The Woodfords Record

The Woodfords Record was a short-lived (1950) yet highly-detailed community newspaper chronicling various neighborhoods north and west of downtown Portland, Maine- namely Deering, East Deering, North Deering, Rosemont, Woodfords, Riverton, and Sagamore Village.
The commercial centers of the Woodfords neighborhood include the Woodfords Corner area and the Central Square area.
The Woodfords Record had its editorial office at 844 Stevens Avenue, near Morrill's Corner (the building can be seen just below the center of this photograph. Walter Mattson was managing editor, and the newspaper was printed at Progressive Printing and Manifold Company, 69 Union Street, by Woodfords resident Irving Lourie.

Topics covered include neighborhood businesses, economic development, recipes, stories, and community institutions such as Deering High School, Children's Theatre, Temple Beth El, Trinity Episcopal Church, College of Our Lady of Mercy (later, Saint Joseph's College). Woodfords Congregational Church, and the Jane L. Burbank Branch of Portland Public Library (originally named the Woodfords Branch).

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The Woodfords Record : Vol. 1, No. 1 [March 2, 1950]

The Woodfords Record

The Woodfords Record was a short-lived (1950) yet highly-detailed community newspaper chronicling various neighborhoods north and west of downtown Portland, Maine- namely Deering, East Deering, North Deering, Rosemont, Woodfords, Riverton, and Sagamore Village.
The Woodfords Record : Vol. 1, No. 2 [March 16, 1950]

The Woodfords Record

The Woodfords Record was a short-lived (1950) yet highly-detailed community newspaper chronicling various neighborhoods north and west of downtown Portland, Maine- namely Deering, East Deering, North Deering, Rosemont, Woodfords, Riverton, and Sagamore Village.
The Woodfords Record : Vol. 1, No. 3 [March 30, 1950]

The Woodfords Record

The Woodfords Record was a short-lived (1950) yet highly-detailed community newspaper chronicling various neighborhoods north and west of downtown Portland, Maine- namely Deering, East Deering, North Deering, Rosemont, Woodfords, Riverton, and Sagamore Village.
The Woodfords Record : Vol. 1, No. 4 [April 13, 1950]

The Woodfords Record

The Woodfords Record was a short-lived (1950) yet highly-detailed community newspaper chronicling various neighborhoods north and west of downtown Portland, Maine- namely Deering, East Deering, North Deering, Rosemont, Woodfords, Riverton, and Sagamore Village.
The Woodfords Record : Vol. 1, No. 5 [April 27, 1950]

The Woodfords Record

The Woodfords Record was a short-lived (1950) yet highly-detailed community newspaper chronicling various neighborhoods north and west of downtown Portland, Maine- namely Deering, East Deering, North Deering, Rosemont, Woodfords, Riverton, and Sagamore Village.
The Woodfords Record : Vol. 1, No. 6 [May 11, 1950]

The Woodfords Record

The Woodfords Record was a short-lived (1950) yet highly-detailed community newspaper chronicling various neighborhoods north and west of downtown Portland, Maine- namely Deering, East Deering, North Deering, Rosemont, Woodfords, Riverton, and Sagamore Village.
The Woodfords Record : Vol. 1, No. 7 [May 25, 1950]

The Woodfords Record

The Woodfords Record was a short-lived (1950) yet highly-detailed community newspaper chronicling various neighborhoods north and west of downtown Portland, Maine- namely Deering, East Deering, North Deering, Rosemont, Woodfords, Riverton, and Sagamore Village.
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The Woodfords Record : Vol. 1, No. 8 [June 10, 1950]

The Woodfords Record

The Woodfords Record was a short-lived (1950) yet highly-detailed community newspaper chronicling various neighborhoods north and west of downtown Portland, Maine- namely Deering, East Deering, North Deering, Rosemont, Woodfords, Riverton, and Sagamore Village.
The Woodfords Record : Vol. 1, No. 9 [June 22, 1950]

The Woodfords Record

The Woodfords Record was a short-lived (1950) yet highly-detailed community newspaper chronicling various neighborhoods north and west of downtown Portland, Maine- namely Deering, East Deering, North Deering, Rosemont, Woodfords, Riverton, and Sagamore Village.
The Woodfords Record : Vol. 1, No. 10 [July 6, 1950]

The Woodfords Record

The Woodfords Record was a short-lived (1950) yet highly-detailed community newspaper chronicling various neighborhoods north and west of downtown Portland, Maine- namely Deering, East Deering, North Deering, Rosemont, Woodfords, Riverton, and Sagamore Village.