WESTBROOK – Despite a proposed 2013 Westbrook municipal budget of $23.25 million – a decrease of nearly $46,000 compared to this year – a drop in the city’s property valuation of nearly $20 million may force a tax hike. And that doesn’t include the school department’s proposed $31.6 million budget, which could push the tax […]

WESTBROOK – For Kathryn Hersom, teaching has always been a passion. Even after she became a school administrator, she continues to teach, making sure that not just her students keep learning, but her staff does, too. That interest in professional development as part of an all-around learning environment is a big part of why Hersom, […]

GORHAM – An abandoned former gas station in Gorham’s village gateway is standing in the way of efforts to spruce up the appearance of the town. Now, the town wants some action on the property, a former Mobil gas station, at 109 Main St. Last week, the Gorham Town Council approved a measure to authorize […]

Free tax preparation Certified IRS volunteer tax preparers are available to help citizens of Westbrook and surrounding communities with the preparation of both federal and state of Maine income tax returns. Volunteers will be at the Westbrook Community Center on Bridge Street 9 a.m.- 1p.m. every Saturday through Saturday, April 14,. And, since all returns […]

‘South Pacific’ at GHS Gorham High School, 41 Morrill Ave., presents its production of the Rogers and Hammerstein musical, “South Pacific,” with six performances opening this month and continuing through Saturday, April 7. Performance times and dates are 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31; 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 1; 7:30 […]

WESTBROOK – Westbrook voters who approve the proposed changes to the city’s charter this fall would support, among other things, three-year terms for city councilors that would be staggered so the public can’t approve – or remove – the entire top tier of city government in a single year. That was the message Charter Commission […]

WESTBROOK – Westbrook officials took care of two ongoing projects in separate votes at Monday’s City Council meeting, but not before hearing protest from one resident about efforts to help clean up and redevelop the property formerly known as the Maine Rubber plant. “The city of Westbrook, in my opinion, has no business being in […]