WESTBROOK — The City Council gave its first OK Monday to a hiring incentive program for the Police Department that is designed to cut training costs and attract more experienced officers to the force. The program was unanimously approved Jan. 9, but still needs to go before the council for a second reading. City Council Chairman […]
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News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Riverfront Plaza to be auctioned
WESTBROOK — A symbol of the city’s renaissance is headed to the auction block. U.S. National Bank Association is moving to auction One Riverfront Plaza on Feb. 1, according to a foreclose notice filed Jan. 4 at the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds. The foreclosure came a day after the expiration of a receivership order allowing […]
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Looking Back
Jan. 15, 1992 New Alderman Lionel Dumond is proposing a change in the city charter that would curb the power of Westbrook school superintendents to spend money. The change would bring the school department under a spending control system that applies to all other departments. It would require two yes votes by the school committee […]
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Boys Basketball: Curtis, Gilman lead Windham past Gorham
GORHAM – Windham’s Nick Curtis posted a game-high 24 and teammate Mike Gilman followed closely with 20 – including six threes – as the Eagles battled past the Rams on Friday night, Jan. 6. The action remained neck-and-neck until the middle of the third, when Windham began building slowly toward a 66-55 victory. “All week, […]
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Boys Basketball: Curtis, Gilman lead Windham past Gorham
GORHAM – Windham’s Nick Curtis posted a game-high 24 and teammate Mike Gilman followed closely with 20 – including six threes – as the Eagles battled past the Rams on Friday night, Jan. 6. The action remained neck-and-neck until the middle of the third, when Windham began building slowly toward a 66-55 victory. “All week, […]
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Boys Hockey: Windham/Westbrook falls short of Hampden
GORHAM – Two early Hampden goals knocked Windham/Westbrook back on their heels on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 7, and the team never recovered. Their lone strike, by Derek Corbett, came midway through the second period. By that time, however, they were facing a deep deficit. In the end, the Broncos emerged victorious 8-1. “We didn’t do […]
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State senator's son charged with possession of methamphetamine
SCARBOROUGH — The son of state Sen. Amy Volk, R-Scarborough, was arrested Sunday night for allegedly operating under the influence and possessing methamphetamine. Police said Dylan S. Volk, 25, of Elbridge Oliver Way, was arrested just after midnight Jan. 8 on Old Blue Point Road after someone called the Scarborough Police Department to report a car […]
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Esposito becomes Rams' all-time scoring leader as Gorham powers past Windham
GORHAM – Emily Esposito racked up 23 vs. visiting Windham on Friday night, Jan. 6, leading the Rams in routing the Eagles while also setting a new school record for points in a career. Sophomore teammate and fellow powerhouse Mackenzie Holmes trailed Esposito closely in the bout: Holmes tallied 20 in the 69-32 victory. “It’s […]
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Esposito becomes Rams' all-time scoring leader as Gorham powers past Windham
GORHAM – Emily Esposito racked up 23 vs. visiting Windham on Friday night, Jan. 6, leading the Rams in routing the Eagles while also setting a new school record for points in a career. Sophomore teammate and fellow powerhouse Mackenzie Holmes trailed Esposito closely in the bout: Holmes tallied 20 in the 69-32 victory. “It’s […]
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Dirigo Plaza to be built in three phases
WESTBROOK — The Planning Board has approved a three-phase construction plan for the Dirigo Plaza development project. The board on Tuesday unanimously approved the phasing plan for the 500,000-square-foot regional retail shopping center at the site of the former Pike Industries property on Main Street. The phasing plan was an amendment to the project, which the […]