Summer reading at Walker The Friends of Walker Memorial Library is supporting the library’s summer reading program and is donating $2 to My Place Teen Center in Westbrook for every child that signs up. Signup for the summer reading program is free. Those interested in purchasing a bundle of books for $5 to benefit the […]
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Looking Back: July 30
Aug. 2, 1995 On the nomination of Police Chief Steven Roberts, Mayor Kenneth Lefebvre on Monday named Paul McCarthy as Westbrook’s deputy police chief. McCarthy, 47, moves up from captain. He started as a patrolman in 1972. A cat walking within 10 feet of a mobile home in Friendly Village, Gorham, was shot July 25 […]
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Three reported shark sightings put Maine Marine Patrol on high alert following fatal attack
Patrols can’t substantiate any of the reports, but state and local officials are urging people to stay in shallow water and be aware of their surroundings in the wake of Julie Dimperio Holowach’s death off Bailey Island in Harpswell on Monday.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Free COVID-19 test site opens Monday in Westbrook
The “Swab and Send” facility will test anyone with an appointment in an effort to prevent outbreaks.
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Clean Team takes on new role during pandemic
The Clean Team was launched last year to pick up trash in downtown Westbrook, but with the COVID-19 pandemic, it has also been keeping public spaces clean and sanitary.
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Missing Westbrook man found
Police say 69-year-old Stephen Bennett was found in Portland.
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Man fires gun into Westbrook residence, police say
No one was injured in the shooting early Sunday morning on Anderson Avenue, police say.
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Lessons emerge from a workplace outbreak
How companies respond can play a significant role in limiting the spread of COVID-19. Maine CDC officials say a Westbrook manufacturer – American Roots – set the standard.
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Westbrook police search for missing man
Westbrook police are asking for help locating 69-year-old Stephen Bennett, who has been missing for several days.
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Westbrook Notes: July 23
Sister city forum rescheduled Westbrook’s sister city of Archangel, Russia, has postponed until July 2021 an international forum about wooden ship building planned for this month. The forum will involve organizations from Finland, Norway and Sweden and will focus on the history, traditions, skill, restoration and tools used centuries ago to build wooden ships, Dennis […]