Sen. Angus King did the right thing by saying he wished he hadn’t asked the senator to step down.
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Westbrook’s Infinity FCU plans to merge with Illinois credit union
Maine would serve as the new organization’s East Coast hub.
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Idexx boosts quarterly revenue by 7%, net income by 16%
The Westbrook-based veterinary diagnostics firm has an interim leader after its CEO suffered a spinal cord injury that paralyzed most of his body.
Posted inAmerican Journal
60 years ago
The Westbrook American reported on July 29, 1959, that Glen Washburn, 11, of Gorham was entering his 7-week old Shetland Pony in the Gorham Kiwanis Horse Show. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Elwell of Stroudwater Street in Westbrook were vacationing at Thomas Pond.
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We Love to Eat: Aug. 1
Free dinner – Thursday, Aug. 1, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Aug. 2, 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 […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
We Love Sales: Aug. 1
Yard and bake sale – Saturday, Aug. 3, 8 a.m., Buxton Center Baptist Church, Route 22, Buxton. Hot homemade doughnuts and steamed hot dogs. Blueberry jamboree and bake sale – Saturday, Aug. 10, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., West Gorham Union Church, 190 Ossipee Trail (Route 25), Gorham. Items for sale, blueberries, picnic lunch, along with yard […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook Notes
Another $10,000 grant for teen center My Place Teen Center has been awarded a $10,000 grant from Wells Fargo for the second year in a row — this time to fund general year-round programming. “Wells Fargo invested in our Youth Leadership Academy a year ago and we have all seen the results,” MPTC CEO […]
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Looking Back: Aug. 1
Aug. 3, 1994 Westbrook may become the first Maine community to license sellers of tobacco.The target would be the lucrative, but illegal, market among children under 18. An informal committee agreed Thursday to push for a city ordinance. A broad-based meeting in September is planned and tobacco retailers are invited. Westbrook City Hall will be […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Summer program pays students to work and learn
Idexx donated over $15,000 to create a part-time job and learning opportunity for some Westbrook students.
Posted inAmerican Journal
As river changes, so will flora, fauna
While some residents may have noticed an immediate change in the Presumpscot since Sappi began removing dams, a USM professor explains what may happen to the ecology of the river in the years to come.