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Looking Back: Aug. 29

August 29, 2019August 26, 2019

Aug. 31, 1994 Eric Landry, 17, of Westbrook, went for a swim in Sebago Lake State Park and saved a life. Eric was there Aug. 18 for a family picnic with his parents, Donald and Mary Anne Landry, and his brother Benjamin, 10. Suddenly they heard a young man yelling for help. He was out […]

American Journal

Facilitator certified to assist Westbrook veterans with benefits

by Chance Viles August 29, 2019August 28, 2019

Arty Ledoux’s new office will help local vets through the application process.

Local dancers earn place on stage with pros

by Chance Viles August 29, 2019August 29, 2019

Auditions for the Moscow Ballet’s “Great Russian Nutcracker” were held in Westbrook Tuesday.

American Journal, Lakes Region Weekly

We Love to Eat: Aug. 29

August 28, 2019August 26, 2019

Free dinner – Thursday, Aug. 29, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Aug. 30, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; or lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; combination […]

American Journal

Westbrook Dems nominate Morse for Ward 1

by Chance Viles August 28, 2019

The chairman of the city’s Democratic Committee will fill the City Council seat until November, when he will be on the ballot for the new term.

American Journal

Bath Savings coming to Westbrook

August 28, 2019September 3, 2019

WESTBROOK — A Bath Savings Institution branch will be open for business at the corner of William Clark Drive and Spring Street sometime next year. Construction on a 3,000-square-foot building is scheduled to start in the spring of 2020 and is expected to take about six months. “(Westbrook) was a market (Bath Savings) identified awhile ago […]

Cops & Courts, Local & State, News

Westbrook police warn residents about driveway paving scam

by Dennis Hoey August 27, 2019August 27, 2019

Police urge residents to ignore anyone who offers to pave their driveway with leftover asphalt.

American Journal

Colgan named assistant principal at WHS

August 27, 2019

WESTBROOK — Latin teacher Patrick Colgan has been named the third assistant principal at Westbrook High School. Colgan has been teaching Latin in Westbrook for the past seven years. He joins Wendy Harvey and Jeff Guerrette Colgan in the school’s three-assistant approach to managing principal responsibilities, replacing Jennifer Mull-Brooks, who left for the principal’s spot […]