WESTBROOK – Tess, a 12-year-old English setter, is a hero to her owner, Rose Marie Russell of Westbrook. Tess has no feeling in her back paws, making it impossible for her to sit upright or move, unless she’s being carried or in her special dog wheelchair, which allows her the freedom to move on her […]

WESTBROOK – Westbrook city and school officials are preparing for upcoming budget discussions against a background of potentially devastating state budget cuts. According to a review by City Administrator Jerre Bryant, Gov. Paul LePage’s budget proposals could impact the municipal and school funding by as much as $3.3 million – the equivalent of $1.82 per […]

PORTLAND – Police are asking for the public’s help to develop a timeline in connection with the ongoing investigation of the death of a Westbrook woman whose body was found in Portland last week. Margarita Fisenko Scott, 29, was found in the back of her 2002 red Chevrolet Trailblazer at Motel 6 on Riverside Street […]

An 18-year-old Westbrook man was arrested Sunday night on felony charges of unlawful sexual touching of a minor, according to Westbrook police. Joseph G. Pooler was arrested after police received a call on Sunday from a woman on Brackett Street who said her young child had been inappropriately touched by someone she knew. Westbrook police […]

An 18-year-old Westbrook man was arrested Sunday night on felony charges of unlawful sexual touching of a minor, according to Westbrook police. Joseph G. Pooler was arrested after police received a call on Sunday from a woman on Brackett Street who said her young child had been inappropriately touched by someone she knew. Westbrook police […]

Jan. 27, 1988 Over the coming months, the Westbrook School Committee will consider budgeting $207,751 for 11 new positions for the 1988-89 school year. The committee will decide whether to approve funding for six full-time and two part-time teachers, one administrator, one full-time janitor and one teacher’s aide, and two teacher stipends. Each position will […]