Some University of Southern Maine students disembark from a shuttle bus Tuesday afternoon in Gorham while others board for a return trip to the Portland campus. GORHAM — Owners of local bus lines are banding together to try and reverse the University of Southern Maine’s shift to METRO from private bus operators to shuttle students between the […]

PORTLAND — Under a new state law, school districts are being encouraged to form regional service centers designed to consolidate administrative services with the hope of saving money and better serving students. In some cases that may mean districts would share a superintendent, along with other services, such as special education, transportation and technology. The […]

WESTBROOK — An online fundraiser has been created to help cover funeral costs for 15-year-old Tyonna Adams, who died in Windham last week. Adams, who was a sophomore at Westbrook High School, died Dec. 5 at 8:30 p.m. in a one-car crash on River Road in Windham. Four other girls, including Adams’ sister, were injured and taken […]

PORTLAND — The Maine Turnpike Authority’s plans to widen the turnpike through the city must be a done deal before it tackles a proposed toll road to Gorham, the MTA’s top executive said Monday. “We’ve got to get ready for Gorham,” said Peter Mills, turnpike authority executive director. “We’re going one step at a time.” […]

PORTLAND — The Maine Turnpike Authority’s plans to widen the turnpike through the city must be a done deal before it tackles a proposed toll road to Gorham, the MTA’s top executive said Monday. “We’ve got to get ready for Gorham,” said Peter Mills, turnpike authority executive director. “We’re going one step at a time.” […]

PORTLAND — Under a new state law, school districts are being encouraged to form regional service centers designed to consolidate administrative services with the hope of saving money and better serving students. In some cases that may mean districts would share a superintendent, along with other services, such as special education, transportation and technology. The […]

WESTBROOK — City officials are providing conflicting information about how many sexual incidents have occurred in Walker Memorial Library.  Following last week’s report about the need for new security cameras in the library to prevent sexually inappropriate behavior, city officials have been unable to agree on the frequency of the issue. Discrepancies in when and how […]

The Westbrook American reported on Dec. 18, 1957, that Mr. and Mrs. Larry Geraghty of Spring Street in Westbrook would entertain on Christmas her brother, Philip Glidden, and his fiancee, Joanna Williams of Boston. Mark Rines, a student at Michigan State University, would spent Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Rines, in Gorham.

The Westbrook American reported on Dec. 18, 1957, that Mr. and Mrs. Larry Geraghty of Spring Street in Westbrook would entertain on Christmas her brother, Philip Glidden, and his fiancee, Joanna Williams of Boston. Mark Rines, a student at Michigan State University, would spent Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Rines, in Gorham.

Dec. 16, 1992 Westbrook should give the 107-year-old Warren School to the Senior Citizens and build a 60-foot-by-60-foot, two-story wing on “The Castle” next to the high school for the superintendent’s office, a School Committee member suggests. The idea will come before the committee next month. Superintendent Edward Connolly and his staff have had their […]