Gov. John Baldacci is close to an agreement with the state’s hospitals on paying an estimated $200 million for overdue and anticipated Medicaid bills over the next four years – a deal that could steal thunder from his opponents on the campaign trail. While an announcement was expected Tuesday at the Health and Human Services […]

The Westbrook American reported in its issue of Wednesday, Oct. 10, 1956, that Joanne Hawkes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Hawkes, and Dave Tobin, son of Doris Tobin, would marry on Oct. 27 at the Little Falls Baptist Church. A reception was planned in the church vestry.

The national teachers union pumped $465,000 into the effort to oppose the Taxpayer Bill of Rights over the last several months, and with the help of other state and local employee unions the opposition has collected $625,000 since mid-July. In contrast, the group pushing the initiative, known as TABOR, raised just over $148,000 in the […]

In the Westbrook American on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 1956, Gorham TV Co., 20 Main St., advertised 21-inch color televisions by RCA for $495 each. The company’s phone number was VE 4-9611.

A driver, a juvenile passenger and an infant were taken to a hospital following a two-car crash shortly after 1 p.m. today on Route 25 in Gorham. The accident closed both lanes of traffic on the busy road between Mosher’s Corner and Bartlett Road for about 30 minutes. Police said a blue SUV, driven by […]

This is hard for me to do, but it needs to be said. Three weeks ago, my son, Michael Churchill, was killed in a fatal car wreck during a chase by Westbrook police. We want to say thank you to all of you. The outpouring of sympathy at our son’s wake and funeral was overwhelming, […]

Fall rummage sale – Friday, Oct. 13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., School Street United Methodist Church, School Street, Gorham. Sponsored by United Methodist Women. Clothes, dishes, small appliances, furniture, books, puzzles, toys, indoor plants, a few perennials and Halloween costumes. Fill a grocery bag for $1 at 11 a.m. […]