The Westbrook City Council has delayed a vote on renewing the liquor license for the Skybox Bar & Grill on Brown Street until May 1. At its meeting Monday night, the council was split on whether to vote on the motion and, further, whether to renew the license. Bill Dale, the city’s attorney, suggested delaying […]

The building pictured on the left was known as the Scates Building, which was built in 1903 by local businessman John C. Scates. This building stood on Main Street at the head of Bridge Street and was occupied by various tenants over the years. The city of Westbrook municipal offices were at one time located […]

The local chapter of the Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship International will meet for a buffet breakfast at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 11, in the American Legion hall at 17 Dunn St., Westbrook. Jason Ludwig will be the guest speaker. Ludwig heads up the New Brothers Ministry, a ministry to those released from prison. Breakfast […]

Republican Tatia Munday plans to challenge incumbent Democrat Tim Driscoll for his seat in the Maine House of Representatives. Republican Lyle Cramer is planning to run against Democrat Ann Peoples for the seat now occupied by Rep. Bob Duplessie, who has reached his term limit. The Westbrook Democratic City Committee and the Republican City Committee […]

March 1981 “Thermal 81” is a new way to store heat. It is sold in the form of six-foot rods. They liquefy as they absorb heat – for example, from a wood stove – then release it gradually at 81 degrees as they return to solid state. A Westbrook woman reported the theft of $126 […]

For years, generations of Westbrook residents have believed that a small bronze statue of a boy and his dog by the Presumpscot River honored the memory of a drowned child and his pet. A recent motion by the City Council to refurbish the bronze sculpture has brought the story surrounding it to light, and revealed […]