For a week or so, until the contract was signed Monday, Eben Perkins and Olivia Hebert were asked not to discuss their work as part of a committee selecting a new athletic director for Westbrook High School. The pair, students at the school, were part of a panel of 14 that also included coaches, parents […]
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Westbrook then and now
The old Odd Fellows Hall shown in the photo at the left was built in 1883 on Main Street between Central and Mechanic streets. The original building was three stories with a large attic with the third floor and attic taken down years ago for safety reasons. Over the years, this building housed among others […]
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Looking Back
July 1981 Public Cable Company has begun cable casting public events in Gorham, calling itself GO-CAT 20. Volunteers do the work. The state license for the S. D. Warren paper mill’s biomass-fired boiler in Westbrook is 40 pages. When at least 50 percent of the fuel is from the forests, the rest can be coal […]
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Planners seek commuter, tourist uses for Mountain Division rail
Imagine being able to hop on a train in South Windham, ride to Sebago Lake for a day of fishing or continue through to Fryeburg and on to North Conway, the White Mountains, Vermont and points north in Canada. Or imagine storing your suitcase under your seat and commuting to work in Portland by rail, […]
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Young business owners struggle to open up in Maine
Tuan Nguyen, 29, and Dan Edwards, 28, opened their coffee shop in October, a chemical-free environment – with the exception of lots of caffeine – that offers a place to hang out for local teenagers in Raymond. The Mad Monkey CafA?© is the brainchild of two young entrepreneurs, the type of businesses owners state officials […]
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McDonald resigns from Windham Planning Board
Ryan McDonald, an outspoken advocate for developer’s rights, has resigned from the Windham Planning Board. McDonald submitted his resignation letter Monday, citing frustration with the planning process and dynamics with fellow members of the all-volunteer board. McDonald’s resignation came the same day the planning board approved a long-term quarry proposal on the corner of Nash […]
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Disorderly house
Shortly after Steve Morrow first bought his apartment building on Brown Street in 1985, he witnessed a man being thrown out of a nearby window. More than 20 years later, however, Morrow said the atmosphere on Brown Street has changed. Violent episodes like the one he witnessed are rare. New property owners have been moving […]
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Westbrook police investigate attempted robbery
The Westbrook police are investigating an attempted robbery at a Main Street secondhand clothing store that is the latest in a rash of robberies they believe are drug-related. Police have investigated eight robberies of commercial places in the last month and a half, which they believe are by drug-addicted persons attempting to acquire cash to […]
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Gorham 50 years ago
The Westbrook American reported in its issue of Wednesday, July 11, 1956, that Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Goodrich of Main Street entertained their grandchildren that week.
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Funny money-Westbrook and Gorham police investigating counterfeit bills
Police in Westbrook and Gorham are investigating several incidents of counterfeit money that was circulated in the two communities in the last couple of weeks. Officer Wayne Coffin of the Gorham Police Department said on July 7 that an arrest was likely. He said he has already questioned a suspect in Westbrook, and if an […]