The position is responsible for EMS and training, both of which have been demanding more department attention.
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Westbrook students’ science project makes impact in Augusta
Two seniors advocate for a measure to help rural Mainers detect and take care of high arsenic levels in their well water.
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City promotes from within to fill outgoing code enforcement officer’s position
Westbrook Code Compliance Officer Brian Stetson has been promoted to the city’s code enforcement officer. Stetson has worked for the city since 2019 and also served as a code and life safety officer or Windham, Wells and Biddeford. He replace David Finocchietti, who is retiring at the end of March. “Brian brings many qualities and […]
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ProsperityME wins Avesta award
ProsperityME has been awarded the Avesta Housing Mike Yandell Award for its work in the field of affordable housing. “We are very honored to receive the Mike Yandell Award for our work supporting immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers in securing affordable housing as they begin their new lives in Maine,” said ProsperityME Executive Director Claude […]
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Westbrook Notes: Feb. 24
Library group to discuss book sale, scholarships A summer book sale and the group’s scholarship will be on the agenda when Friends of Walker Memorial Library meet from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, on the second floor of the library at 800 Main St. Members will discuss the June 4 sale along with the need […]
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New Westbrook ‘barcade’ hopes to be draw to Brown Street
Wessie’s Den, with a bar, pinball machines and vintage video games, wants to help revitalize the area, a co-owner says.
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Cumberland Mills intersections to be repaved in April
The city expects the revamp of the Cumberland Mills intersections to be completed by October.
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Westbrook vocational center gives future cosmetologists a start
The new program allows students to earn 700 training hours out of the 1,500 required for state licensing.
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In-person Winterfest festivities return to Westbrook March 5
Westbrook’s Winterfest will be held at Riverbank Park March 5 with a number of in-person activities for the whole family. Free festivities are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., including games, an inflatable slide and bounce houses, a Westbrook Police Department K9 demonstration, musicians and entertainment such as jugglers and fire dancers. Snacks and […]
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Westbrook Fire Department closes its COVID-19 test site
The Westbrook Fire Department has shut down its COVID-19 testing clinic at the public safety building, citing a drop in both the number of cases and testing requests. At its height, the site was conducting over 200 tests a day, but numbers have since dropped to under 100, according to a statement from the fire […]