What is up with all the new houses being built in Westbrook? Now, I will admit that my husband and I built a new home in Westbrook a couple of years ago, but I’m not being a hypocrite. The difference is that we built a house on a large lot of land that already had […]

Legislative leaders have released committee assignments determining who will work on what areas of public policy in the New Year – with a number of local Democratic legislators named to chairmanship positions. Sen. Lynn Bromley of Cumberland County was returned to her post as Senate chairman of the Business, Research and Economic Development Committee. Sen. […]

Gorham’s first clergyman, the Rev. Solomon Lombard, and his wife, Sarah Purington, are buried in the Fort Hill Cemetery. He was born in 1702 and died in 1781. The couple married in 1724 in Truro, Mass. They joined the Turo church about 1734. He was pastor of Gorham’s First Parish Church 1750 to 1764, according […]

Police are still seeking the man armed with a kitchen knife, who robbed cash from the register of the Big Apple convenience store at 90 Main St. in Gorham last Friday evening. The robbery was the second in a week for the convenience store. At approximately 6 p.m. Friday, a white man described as a […]

Mission Possible Teen Center would like to honor Tim Petitpas as December’s Teen of the Month. We had a hard time choosing a candidate this month because although Tim has been the Teen of the Month before, he truly stands out with all of the qualities that we look for in our youth. While many […]

[CAPTION ONLY] Driver Lucas Buzzell, 19, of Gorham, and two passengers were uninjured when this Ford Expedition SUV, which was traveling south on Wards Hill Road in Gorham, struck a utility pole after skidding in the slush, at 12:41 p.m. on New Year’s Day. The vehicle sustained front-end damage. Officer Mark Sanborn, seen photographing the […]

January 1982 The Westbrook City Council elected Roderick Boutot over Beverly Farley as Westbrook city auditor Monday, 4-3. For two years, Farley has been the most active auditor in the city’s history. Boutot is an active Democrat and former Democratic candidate for city clerk. Now in the insurance business, he is a former assistant manager […]