Feb. 21, 1990 Bob Meggison of Seavey Street, Westbrook, had not thought about taking a bath on Monday night. And if he had, it most certainly would not have been in the frigid waters of Little Sebago Lake. Meggison and a group of Westbrook snowmobilers set out on Presidents Day for a nighttime ride. In […]

Uncertainties about state revenue sharing are clouding the budget process that is just beginning in Westbrook. On Wednesday, City Administrator Jerre Bryant was between meetings with city department heads, discussing their concerns heading into budget season. However, past the local level, Bryant sees their biggest challenge as “the uncertainty regarding revenue” from the state. “It […]

Ennis Presidential Scholar candidate John Ennis, a Gorham High School senior, has recently been named one of more than 3,900 candidates in the 2015 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Ennis is the son of John and Suzanne Ennis of Gorham. The candidates were selected from nearly 3.4 million seniors. The scholars were selected based on “superior […]

Students learn heart-healthy cooking A group of Culinary Arts Center students in Westbrook created three heart-healthy mini-meals that were served to about 45 American Heart Association volunteers on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The annual Go Red For Women Tasting Event, sponsored this year by True North Salmon, allows students to showcase their culinary skills and for […]

The proposed budget outgoing Gorham Superintendent Ted Sharp debuted on Feb. 11 is up nearly $1.2 million from the spending plan for schools the town approved for this year. Preliminary figures indicate the cost of operating Gorham schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1 would rise to $35.3 million, up 3.4 percent from this […]

Teams of four sled dogs howled and jumped Saturday while waiting for 90 seconds to pass between each team’s turn to take off on the 3-mile course – and then they ran. The all-day event at Sunset Ridge Golf Links highlighted the most recent installment of Westbrook’s Winter West festival, which was again affected by […]