Flags placed Members of American Legion Post 62 and its auxiliary placed more than 1,200 flags on veterans’ graves in Woodlawn Cemetery in Westbrook. Utility work continues on bridge Underground utility work that began on April 6 at the Cumberland Street Bridge in Westbrook will continue until June 22, according to the Department of Tansportation. […]

Girl Scouts aid riding program Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center received a donation from Girl Scout Troop 1674 in Gorham on May 14. Leaders Renee Dugas and Gail Yahwak, along with the Troop 1674 members, had collected bottles over a thee-month period to raise funds for eight new riding safety helmets for the therapy […]

WESTBROOK – Victoria Pabst has had enough. The Westbrook High School junior, 16, says she has been the target of bullies at the school all year, and, frustrated at what she sees as a lack of response from the school, she has taken her story public. A letter Pabst originally wrote to Assistant Principal Howard […]

GORHAM – Diagnosed with high-risk cancer, Angelo Sotiropoulos, owner of the Gorham House of Pizza, came home encouraged after meeting with four doctors in Boston last week. Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital told Sotiropoulos on May 17 that his prostate cancer was in its first stages and hadn’t spread. “I came back with a feeling […]

School Superintendent Marc Gousse will be hosting a public informational meeting on the $30.9 million Westbrook school budget on Saturday, June 9 from 8-10 a.m. in room 114 of Westbrook High School. The public is invited to attend to ask for any information on the budget in advance of the upcoming referendum vote. The Westbrook […]

Public services open house Saturday The Westbrook Public Services Department will be holding an open house at its building located at 371 Saco St. on Saturday, May 19, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The event is being held in conjunction with National Public Works Week, which runs from May 19-25. During the open house, staff will […]

WESTBROOK – Business owner’s plan envisions a recreational park on the Presumpscot River. WESTBROOK – Robert Mitchell describes himself as “an opportunist.” And Mitchell, who owns HVAC Services, a construction company based in Westbrook, sees an opportunity for Westbrook that would allow the city to exploit a natural resource and also get an economic boost. […]