A three-alarm fire May 6 destroyed the car wash attached to this convenience store and gas station at 601 Main St. in Gorham. A covenience store with a gas station that sustained “significant damage” remained closed Tuesday after a three-alarm fire late Friday afternoon destroyed its attached car wash at 601 Main St. in Gorham. […]

Child car-seat instruction Capt. Steven Goldberg of Westbrook Police Department reports that Officer Melissa May is a certified child car-seat technician. It means, Goldberg said, May can properly install and inspect child car seats. “Research has found that three out of four child car seats are not installed properly,” he said. To schedule an appointment, […]

Child car-seat instruction Capt. Steven Goldberg of Westbrook Police Department reports that Officer Melissa May is a certified child car-seat technician. It means, Goldberg said, May can properly install and inspect child car seats. “Research has found that three out of four child car seats are not installed properly,” he said. To schedule an appointment, […]

ReVision Energy is offering a residential solar power open house on Saturday, May 21, at 9 a.m. The event will be held at the Payson family home, located at 223 Mitchell Road in Cape Elizabeth. The public is welcome to come and learn more about residential solar systems and their ability to lower energy bills […]

Westbrook seniors can also benefit from the development boom in Westbrook. Construction on Stroudwater Lodge, a 95-unit senior community offering both independent and assisted living with dozens of amenities, is on schedule to open this fall, not far from other notable development projects. The facility is the next phase of Northbridge Companies’ Stroudwater Landing senior […]

The Scarborough Garden Club will hold its annual meeting and luncheon on Monday, May 16, at noon for members only. The event will be held at the Black Point Inn and reservations are required. Call 883-5641 to sign up or for more information. Also this month, on Saturday, May 28, 8-11 a.m., the club will […]

A three-alarm fire May 6 destroyed the car wash attached to this convenience store and gas station at 601 Main St. in Gorham. A covenience store with a gas station that sustained “significant damage” remained closed Tuesday after a three-alarm fire late Friday afternoon destroyed its attached car wash at 601 Main St. in Gorham. […]

The Westbrook American reported on May 16, 1956, that Dodge Oil Co. of Gorham was awarded a contract to supply oil for Westbrook schools. The price – .1169 cents per gallon. Forest Street School in Westbrook held its annual talent show, directed by Principal Nelson Leland and teacher Grace MacPherson.

May 15, 1991 A fire that someone may have set burned for nearly seven hours in a pile of 4,000 tires at Westbrook’s Sandy Hill landfill Saturday. The first alarm was called at 7:55 p.m. The smoke was so thick that Deputy Fire Chief Gerald Pellerin turned his headlights on at Vallee Square as he […]