A meeting about a study of public bus service between Portland and Gorham will be held 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, in the Abromson Center on Bedford Street at the Portland campus of the University of Southern Maine. The proposal being studied by the Greater Portland Council of Governments would expand to commuters the […]

The following cases were handled in Cumberland County Superior Court in December: Paul B. Woodcock, 22, of Buxton violated probation on two charges of burglary and one charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer in Gorham on Aug. 1, 2003, and was sentenced to Cumberland County Jail for 12 days, probation partially revoked, probtion […]

Amazing places “America’s Amazing Places” was the title of an illustrated travel lecture presented by Bob Deloss to the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association members on March 26. In Frankenmuth, Mich., we were treated to a tour of Zehnder’s Chicken Dinners, said to be the seventh largest restaurant in the U.S., serving home-style chicken, potato, stuffing […]

The Legislature this week is expected to approve a $295 million bond package, which is $100 million less than what the governor requested, but still the largest bond proposal in recent memory. The Appropriations Committee voted 12 to 1 to recommend the full package on Sunday, indicating strong support from leadership in both parties. General […]

Volunteers are needed to train as advocates for Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine’s 24-hour hotline. Sign-ups are now being taken for a free training session, beginning Monday, April 23 and concluding Wednesday, May 23. Held on Monday and Wednesday evenings, and two Saturdays, the 42-hour comprehensive training covers topics such as crisis intervention, […]

REGISTRATION Westbrook residents register at the Recreation Center, Foster Street, April 16, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; April 17 and 18, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Non-resident registration is April 19, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mail-in registrations will be accepted for Big Bat and Youth Track. Mail-In registrations for Day Camp must be postmarked no later than May 11. Make checks […]

CAPTION ONLY: Second-graders at Prides Corner School in Westbrook show off a first-issue stamp each received, featuring a pictorial postmark commemorating the 200th birthday of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The students, who earlier in the fall visited the Longfellow House in Portland with teacher Cathyellen Hebert, include, from left, back: Victoria Gagnon, Jenna Driscoll, Jack Haggerty, […]

Bean supper – Saturday, March 31, 4:30-6 p.m., North Scarborough Grange Hall, County Road (Route 22), Scarborough. Sponsored by Cumberland County Pomona Grange. Two kinds of beans, hot dogs, chop suey, cole slaw, homemade brown bread, pie, tea and coffee. $7, $3. Bean supper – Saturday, March 31, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main […]