did not go off until firefighters manually […]

The Westbrook American reported in its issue of June 6, 1956, that 10-year old David Irving Jr. of West Gorham caught a 2-pound, 2.5-ounce salmon at Sebago Lake the previous week.

Gorham Town Councilor Calvin Hamblen hoped that the council Tuesday (June 6) would reconsider the fiscal year budget approved last month. The council convened at 7 p.m., which was after the American Journal deadline. Hamblen declined to comment in a telephone interview on Tuesday afternoon.

Gorham Town Councilor Calvin Hamblen hoped that the council Tuesday (June 6) would reconsider the fiscal year budget approved last month. The council convened at 7 p.m., which was after the American Journal deadline. Hamblen declined to comment in a telephone interview on Tuesday afternoon.

Rain makes Together Days a sad affair Westbrook’s annual Together Days at Riverbank Park, scheduled for Friday, June 2, and Saturday, June 3, was terminated by mid-morning on Saturday. The morning parade on Main Street, always a big affair and with many spectators was cancelled. We learned that news by calling the police station. The […]