Saco River Grange Hall Theater and Concert Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills, is presenting Highland Soles, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The dance and music of Highland Soles are rooted in the traditions of Scotland and Cape Breton. Dancer Laura Scott and fiddler Ed Pearlman are joined by their children Neil, mandolin, piano and […]
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Gorham notes
Two police promoted Two members of Gorham police have been promoted to sergeant effective June 21. Police Chief Ron Shepard said the new sergeants are Detective Dana Thompson and Officer Ben Moreland. Shepard said both will be assigned to the midnight shift. Moreland works a night shift now. Thompson and Moreland will join three current […]
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An exciting time – but dangers tempt
On behalf of the Lakes Region Substance Abuse Action Team, we would like to thank all parents who have given so much to their children on their journey toward graduation. We would also like to congratulate high school seniors for all that you have accomplished in the last few years. The Lakes Region Action Team […]
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Eight communities to build crime lab
Police chiefs from eight communities in southern Maine, along with city and town officials, met at the Portland Police Department Wednesday to sign onto participating in a regional forensic crime lab. Portland Police Chief Tim Burton said the lab will cost about $1.5 million to build, and will be constructed at the site of the […]
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Aj tennis cuts
David Born Westbrook’s David Born helped the Blazes secure a Class A prelim tennis win over Thornton on Tuesday. Born, the Blazes’ No. 1 singles player, beat Thornton’s James Morse 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. File photo by Harmony Motter Kelly Dipietrantonio Westbrook’s No. 1 singles player, Kelly Dipietrantonio, gets ready to hit during the Blazes’ 3-2 […]
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Looking back
June 8, 1983 The newspaper business is a strong, profitable and growing, Walter Mattson, president of the New York Times Corp., told a Westbrook College audience Saturday. Mattson was a guest at the 30th class reunion of his wife, the former Geraldine Horsman, Presumpscot Cove, North Windham. They became engaged 30 years ago Saturday. Matson […]
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Mustang boys take down Westbrook
Massabesic 4 Westbrook 2 It was a tale of two halves Friday afternoon in Waterboro. The Massabesic boys lacrosse team scored four first-half goals to survive Westbrook’s two second-half goals and earn a 4-2 win. Nick Lund scored the game winner and Colby Robinson recorded nine saves in the win. “In the first half we […]
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AJ tennis combined cut
The Westbrook girls tennis team advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Class A tennis playoffs thanks to a 3-2 win over McAuley in Westbrook on Tuesday. The Blazes will take on top-seeded Kennebunk on June 5. Pictured: (left) Mallory Driscoll claimed a key point in No. 2 singles for Westbrook in the Blazes’ win. […]
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Father figure – Westbrook principal graduates son
As Marc Gousse watched the Westbrook High School graduation Sunday, he was in the audience as a principal – and a parent. Gousse’s son, Joe Gousse, the senior class president, led his 151 classmates through the changing of the tassel Sunday, marking them Westbrook High School graduates. Marc Gousse couldn’t have been prouder – of […]
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Walsh seeking civic involvement
Emily Walsh is a 27-year-old attorney specializing in land use and small business law running for a seat on the Buxton Planning Board. A Topsham native, Walsh graduated from Unity College in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in environmental education and a focus in environmental policy. She earned her law degree from Maine Law and […]