September 1981
Scott Paper Co. is retiring early 55 salaried employees at its S. D. Warren mill in Westbrook, and 23 more will go by Oct. 31. They are at least 58 with at least 15 years of Scott employment, and will get four months’ vacation, then a pension equal to Social Security until they qualify for Social Security. Fewer than 24 percent of those eligible in Westbrook have refused the offer. Scott said it wants to cut operating costs when it is spending hundreds of millions for new plants and equipment, including the biomass boiler in Westbrook and a new paper machine at the Somerset mill in Maine. Hourly employees’ retirement is provided under union contracts.
Scarborough High School is introducing girls’ soccer.
Captains of Westbrook High School’s field hockey team are Tina Leblanc, Anne Skvorak and Michelle Harvey. The coach is Roxanne Mailman.
The Westbrook Housing Authority has chosen 50 apartments for the new Section B federal subsidies for rehabilitation. James Smith, the WHA executive director, picked the winners on a scale of points. At least 80 percent are in Wards 3 or 4.
David Martin, Democrat, and Lyle Cramer, Republican, chairmen of the parties’ Westbrook city committees, are hoping for big turnouts at the caucuses that will choose candidates for election Nov. 3, to mayor, city clerk, city council and school committee. Democrats’ ward caucuses are Sept. 20 and city caucuses Sept. 27. Republican dates will be set tomorrow.
The Gorham Normal School’s Class of 1919 held a reunion luncheon in Marshview Restaurant, Scarborough. Ten class members attended, plus guests.
Windham Town Manager Kathleen Jenks said volunteer labor can cut in half the $270,000 expected cost of a new track and soccer field off the Windham Center Road between the junior high school and town garage.
Lake Region Furniture is advertising the Canadian Rocker, with ball bearings, $169.95.
The Pro-Skate Center, a roller-skating rink proposed for Rte. 115 in North Windham, will have to meet new requirements set by the Windham Planning Board.
Windham is raising school lunch prices 30 cents after federal subsidies were cut. The new price will be about $1.07.
New teachers at Scarborough High School are JoAnne Robbins, physics, and Pauline A. Concannon, music.
The 20th annual gathering of the S. D. Warren Tree Farm Family will be held Sunday at the woodlot of David and Betsy Schuman, Parsonsfield. How to turn a whole tree into woodchips will be demonstrated.
A $10 million, 68-apartment condominium is proposed for the White’s Bridge Road, Windham, by R. Harold Gowen and his son, Richard R. Gowen.
Arthur A. and Carol C. (Tibbetts) Quint, 30 Stroudwater Place, Westbrook, were honored by family and friends on their 25th wedding anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Faulkner, Osborne Road, Gorham, marked their 25th wedding anniversary with a three-week trip to Switzerland. They enjoyed mountain climbing and found the lovely edelweiss.
September 1991
Schools open tomorrow, but not in Westbrook if the city council insists on cutting the school budget. The school committee took that firm stand while the council still was debating the budget.
At 1:15 a.m. a man and woman in a car were shooting BBs at houses in the Brown Street-High Street area of Westbrook.
Complying with a 1990 federal law, Westbrook schools are extending special education to age 20. The law calls on the schools to give help to those who are mentally, physically or emotionally handicapped.
St. Hyacinth Church, Westbrook will hold what is expected to be an annual picnic Sunday on the ball field near St. Hyacinth School, with Mass at 10:30 a.m. celebrated by the Rev. Robert G. Lavoie under a tent.
Gorham may buy the Masonic Building a tear it down to provide parking in the village square. The big brick building was built in 1906.
The Westbrook School Committee approved home schooling Wednesday for nine students. They will be in Grades 1,2,3,4 and 5.
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