The spiraling cost of oil continues to trickle down to all sorts of unexpected places. This week a story appears on page 1 about how small gas stations are trying to figure out what to do with old mechanical pumps that weren’t built to go above $3.99 a gallon. Many of the stations that make […]
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Vintage base ball clubs meet in Bridgton (photo slideshow)
After a fourth straight wild pitch, “Shoeless” Jake Newcomb was getting a bit antsy from his position at shortstop. “C’mon, Mark. Stop throwing jimjams,” he shouted to the mound as Dirigo Vintage Base Ball Club teammate Mark “Limelight” Rohman readied to throw again. In the modern game of baseball, the four jimjams would have meant […]
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Parting party leads to trouble for Westbrook man
One guest left a party in Windham last week with more than fond memories, and now finds himself in trouble with police. Ryan Cruz, 21, of Westbrook, was charged June 21 with theft by unauthorized taking or transfer after allegedly leaving a party at 172 Roosevelt Trail with a handful of DVDs that belonged to […]
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Summerfest splashes and shines
A torrential downpour sent revelers sprinting for cover and tried to put an early end to the fun at the Windham Summerfest, but the teens and vendors who emerged from under tarps and dripping ponchos said it had been the best Summerfest yet. “Last year, there was like, no one here,” said Andrea Feeney, 12, […]
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Local births
The following births occurred recently at Mercy Hospital: Windham Alyssa Miranda Cooper was born April 22, 2008 to Breanne and David Cooper of Windham. Grandparents are Cerina and Ron Cooper and Christy Marquis, all of Windham. Caden Brown Standley was born April 23, 2008 to Henna DeLorme and Justin Standley of Biddeford. Grandparents are Candace […]
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Westbrook logs
Logs Bike taken On June 14, at around 2:15 p.m., a resident of Graham Road reported a red bicycle stolen from outside of Shaw’s. Sound board On June 14, at around 8 p.m., a resident of Forest Street reported a group of six juvenile skateboarders yelling and swearing on Lincoln Street. Guitar hero On June […]
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Superintendent recovering after heart surgery
The Westbrook superintendent of schools is resting comfortably after heart surgery Tuesday. Stan Sawyer, 62, went through a three-hour surgery Tuesday morning at Maine Medical Center to have a valve replaced in his heart. Though the recovery period is typically six to 12 weeks, Sawyer said Monday he expects to be back – at least […]
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Q&A with Matthew Gray – World lies ahead for new college grad
Westbrook High School graduate Matthew Gray, 22, graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick this spring with a bachelor’s degree in Asian studies and French. During his junior year, he studied abroad in both Paris and Nagoya, Japan. A member of the dean’s list all for years of college, Gray translated 14th-century Japanese scroll for his […]
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Cumberland County Superior Court log
The following cases, which occurred in 2007 unless otherwise indicated, were handled in Cumberland County Superior Court in September 2007: Bryn M. Steele, 33, of Standish had a filing with conditions on a charge of disorderly conduct in Westbrook on March 5 and was fined $200. Brian Sturgis, 36, of Gorham was found guilty on […]
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Westbrook Then & Now
135/135A The photo on the left shows the section of Warren Avenue that ran from Cumberland Street to Main Street. The steeple of the Warren Congregational Church can be seen behind an apartment house that was demolished in 1956 to make way for the construction of the Warren Parish Hall in 1957. The Warren Congregation […]