A donation drive is being held to help create the preserve, which would be the largest preserved area in the region and would double the city’s preserved land.
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Planning Board OKs first plan to expand up on Main Street
WESTBROOK — Developer Chris Wilson will be the first to expand his residential project upward under loosened regulations on downtown density. Wilson brought his already approved plans for a new building at 660 Main St., just across from Riverbank Park, back to the Planning Board March 3, seeking to expand it to a third floor. […]
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School Committee appoints Bates replacement
The School Committee unanimously approved Jessica Moninski for the Ward 2 seat.
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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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Guest commentary: A heartfelt thanks for support of Winter Fest
As chairman of our recent Discover Downtown Westbrook first-ever Winter Fest at the Falls, I’d like to give a heartfelt thanks to the citizens of Westbrook for support of this inaugural winter event held Saturday, Feb. 22, in the heart of our downtown. We have now reached 40 years since the end of Urban Renewal, […]
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Looking Back: March 5
March 8, 1995 Gorham students staged a sit-in to protest threatened teacher layoffs on the eve of the introduction of Superintendent Timothy McCormack’s budget. Several students said they were told by teachers that 12 teachers would lose their jobs if McCormack’s budget meets the Town Council’s demand to freeze tax levies at the 1994-95 rate. […]
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We Love to Eat: March 5
Community meal – Thursday, March 5, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Chicken with stuffing, $5. Baked haddock – Friday, March 6, 5-6 p.m., St. Anne’s Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus. $10, $5, children can choose fish, pizza or macaroni and cheese. Baked Haddock – Friday, March 6, 4:30 – […]
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Happy Wheels looks to skate into Westbrook
Happy Wheels, which closed in December, looks to open anew this fall on Warren Avenue.
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Sanders wins in Westbrook, Gorham; Buxton goes for Biden
WESTBROOK — Voter turnout was nearly 40% in Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton in Tuesday’s presidential primary. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders took Westbrook and Gorham and former Vice President Joe Biden was the winner in Buxton. Westbrook had a 39% voter turnout, or about 6,102 voters, exceeding the city’s projection of a 29% turnout based on […]
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Mary Hall served Westbrook schools ‘with heart’
Mary Hall, a longtime member of the School Committee who died March 1, is remembered for her incredible memory and her devotion to children, especially her grandchildren.