Although representatives for the school departments of Westbrook, Windham and Raymond have not yet tied the knot officially, this week they choose a date for the hypothetical tri-town school district to begin operating. In an impromptu vote at the end of a meeting Monday, the consolidation committee voted unanimously to approve July 1, 2009, as […]

September 1982 Height, weight, age and good habits, requirements for new police and firefighters, would be taken out of Westbrook’s ordinances in a proposal taken up by the city council. Instead, the city would pledge no discrimination for sex, age, handicaps, race, etc., in hiring police and firefighters. In the new system, the Public Safety […]

Westbrook’s Warren Memorial Library will be the sole Maine venue to be part of the national debut of a documentary film designed to erase stereotypes of librarians and raise awareness of the importance of libraries. The film, “The Hollywood Librarian,” will be shown at the library next week in connection with the observance of the […]

The photo on left shows the back of the Scates Building as it was being demolished in 1978. The Scates Building was the last to be demolished under the Westbrook Urban Renewal Project. There was strong public support to save this building, which once served as Westbrook City Hall, Municipal Court and the Urban Renewal […]

The week of Oct. 7-Oct. 13 has been designated as National Fire Prevention Week. The Westbrook Fire & Rescue Department encourages everyone to develop and practice home fire escape planning with their families. The department is holding an open house Sunday, Oct. 7, from 1-4 p.m. at the Public Safety building.

New principal School Administrative District 6 board of directors has confirmed the appointment of Charles Brown to serve as assistant area principal for the Buxton schools. A resident of Winslow, Brown comes to Buxton from SAD 49, where he served as a teacher (Grades 1-6) at Benton Elementary School. Additionally, he has served as a […]