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American Journal

Saccarappa playground work underway

by Chance Viles October 24, 2019October 23, 2019

While work was pushed off due to high costs, work on the playground at the Saccarappa School is underway.

American Journal

Looking Back: Oct. 24

October 24, 2019October 21, 2019

Oct. 26, 1994 The possibility has arisen that if Westbrook votes yes on municipal power Nov. 8, nobody in the city could get power from Central Maine Power Co. Thomas Welch, chairman of the Maine Public Utilities Commission, told the American Journal Thursday that the PUC probably would be called on to decide whether CMP […]

American Journal

We Love to Eat: Oct. 24

October 24, 2019October 21, 2019

Community meal – Thursday, Oct. 24, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Chicken pie, $5. Free dinner – Thursday, Oct. 24, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 678 Washington Ave., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Oct. 25, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock […]

American Journal

We Love Fairs: Oct. 24

October 24, 2019October 21, 2019

Christmas, craft fair – Saturday, Oct. 26, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Longfellow Place, 80 Longfellow St., Westbrook. Craft fair – Saturday, Nov. 9, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Scarborough Free Baptist Church, 55 Mussey Road, Scarborough. Variety of crafters, baked goods, white elephant items and lunch with lobster stew and corn chowder.

American Journal

Letter: Shaughnessy brings visionary sensibility to mayor’s race

October 23, 2019October 21, 2019

There are not many times when someone running for office on the local level stirs my imagination. Michael Shaughnessy does. Michael is the one candidate who brings a visionary sensibility to the mayor’s race in Westbrook. I am energized by his vision of making sustainability a factor in Westbrook government, at long last. I am […]

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Letter: Spiller tireless, dynamic leader for Westbrook

October 23, 2019October 21, 2019

Westbrook is on the verge of becoming a destination, a place to come to – a place that is known for her river, her trails and so much more. There is one individual that stands far and above all those currently running for office that has worked tirelessly in making all of this a reality […]