Money intended to benefit inmates was instead used to purchase personal items for employees.
2013
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Shelter fire: All safe; linens lost
WESTBROOK – About 10 dogs were evacuated from the back kennel area at the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland in Westbrook after a fire broke out in the laundry room Wednesday morning. The Westbrook Fire Department responded to a call from the shelter, located at 449 Stroudwater St., at 8:18 a.m. No one was […]
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Space station to get $18 million inflatable room
If the module proves durable at the space station, it could open the door to habitats on the moon and missions to Mars.
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Gorham trail to follow old rail bed
GORHAM – Preliminary plans for a new multi-purpose recreational trail leading toward Westbrook from Gorham Village were unveiled Tuesday in a public meeting. Following a former railroad bed, the 1.6-mile trail would start at New Portland Road in Gorham Village and cross Libby Avenue, continuing to Hutcherson Drive in the Gorham Industrial Park near the […]
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Contract zone could move project ahead
WESTBROOK – The first thing drivers see when coming into Westbrook from the west is an old warehouse, commonly referred to as the Maine Rubber building. Now, imagine if it weren’t there. A new contract zone being considered by the Westbrook Planning Board would expand uses on the property, which owner David Elowitch hopes will […]
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Citgo to be dropped from NH suit on gas additive
The judge grants a motion from the state and Citgo to remove the company from the case provided the two sides reach an agreement by Feb. 15.
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Revised Pike pact heads to final council vote
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook City Council narrowly approved the first reading of the Pike Industries consent agreement by a 4-3 vote Monday after representatives from Smiling Hill Farms and Artel, abutters to the property, said the order still didn’t make the agreement right in their eyes, or in the eyes of the court. “History will […]
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Q&A with ?Susan Orfant – 'Artist enjoys journey'
Award-winning artist Susan Orfant, 42, will be exhibiting a collection of her paintings at the Saccarappa Art Collective in Westbrook from Friday, Jan. 18-Wednesday, Feb. 27. A public reception is scheduled at the Main Street gallery Friday from 5-8 p.m. The Massachusetts-born painter has lived in Maine since 1993, when she moved to attend the […]
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Schools group says LePage budget will shift $27M
The Maine School Management Association says the tax shift would be shouldered by local property owners.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR – 1/17
Shame on dog owners How many times does this have to be said – pick up after your dog when you exercise it on the Riverbank Walk in Westbrook.?It’s such a lovely place to walk, but the path from near Ash Street to Dunn Street is one pile of dog feces after another (that’s poop, […]