WESTBROOK – A request by a condominium association for sidewalk snow removal has raised the issue about gaps in public services for Westbrook taxpayers. Twice within the past month, representatives from the Brydon Farm condo association have been at City Council meetings, asking what it would take for the city to clear off their sidewalks […]

GORHAM – The Gorham School Committee has approved leasing 475 laptop computers through the state’s laptop program, Maine Learning Technology Initiative, buying its current, leased laptops for nearly $79,000. Every Gorham student in grades 6 through 12 will be provided a laptop when school opens in the fall. Newly leased MacBook Air laptops will be […]

WESTBROOK – Peggy Bowden and Joan Harmon have been working for the Westbrook School Department’s transportation department for 50 years between them, but a reconfiguration will move Harmon out of the department and split up the team that many bus drivers credit for keeping things running smoothly. “You don’t break up a good team,” said […]

WESTBROOK – Peggy Bowden and Joan Harmon have been working for the Westbrook School Department’s transportation department for 50 years between them, but a reconfiguration will move Harmon out of the department and split up the team that many bus drivers credit for keeping things running smoothly. “You don’t break up a good team,” said […]

WESTBROOK – Westbrook city officials took the first step in regulating the use of consumer fireworks Monday after several residents complained about the noise and danger from the blasts. After proposing a ban, the Committee of the Whole instead decided to send to the City Council a draft ordinance for approval. It included requirements such […]

WESTBROOK – Westbrook city officials took the first step in regulating the use of consumer fireworks Monday after several residents complained about the noise and danger from the blasts. After proposing a ban, the Committee of the Whole instead decided to send to the City Council a draft ordinance for approval. It included requirements such […]

WESTBROOK – Westbrook city officials took the first step in regulating the use of consumer fireworks Monday after several residents complained about the noise and danger from the blasts. After proposing a ban, the Committee of the Whole instead decided to send to the City Council a draft ordinance for approval. It included requirements such […]

Amy Fecteau, author of the novel, “Real Vampires Don’t Sparkle,” has deep Maine roots. Born and raised in southern Maine, Fecteau, 29, lives in Gorham and works in Westbrook at Idexx Laboratories making water-testing kits. In her spare time, Fecteau enjoys writing. She took that hobby to the next level by publishing her first novel […]