Heroic action saves teen Alex Dewitt, a Westbrook firefighter/paramedic, saved a 13-year-old boy who had fallen through ice in Standish. Dewitt was serving with a Standish ambulance crew on their way back from Maine Medical Center in Portland when they were dispatched to assist two teenage boys at a Standish pond. A deputy sheriff was […]
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Looking Back: April 2
April 5, 1995 Westbrook Community Hospital, in the midst of an expansion and a fund drive to pay for it, is the latest institution to experience the generosity of Richard E. Dyke of Windham. The hospital said a “sizeable” donation from Dyke has helped put the fund drive at $300,000. The hospital’s $1.3 million project […]
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Westbrook resident dies of COVID-19
There are 11 documented cases, including three city employees, but the city health officer says the actual number is higher.
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Land Trust director urges residents to hit the trails
If you are feeling cooped up inside while practicing social distance, the Presumpscot Regional Land Trust wants you to know their trails are a great resource.
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Westbrook schools feed students during pandemic
Since closing due to the coronavirus, Westbrook schools have been giving out about 700 meals to students a day, offering both pick-up and delivery, and they’ll soon add books to the menu.
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Candidates line up for legislative seats in November
Westbrook, Buxton and Gorham voters will be electing new representatives in the State House.
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Looking Back: March 26
March 29, 1995 Westbrook Mayor Kenneth Lefebvre told the City Council last week that the new owner of the S.D. Warren paper mill, Sappi of South Africa, has assured him the mill can be 99% odor-free. Lefebvre said conquering the paper mill odor would raise property values in Westbrook and promote the recreational value of […]
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Pandemic plagues small businesses in Westbrook, Gorham
Small businesses are hoping for relief soon.
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Local access stations hopeful they’ll be back in low digits
Local public access stations are pleased with a recent ruling that will return their channels to familiar, low-number channels, but an appeal of the ruling is likely.