Feb. 4 Fingerprinting at the Westbrook Regional Vocational Center, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free income tax assistance, Walker Memorial Library, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mayor’s office hours, 9a.m. to noon, City Hall Feb. 6 City Council meeting, 7 p.m., room 114 Westbrook High School Feb. 7 Westbrook Planning Board, 7 p.m., room 114 […]

There will be a blood pressure/cholesterol screening at the Sullivan complex on the University of Southern Maine’s Portland campus on February 1 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. No pre-registration required, first come first serve. The fee is $16 for the general public, $10for seniors 60 and over, USM […]

Business people gathered at the Governor’s Conference on Tourism Tuesday were told to lobby their legislators for a bigger promotional budget to attract more visitors to the state and turn around a trend that shows the number of tourist trips to Maine has been flat since 2002. “The return on investment is proven in tourism,” […]

The following is the text of Mayor Bruce Chuluda’s speech at the Jan. 26 press confrence announcing Idexx’s expansion plans The city of Westbrook has worked hard, through the efforts of members of my administration, and the City Council (present and past) to help make Westbrook an attractive and supportive place to grow business. This […]

A proposal by the Democratic majority leader that would require cities and towns to use 90 percent of any increase in state funding for K-12 education to reduce local property taxes may never even come up for a vote this session. While it was touted in Gov. John Baldacci’s State of the State address last […]

One woman was killed and seven others were sent to the hospital when a pickup truck and a Gorham school bus collided head-on on New Portland Road in Gorham Friday (Jan. 20). The accident occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre said at the scene that a woman, who was driving a […]

Bergeron, Johnston engaged Andy and Maureen Bergeron of Westbrook have announced the engagement of their daughter, Maeghan Bergeron, to James Johnston of Lyman. The bride-to-be graduated from Westbrook High School in 1999 and also graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass. She is currently employed at TD Banknorth. Johnston is the son of Bruce […]

The annual Winter Bomb extreme biking competition will be held at the Shawnee Peak ski resort in Bridgton on Jan. 28. The Winter Bomb will be open to all comers and all skill levels. The downhill, slope style course, and big air jump will all feature three paths, each varying in “gnarliness” to suit contestant’s […]

While Gov. John Baldacci threw a few election-year goodies into budget plans announced last week – including an offer to kiss every new baby in Maine with a $50 gift certificate toward a college-savings account – K-12 education and health services for the poor continue to consume the greatest share of the state’s new revenues. […]