Sept. 15, 1993 Two 5-year-olds, including Nicole Waterhouse of Westbrook, are getting the multi-office national talent-touting firm Faces International in trouble. The story about the kids and the loss of their small fortunes, first aired on Portland TV, drew national TV to Westbrook Friday. “Hard Copy,” a scandal-busting show that airs nightly on CBS, sent […]

WESTBROOK — Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation has awarded the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland a $500 grant through its Community Spirit 9/11  program. Jacqueline Harrington, an employee of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, nominated the organization for the award. Funds will be used to provide shelter, food and medical services to animals in need. […]

Abdullah Khuder Khuder met NFL players Abdullah Khuder, an eighth-grader at Westbrook Middle School, this summer met and even played with some NFL players during a four-day conference with the National Fuel Up to Play 60 program in Atlanta, Georgia. His Play 60 advisor and phys ed teacher, Michele Higgins, said Khuder received a scholarship […]

Darryl Wright Anne Schools Dennis Libby GORHAM — An incumbent and a new face in the political arena are running uncontested for two available seats on the School Committee while a longtime member is not seeking re-election. The two candidates on the ballot will be incumbent Darryl Wright and Anne Schools. Both seats are for three-year […]

GORHAM — The Planning Board Monday unanimously sent to the Town Council  recommendations to amend the Narragansett Development District to expand commercial uses and allow residences on floors above businesses. Buildings could be up to four stories or 50 feet tall. Poised to be renamed Narragansett Mixed-Use Development District, it stretches along a section of Narragansett Street […]

WESTBROOK — High School senior Sadie Cross and junior Zainab Almatwari have been chosen to represent their classmates on the Westbrook City Council. Council President Brendan Rielly said he will look to Cross and Almatwari to continue the strong tradition of student leadership on the council. Cross and Almatwari replace 2018 Westbrook High School graduates Ranya Al […]