WESTBROOK — The proverbial barn door may be closing, but some State Street residents and councilors aired a stable of gripes Monday night about a new group home. By a unanimous vote, with Council President Brendan Reilly and Councilor Gary Rairdon absent, the council approved new zoning definitions covering group and boarding homes. Those changes are very unlikely […]

WESTBROOK — Tails at the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland have been wagging a little harder lately.  The animal shelter, located at 11 Landing Road, recently received a $10,000 donation from Maine Unites, a charitable organization under the company Atlantic Sportswear. The ARLGP was awarded the check at the end of February. “It will support […]

PORTLAND — A major housing development bordering Westbrook will be discussed at a Planning Board workshop Thursday at City Hall. Camelot Holdings, represented by Michael Barton, on April 6 will present revised plans for the redevelopment of the former Camelot Farm, where Peter and Mary Rogers raised almost all their 11 children more than 50 years […]

FALMOUTH — A new housing development that would straddle the border between Westbrook and Falmouth may require joint review, depending on whether any construction would take place on the Westbrook side. The 20-lot subdivision, called Riverview Cottages, is being proposed for 182 Brook St. As it now stands, all of the single-family homes would be […]