The Cornelia Warren Foundation has donated $50,000 for the restoration of the Stephen W. Manchester American Legion post 62 in Westbrook. The Legion is hoping to raise another $10,000 from the community to complete the project. Along with $10,000 of money from the Legion and a hoped for $10,000 in community donations, the project will […]

Don Cross, owner of Crossroads Connection Courier Service, and Cindy Hazelton, director of the Gorham Recreation Department presented the Gorham Ecumenical Food Pantry with $1,580 raised from the annual “Burn Off the Turkey Run.” This money will go towards helping families in Gorham area parishes meet their needs this winter. “We served almost 1,000 families […]

Ash and Granola’s previous owners left them with a pet-sitter while they were on vacation. Unfortunately, they moved instead and did not return for their pets. Both of them settled in right away and they are our biggest attraction in the Critter Room. Ash is a male Peruvian guinea pig, so his coat is smooth […]

Last Friday, instead of hanging out with their friends and playing video games, three Westbrook students were camping in the Sebago Lake region in sub-freezing conditions with their teacher. The camping trip was just one of the activities that Jon Ross head of the Westbrook School Department’s alternative learning program and the alternative learning program […]

A lab is analyzing what is believed to be prescription pills found on Monday in the Cumberland County Jail in Portland. Capt. Don Goulet of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department said the pills were uncovered during a canine drug search at the jail. There were no charges Tuesday, according to Goulet. Canine teams from eight […]

Historians to hear Labrecque Jan Labrecque of North Gorham will speak when the Gorham Historical Society meets at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13, in the operations center of Gorham Savings Bank off Gray Road. Labrecque is a former legislator from Gorham. Her topic will be historic houses in Gorham. “It will be an insight […]