Fire Suppression Unit of Westbrook Call Company disbanded

The fire suppression division is retired as a separate group and members have been assigned to the Fire Police side.

No tax hike in Gorham’s proposed municipal budget

The budget creates the positions of a liaison for the police department and an IT director.

Westbrook School Committee sends $51.7M budget to council

The budget is up 9.69% from this year’s $47.2 million.

Looking up

Spectators view the solar eclipse Monday at Westbrook Common.

Westbrook Notes: April 4

Steve Lampron honored Steve Lampron, the recently retired owner of River’s Edge Deli on Main Street, has received this year’s Westbrook Spirit of America Award. Lampron was recognized for his decades of community service with his businesses and donations. Former Mayor Michael Foley, on his last day in office Feb. 12, read an announcement praising […]

Buxton Notes: April 4

Unopposed SAD 6 seats Ellen DeCotiis of Buxton, Kelley Heath of Hollis and Paul Welch of Standish are running unopposed for at-large seats on the SAD 6 Board of Directors for three-year terms. Residents in the district’s towns, Buxton, Frye Island, Hollis, Limington and Standish, will vote on the candidates June 11. Nominations for municipal […]

Gorham Notes: April 4

Seeking public trails input Gorham Conservation Commission will host a public meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, to hear community comments on the expansion of Cross Town Trail. Potential trail alignments will be presented. The meeting will be livestreamed at gocat.org. The town hopes to “increase trail connectivity, encourage active transportation use, […]

Patching things up

Combined budget plans raise taxes 11.4% in Westbrook

Inflation, a reduction in state funding and a decline in revenues are among the challenges the city faces, said acting Mayor David Morse.

Gorham sows action to save, support farmland

The council asked the Finance Committee to review programs available to assist the town’s working farms.