A Westbrook police officer is expecting to find out this week whether he was correct in firing a weapon at a Portland man in early November. Officer Phil Robinson fired a rifle shot at a pizza-delivery driver at the Westbrook Pointe housing project on Nov. 3 after the driver failed to stop and nearly hit […]

As Ethel Lewis crossed the street to retrieve her newspaper every morning, her faithful, little white dog, Bandit, would wait for her at a tree near the end of her driveway until she returned with the paper. But on Monday, Dec. 4, Bandit left the tree without Lewis. The 76-year-old Buxton woman, who was widely […]

Handicapped van Christmas concert goal The Rev. Gordy Johnson of Portland Faith Center in Gorham hopes a free benefit Christmas concert would raise enough money to buy a van with a wheelchair lift for two Steep Falls brothers. The concert, “Extreme Makeover Hope Edition,” will be 7-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at Hill Gym […]

Walker Memorial Library open house What could be better during the busy holiday season than an opportunity to enjoy a Victorian-themed Christmas tree, seasonal music, hot-spiced tea and a roaring fire? If that sounds appealing, then plan to join the Friends of the Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St., for its annual open house noon-5:30 […]

PLOWING BY THE NUMBERS 85 – the number of miles of Westbrook streets to clear of snow. 35 – the number of miles of sidewalk to clear of snow. 17 – the number of pieces of plowing equipment the city owns. 2,500 – the total tonnage of road salt bought for this winter. Any day […]

City events December 1 Tips for Charity Luncheon (you are probably way ahead of me but you should put the Festival of Trees info in the calendar) December 4 7pm City Council December 5 7pm Planning Board December 6 6pm Solid Waste/Recycling Committee (City Hall); 7pm Zoning Board December 19 7pm Planning Board December 25 […]

Council committees assigned The Gorham Town Council recently appointed its committee members. Shonn Moulton and Philip Dugas were named to the Finance Committee with Jane Willett, chairwoman; Burleigh Loveitt, Brenda Caldwell and Mike Phinney, chairman, Ordinance Committee; Willett, Caldwell and Dugas, chairman, Appointments/Personnel Committee; Phinney, Moulton and Loveitt, chairman, Economic Development/Capital Improvements Committee. Also, Norm […]

We note with interest the recent editorial (“Wal-Mart silence leads to property shopping,” American Journal, Nov. 23) regarding Saunders Brothers active marketing of its mill property. As residents of the neighborhood near and next to the Saunders site, our greatest hope is for a concerted community effort (Saunders, developer, city and neighbors) culminating in a […]