April 19, 1995 Tom Howard, Westbrook High School’s 1994 state champion in the 2-mile run, won the Patriots Day road race in Westbrook Monday for the second year. His time for the 2.2-mile course along city streets was 10 minutes 37 seconds. The girls race also was won by a Westbrook runner, Laura Welch, in […]
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Portland and neighboring cities furlough hundreds of employees as pandemic hits finances
Most of the furloughs have affected part-time or seasonal workers and are intended to avoid budget shortfalls over the next 2 months.
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Teen center steps up, but needs help
My Place Teen Center is offering hundreds of free family meals to the community in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Maine Bicentennial: Westbrook
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, the American Journal is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.
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Two workers at Sappi’s Westbrook mill test positive for COVID-19
Both employees appear to have been infected through exposure outside the mill, the company said.
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Westbrook furloughs 21 city employees because of coronavirus financial impact
The number of documented COVID-19 cases in the city stands at 15.
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Districts extend closures through end of school year
Westbrook, Gorham and Bonny Eagle districts, acting on a recommendation from the state, will continue with distance learning for the rest of the school year.
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Westbrook Notes: April 9
Library friends scholarship Friends of Walker Memorial Library is looking for graduating students from Westbrook High School to apply for its annual “Bucks for Books” scholarship. Interested students should contact friends@walkerlibrary.org or Sue Bailey, guidance counselor at the high school for details on applying. The Friends group raises money for the scholarship with its annual […]
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Looking Back: April 9
April 12, 1995 The massive Dana Warp building in downtown Westbrook has been sold to John Allan of Harrisville, Rhode Island, for $250,000. In the 1980s it sold for $1.8 million. Allan bought it from Peoples Heritage Bank, which owned it by foreclosure. A native of Great Britain, Allan owns a number of businesses, including […]
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Idexx cutting workers’ pay by 10% as business wanes during outbreak
The Westbrook-based biotechnology company is also suspending some benefits, including a 401(k) match, as it deals with fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.