New scholarship to honor WHS teacher Ralph Small Resident Simon Snyder reports fundraising is underway for a Westbrook High School scholarship to be given to a senior in honor of retired math teacher Ralph D. Small. Small taught math at the high school from 1965-2007, Snyder said. The website, thanksmrsmall.net (open on your computer, not […]
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Westbrook’s Halloween on Main Street canceled
An alternative event may be held.
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We Love to Eat: Oct. 7
Free community meal – Wednesday, Oct. 13, 5-6 p.m. Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. Sponsored by Trinity Lutheran Church and Wayside Food Services. An option for takeout will also be available. Curbside bean supper – Saturday, Oct. 9, 4-5 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. One pint pea beans, one pint […]
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Local schools wrestle with lingering staffing shortages
Gorham, Westbrook and Bonny Eagle districts are dealing with vacancies that are not simply caused by the pandemic.
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Medical campus construction switches up Rock Row time line
The planned hotel and brew hall are among the components that have been delayed.
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Westbrook school board incumbent defends seat against challenger in Ward 5
Voters will decide between newcomer Brooke Reed and incumbent Elizabeth Schultz in November.
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Foley challenges Moninski for Westbrook School Committee seat
Both Ward 2 candidates want the School Committee to improve communication and take a more proactive approach.
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Gravestone dated 1840 found in middle of Westbrook street
Police suspect the marker may have been removed from a cemetery in Yarmouth.
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Westbrook schools incorporate students’ cultures into the lunch menu
The district is introducing dishes from Africa and the Middle East into school lunch to offer immigrant students something familiar and to broaden the palates of American-born kids.
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Westbrook Notes: Sept. 30
Westbrook Historical Society hosting noted local author Author Paul St. Cyr will speak when Westbrook Historical Society meets at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, in its museum at Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. St. Cyr’s topic will be his book “Four C’s” about Johnny Cumberland, a Westbrook native who played and coached professional baseball […]