Congratulations Byron and Diane
Byron and Diane Dyer recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at Verrillo’s in Portland.
A large gathering of family and friends attended the party. They were married on Nov. 5, 1955.
Wormell, Smarc wedding
Caroline Wormell and Thomas J. Smarc were married in a beautiful ceremony on Aug. 6 at St. Joseph’s Church in Portland.
Father Don Bosco Duquette was the celebrant. A fun-filled reception followed at the Marriott.
The bride is the daughter of Leroy and Carole Wormell of Westbrook. The groom is the son of Joseph and Sharon Smarc of Cape Elizabeth.
The maid of honor was Rebecca Smith. The bridesmaids were Erica Bartlett, Wendy Brown, Stephanie Carter, Jennifer Ernest, Jill Tukey, Michele Weston, Jessica Weir, Christina Wormell, Lisa Wormell and Sherisse Wormell. The flower girl was Olivia Wormell.
The best men were Stephen Colucci and Michael Smarc. The groomsmen were Shane Haffenreffer, Dana Hutchins, Todd Shallow, Brendan Wormell, Chad Wormell, Jeff Wormell, Lee Wormell and Peter Wormell. Special readings were performed by Kelly Estes and Chad Wormell.
The bride is a graduate of Westbrook High School and Andover College. She is a legal secretary at Norman, Hanson and DeTroy.
The groom is a graduate of Cape Elizabeth High School and Southern Maine Technical College. He is a self-employed HVACR technician.
The couple honeymooned in Cape Cod and they reside at their home in Westbrook.
Marines to celebrate birthday
Fred Monson of the Westbrook Police Department said local Marines would celebrate their 230th birthday at noon on Thursday, Nov. 10, in the Westbrook Public Safety building on Main Street.
A brief ceremony is planned and birthday cake will be served. All Marines and veterans are invited to attend.
The Marine Corps was formed on Nov. 10, 1775, by the Continental Congress.
Gilpatrick on dean’s list
Alicia J. Gilpatrick was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass.
You’re invited
The Longfellow Garden Club will host a silver tea at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at the Woodfords Church Memorial Hall in Portland.
Becky Linney will demonstrate holiday arrangements.
Betty Umbel of the Longfellow Garden Club said the public is invited and a $5 donation is requested.
Rabbi Sky in Universalist pulpit
Rabbi Harry Sky will be speaking at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, at the Westbrook Universalist Church, 719 Main St.
His topic will be “To Who Do We Owe Our Allegiance?”
Knights business meeting
The Knights of Columbus 4th Degree, Assembly 356, Westbrook, will be holding a business meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7, in the basement at St Anthony’s Parish Hall.
Trash tricksters
Westbrook Public Services Department hauled away trash on Monday that was dumped over the Halloween weekend near recycling bins in the Mechanic Street parking lot. The bins were apparently filled, although recyclables are collected regularly.
Keith Cummings and Paul Pettis cleaned up the mess and hauled it away in a city truck. Cummings checked address labels on magazines and learned some of the debris came from a neighboring town.
Tom Eldridge, director Westbrook Public Services, said recycling bins in the parking lot are emptied on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Material in bins at the Prides Corner Church on Pride Street and at the National Guard Armory on Stroudwater Street is collected each Wednesday.
Eldridge said the past weekend was a rain-free one, probably prompting an increase in use of the downtown recycling bins. When bins were filled, trash was left piled in the parking lot.
Historical society searching for memorabilia
The Westbrook Historical Society is always looking for information on many topics. Presently, we are interested in gathering stories of Westbrook veterans. We have an extensive collection organized by Phil LaViolet and we are now interested in oral histories of our veterans. If you would like to contribute to this project, please contact Donna Conley at 854-2464.
We are always interested in Westbrook genealogies along with any information or photos. If you don’t want to part with an original photo, we could photocopy so it can be part of the growing collection. We would like older photos and histories of Westbrook homes. We have a special collection of house histories and are looking to add to it.
Another project is the gathering of information regarding Westbrook musicians. If they were known for their musical abilities (not necessarily famous), we are interested in their stories and photos.
Old diaries provide a window to Westbrook’s past. If you should have any old letters or diaries pertaining to Westbrook’s history, we would be delighted if you would share them with us.
Lastly, Westbrook has a rich immigrant history. There are many stories that need to be recorded about those who came to work in the mills (Danish, French, Irish, etc) We are interested in anything descendants can provide regarding their immigrant ancestors who came to Westbrook (photos, letters and stories). It does not have to be 100 years ago – history is ongoing. – By Suzan Norton, secretary of Westbrook Historical Society
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