Imagine this. You know that a number of your neighbors can’t afford to heat their homes this winter. You know how scared they are. And cold. They are backed into a corner. They have no good choices. Your friends decide to do something about it. They hold a fundraiser in a church. You think it […]

The Westbrook School Department has been talking a lot about teenage pregnancy lately. We’ve been told that there is “a 14 percent increase” and “that’s why 2 and 13 year olds need to be taught about condoms.” Well, anyone can look at a stack of numbers and pick out one or two that tell their […]

This is a view looking east on Gorham’s elm-clad Main Street before cars became popular. The sign on the right says Jose’s Stables, which was at the corner of Elm and Main streets where Norway Savings Bank and C.E. Carll Insurance Agency are now located. Photo courtesy of George Watson, Gorham Historical Society archivist. Gorham […]

The state’s move to require high school juniors to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test instead of the Maine Educational Assessment is a good idea that will have far reaching benefits. Unlike the MEAs, which only matter to the schools, the SATs can have an effect on students’ futures, especially those who are going off to […]

The state’s move to require high school juniors to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test instead of the Maine Educational Assessment is a good idea that will have far reaching benefits. Unlike the MEAs, which only matter to the schools, the SATs can have an effect on students’ futures, especially those who are going off to […]

The following births occurred recently at Mercy Hospital: Benjamin William Doyle was born February 20, 2006 to Christine and Paul Doyle of Westbrook. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. William Doyle of Raymond and Mr. Carl Zucatti of Hazleton, Pa. Alleana Elizabeth Driscoll was born February 22, 2006 to Amanda Moore and Mark Driscoll of South […]

Freeman excels at Lamar Ashley Freeman has been named to the dean’s list at Lamar Community College in Colorado. She is the daughter of Harold and Ora Freeman. Schmidt on dean’s list Ian E. Schmidt has been named to the dean’s list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., for the fall semester. Schmidt is […]

photo: 0413DAR.tif cutline: (From left) Eric Favreau, Kristina Dumas, MacGregor Sargent, Heidi Morin and Jillian Martins. Courtesy photo. At the annual DAR Good Citizens Tea, the Rebecca Emery Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented awards to high school seniors Eric Favreau of Bonny Eagle High School, Kristina Dumas of Thornton Academy, MacGregor […]