Jan. 6, 1988 The Westbrook Housing Authority will break ground – or “push slush” – Friday noon for $2.5 million worth of mostly unsubsidized (but non-taxed) rental housing for the elderly on a rocky hillside beside the Larrabee Woods subsidized housing project off lower Main Street. Most of the 36 two-bedroom apartments will rent for […]
2013
Westbrook Notes – 1/03
Seniors’ meal rescheduled Following a postponement, Westbrook Senior Citizens will be served a Christmas dinner at noon on Monday, Jan. 9, in Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. The menu includes roast pork with gravy, mashed potatoes, peas, applesauce and apple pie with whipped topping. Louis Philippe will entertain. Old canal topic?at historical society Members […]
Westbrook Notes – 1/03
Seniors’ meal rescheduled Following a postponement, Westbrook Senior Citizens will be served a Christmas dinner at noon on Monday, Jan. 9, in Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. The menu includes roast pork with gravy, mashed potatoes, peas, applesauce and apple pie with whipped topping. Louis Philippe will entertain. Old canal topic?at historical society Members […]
Career of Ravens’ Lewis will end after playoffs
Lewis has been sidelined since Oct. 14 with a torn right triceps. He intends to return Sunday to face the Indianapolis Colts in what will almost certainly be his final home game.
Recovery efforts to resume on Rangeley Lake
Officials say they plan to be on the lake Thursday morning in search of three Maine men who are thought to have accidentally ridden into open water.
Sandy Hook kids face 1st classes since shooting
Law enforcement officers have been guarding the new school, and by the reckoning of police, it is “the safest school in America.”
Kennedy family reclaiming a seat in Congress
Joseph Kennedy III will take the oath of office on the House floor along with the rest of the Congress.
Arts Calendar – 1/03
Theater Saturday, Jan. 5 “The Phantom of the Opera,” 25th anniversary of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh’s production on the big screen, 7 p.m., at Westbrook Performing Arts Center, Stroudwater Street, Westbrook. Tickets are $15/adults and $7/students. Cash only at the door. Tuesday, Jan. 29 “Page to Stage” series, Portland Stage professionals discuss performance […]
Judge to hear from China woman whose home is targeted for demolition
The dispute about the mobile home and two outbuildings on one of the roads that leads to China Lake began in May, when a town inspection showed trash, leaking water, black mold and holes in the floor of the home.
College of the Atlantic to turn food waste into fuel
A student team has been awarded a $15,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant to develop the system.