The Westbrook American reported on July 22, 1959, that Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Geraghty and family of Westbrook were vacationing at Watchic Lake. PFC Arthur Parsons was spending a furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Parsons, on Buck Street in Gorham.
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Westbrook Notes: July 18
Library speaker series Maria Rena will speak at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, at Walker Memorial Library, 810 Main St. Rena’s topic is the history of Black Dinah Chocolatiers, the Westbrook shop that crafts chocolate by hand. For more information, call the library at 854-0630 Free park concert Erica Brown & The Bluegrass Connection […]
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We Love to Eat: July 18
Free dinner – Thursday, July 18, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, July 19, 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 […]
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Looking Back: July 18
July 20, 1994 Westbrook High School Athletic Director Peter Curran, a member of the Olmsted Field Restoration Committee, told the School Committee Wednesday that in order to make proposed improvements to the high school athletic fields, a strip of land 150 feet wide and about 1,200 feet long would have to be acquired from the […]
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City looks to promote cleaner, less costly recycling
With a declining market, Westbrook is paying extra to get rid of recyclables that can’t be recycled.
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City Council denies Eagles’ liquor extension
The Westbrook City Council says the club’s plans did not fit with its current zoning.
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Bakery buys familiar Flo, the coffee truck
The Daily Grind in Westbrook has sold its familiar, bright orange coffee truck to Bogs Bakery, now based in Portland.
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Long battle over, dam removal begins on Presumpscot River in Westbrook
It’s the first stage of a river restoration project that will allow water to flow freely through Upper Saccarappa Falls for the first time in centuries.
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Work begins on Saccarappa Falls
Work to remove the hydropower dam and install fish passages at Saccarappa Falls in Westbrook began this week.
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Moving up
Work is underway at the Westbrook restaurant, which closed in late June for the upward expansion and renovations. The restaurant is expected to open later in August with a new second floor.