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Looking Back: Oct. 17

Oct. 19, 1994 Facing the need for hundreds of thousands of dollars just to get into business, proponents of a Westbrook municipal electricity service are looking for help from people who have electricity to sell. James Fisk, Westbrook city planner, said Monday that several suppliers of power are offering financial assistance as well as technical […]

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Posted inAmerican Journal

60 years ago

The Westbrook American reported on Oct. 21, 1959, that Jennie Jones, a longtime employee in Westbrook City Hall, left on a flight for California where she would work for her brother who operated a motel. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Barden of Church Street in Gorham entertained a couple from Maryland.