A decision regarding Pike Industries’ property rights is finally expected to come from the Zoning Board next week, after several rounds of testimony from all parties involved. The Zoning Board will meet on Wednesday to decide whether to uphold or overturn Code Enforcement Officer Rick Gouzie’s decision to allow Pike to continue operating its quarry […]

June 6, 1984 Hit with a court ruling that will cost it an estimated $113,000 in extra Westbrook taxes, the S.D. Warren Division of Scott Paper Co. issued a quiet warning this week: “With a tax burden here that is substantially higher than those at other locations, it is extremely difficult to maintain a cost […]

As a former superintendent of schools of SAD 6 (Bonny Eagle), I used to hand out diplomas and always wondered why. The Bonny Eagle superintendent of schools should never have been in the position she was placed in. We get out of touch. May I suggest that it is the high school principal who should […]

My name is Vicki Brown, and I own Lot 5 in the Five Star Industrial Park on Eisenhower Drive in Westbrook. I have had this land for sale for more than two years. Unfortunately, due to its proximity to a quarry and the recent plans to expand, I continue to lose the chance to close […]

Bonny Eagle High School is searching for a new athletic director and assistant principal after accepting the resignation of Mike LeGage. SAD 6 Superintendent Suzanne Lukas said LeGage had decided to return to teaching – an option he arranged with the district when he accepted an administrative post two years ago. According to Lukas, LeGage […]

For the second time, Shaw Brothers Construction Inc. has received permission from Gorham to operate the company’s Brickyard Quarry on Mosher Road. “We’ve got full approval for the quarry again and can proceed according to the approved plan,” the project’s engineer, Walt Stinson, of Sebago Technics, said following Monday’s Planning Board meeting in Gorham. The […]

Two well-known candidates in Buxton are vying for a three-year selectman seat held by Cliff Emery, who isn’t running for re-election. Carol Sanborn, 70, a former selectman, and Peter Burns, 63, a former chairman and longtime member of the Budget Committee, are running for the seat. Buxton voters will choose one of the two in […]

Now that the Westbrook City Council has given final approval to the city’s $55.8 million budget, it will be up to the citizens to pass the school budget in a referendum Tuesday. The council voted Monday, 6-0, with Councilor Drew Gattine absent, to pass the budget, which represents a 3.1 percent increase over the current […]