A resident of Westbrook for just a year, Jim Bickford figured out quickly how to make the most of its downtown. Walking from his home on Lincoln Street, he frequents the Frog and Turtle and makes trips to Portland Pie Company, Freaky Bean and CVS. On Tuesday, he was on his way back from the […]

The Buxton Planning Board will hear public comment about a proposed home day care at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 23, at town hall. Robin Martin, 142 Depot St., is seeking permission to operate a child care at home for 12 children. In other action, the board set two site walks on Sunday, Feb. 15, […]

The Westbrook Public Services Department has 22 employees and seven supervisors, according to the city’s Web site. Three employees were laid off, but we still have seven supervisors? It seems to me that it would make more sense to lay off a couple of the higher-paid people. So now the Public Services Department has 19 […]

If you’re looking for Walker Library Director Karen Valley, her office is probably the last place you’ll find her. Whether she’s filling in at the circulation desk or fielding questions from patrons on the floor, she’s certainly not standing still. “We are all pitching in and helping out,” Valley said, referring to how her staff […]

Dance teachers join staff Drouin Dance Center, 90 Bridge St. (located in the Dana Warp Mill), has announced that Rhonda Davis-Cook has joined the dance faculty and Meghan Tracy has returned to the dance faculty. Rhonda Davis-Cook has been instructing dance in southern Maine for 20 years, and is certified to teach by Dance Masters […]

When I reviewed the readership of these senior citizen columns over the past several years, I found that those that were read the most frequently were those that provided information on how to save money. It seems everyone, especially senior citizens, could use a reminder of ways in which they could save. Some of us […]