The Festival of Trees will celebrate the season Nov. 30-Dec. 8 at Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church with the decoration of dozens of Christmas trees. The festival, now in its seventh year, will also include daily entertainment. The festival is a fundraiser for Westbrook charities. All events take place at the church, at 810 Main St. Viewing […]

HomeFront1: Above, Tony Oberley of Windham opens a storage shed door last week to about 12,000 assorted Christmas gifts collected by Operation Home Front at Uncle Bob’s Self-Storage in Westbrook. The items have been donated by patrons at Dollar Tree discount stores, and there is another storage unit of gifts waiting to be sorted. HomeFront2: […]

Westbrook’s new downtown parking rules could soon take a bite from the paychecks of some imprudent parkers, but the business community is happy to see the changes – even if some employees have to walk a little farther to their cars. “It hasn’t been a huge problem. It’s just crossing the street now,” said Dawn […]

Ayden Smith, 5, finished his supper Tuesday and, with a little penmanship help from mom, scribbled a note and handed it to his dad, resting on a couch. “I love you so much,” Ayden’s message read. Ayden is lucky to have his dad around. Francis “Frankie” Feeney, 25, of Hollis, was seriously injured in a […]

A fire that started under an outside stairwell at 8 Pleasant Street Monday night caused about $10,000 in damages, however no injuries resulted from the incident. The Westbrook Fire Department responded to a call Monday at 6 p.m. that there was a structure fire at the three-family apartment building, located in close proximity to several […]

The state treasurer apparently got caught in the subprime mortgage lending mess when a $20 million short-term investment designed to raise money for the state’s cash pool was made in a fund whose assets are frozen, at least for now. That leaves the state short its $20 million and any interest that money would have […]

On Thanksgiving Day, Staff Sgt. Gerald Doyon of Westbrook met the New England Patriot cheerleaders who entertained U.S. troops in Iraq. Besides a holiday show, Doyon enjoyed his dinner at the Kirkuk Regional Air Base. “The dining facility put out a great spread for us. I really stuffed myself,” Doyon said by e-mail. The Thanksgiving […]

Rabies clinic There will be a dog and cat rabies vaccination clinic on Saturday, from 1-3 p.m. at the Bar Mills Fire & Rescue Station, 180 Portland Road (across the road from the Buxton Town Hall). All dogs must be brought in on a leash and all cats must be in carriers. The fee per […]

Reece’s Variety Store, at left, was located at 843 Main St. for many years. Owned by Leaverett A. Reece, it was known as “The Friendly Store.” As shown in the photo of the interior, the store offered many services, including a luncheonette counter, newspapers, cards for all occasions, cigars, photo developing, school supplies, candy, Cushman […]