May 17, 1989 Joseph Sabatino Jr. has closed Classic Escort and Massage, but said Monday he did so because it didn’t meet Westbrook zoning requirements, not because of allegations that it sent women out on prostitution dates. Those allegations, contained in an FBI affidavit supporting the issue of a search warrant, are basically on the […]
May 2014
Well done
Dave Gowen, master at Highland Lake Grange, handed its Community Service Award last week to Ann Brown, school nurse at Canal Elementary School. As a volunteer, Brown has led several school and city groups. She has also served as president of the Westbrook Food Pantry. Presentation
Westbrook budget gets final approval
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook City Council voted to approve the fiscal year 2014-15 municipal and school budgets Monday, and the next step is the school budget validation referendum on June 10. Westbrook voters will decide whether to approve the $33,854,745 school budget, which is a $1,686,627, or 5.2 percent, increase from this year’s budget. However, […]
Chronicling lives of heroes
WESTBROOK – Morgan Rielly has shown an interest in history since he was just 5 years old, when he met a neighbor and World War II veteran with an amputated arm and asked his father to explain. Now, some 13 years later, the Westbrook High School senior is about to release his first book on […]
Sanford infant critically burned in ‘freak accident’ at fire pit
The father was holding his 14-day-old baby when the father’s coat was ignited by sparks from the fire pit.
Portland man linked to bombing suspect’s gun pleads guilty to dealing crack
Biniam Tsegai faces up to 40 years in prison with no chance of parole.
Block party to support Odyssey of the Mind kids
WESTBROOK – When two teams from Westbrook’s Odyssey of the Mind program qualified last month for the World Finals in Iowa, the real challenge was raising some $20,000 for the teams to get there. Now, the Westbrook community is rallying around the cause, and the Westbrook Community Center will host a block party fundraiser this […]
Aaron Hernandez charged in 2 more shooting deaths
A prosecutor says the victims were ‘ambushed and executed’ after an encounter at a nightclub with the former New England Patriots star.
Soldier's son to share, seek Maine history of 'colored' battalion
NORTH YARMOUTH — Although the talk he gives Saturday should prove educational, Dr. James Pratt is also hoping to learn quite a bit himself about the days when his father’s World War II battalion was stationed in New England. The Germans had sent an operative to Vanceboro during World War I to sabotage an international […]
Maine’s D.C. delegation raises doubts about fed response to hazardous materials rail shipments
If a railroad spilled thousands of gallons of oil in Maine, no one in the state – or in Washington – knows what the railroads would do or if they’re prepared for such a disaster. In interviews with members of Maine’s congressional delegation, each said that’s the reason they are pushing federal regulators to strengthen […]