Gorham police continued a search Wednesday for a gunman who held up a pharmacy and escaped with oxycontin. In a report, Lt. Chris Sanborn said a male displayed a small caliber, semi-automatic handgun in the robbery at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Community Pharmacy, 365 Main St. The man handed the pharmacist a note demanding oxycontin […]

Dec. 14, 1983 Good paperwork has helped Westbrook police clear up about 50 crimes over a period of three months. Almost all are committed by juveniles. Patrolman Charlotte Adams, working in chiefly off duty hours, cataloged the series of crimes, spotted similar items and went after additional information. With this material, police then carried out […]

The Lewiston woman arrested as a suspect in the theft of holiday gift cards from a Gorham church pleaded not guilty in Cumberland County Court last week, authorities said. Lt. Chris Sanborn of the Gorham Police Department said the suspect, Sarah Runnion-Bareford, 32, was charged with violation of conditions of release, theft and receiving stolen […]

The photo on the left shows Brackett Street when it connected to Main Street. The building partially visible on the left was the Westbrook Congregational Church. The building partially visible on the right was the front of the Brackett Block, which later became known as the LaFond Block after the store that occupied the building […]

In a 3-2 vote, Buxton Selectman Wednesday named Mike Grovo as the town’s new police chief, filling the vacancy left by Jody Thomas who resigned in July. A veteran officer, Grovo joined Buxton police in June of 2006, according to Selectman Bob Libby. “I couldn’t be more pleased,” Libby said about Grovo’s appointment. The board […]

Westbrook Development Corp. has broken out of the city’s boundaries for its latest purchase – a former school in Portland. At the end of October, the developer affiliated with Westbrook Housing purchased St. Patrick’s School on Congress Street. According to John Gallagher, executive director of Westbrook Housing, the two-story, 15,000-square-foot school will be converted into […]

Front Stage Friday, Dec. 12 “Goodnight Reindeer!” Warren Memorial Library Auditorium, 479 Main St., Westbrook, 7 p.m., $5-$10. Call 857-9002. “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” Schoolhouse Arts Center, Route 114, Sebago Lake Village 7:30 p.m., $12-$14. Call 642-3743. It looks like disaster for the annual Christmas pageant when the Herdman children – not-so-arguably the worst-ever […]

After decades of studies, talks and mounting traffic woes in town, the Gorham bypass opened Friday. “It’s a long time coming,” Gorham resident Carl Fyrberg said while sitting on a guardrail following the opening ceremony. “It’s well earned.” The 3.4-mile bypass skirts Gorham Village with roundabout intersections at Route 114 (South Street), Route 202 (Narragansett […]