A Westbrook farm family, whose memories of a catastrophic barn fire 30 years ago remain vivid, has been honored for their dedication to conservation practices. The Wormell Farm in Cumberland is the Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District’s Outstanding Conservation Farm of the Year. Leroy Wormell Jr. and his son, Leroy Wormell III, both […]

152/152a In the early morning hours of Feb. 13, 1942, a fire broke out in a two-story building on Bridge Street and quickly spread into the old Vallee Block on Main Street at Bridge Street. The photo on the left shows firefighters battling the fire on the Bridge Street side. Firefighters from Westbrook and surrounding […]

I am writing in support of the proposed Stroudwater Place mixed-use development in Westbrook. The project is in its early stages, and the proposed mixed-use contract zone, recommended by the Planning Board and amended by the City Council on Monday, needs to be voted on. At Monday’s council meeting, neighbors continued to voice concerns, some […]

With 24 years in the House and Senate behind him, incumbent Democrat Joe Brannigan thinks his leadership experience makes him worthy of keeping the Senate District 9 seat. Brannigan, 77, has chaired both the Appropriations and Health and Human Services committees. If re-elected, he said, “I will serve where I’m needed or put.” Originally from […]

Friends predict South Portland resident and Gorham High School physics teacher Bob Crowley should continue to remain on “Survivor: Gabon – Earth’s Last Eden,” even as contestants begin to dwindle. “He is an asset to his team,” said Sally Hatch, Crowley’s colleague at Gorham High School. “He continues to catch fish and provide his tribe […]

Faiman, Gray to wed Arlene and Lester Faiman of Hamden, Conn., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Karen Beth Faiman, to Eric D. Gray, son of Daniel and Brenda Gray of Westbrook. He is the grandson of Marion Fysh and the late Leroy Fysh and the late Arthur and Marcia Gray. He a mechanical […]

With a laundry list of 11th-hour amendments, the Westbrook City Council gave preliminary approval Monday to a contract zone for Stroudwater Place, the proposal to build the state’s largest retail development. The vote of unanimous support garnered a round of applause from the audience full of residents, many of whom have criticized the City Council […]