A group of Westbrook students is taking part in a project to restore American Chestnut trees, which were wiped out in the early 20th century. In 1904, a lethal fungus was found on Japanese Chestnut trees that were imported from Asia. This fungus moved at a frightening speed killing out the American Chestnut trees. By […]

For the members of the Westbrook High School class of 2005, Sunday’s graduation was a time to look back at their school years and look forward to the future. Portland’s Merrill Auditorium was full to the top balcony with family and friends as the seniors marched in to cheers, the flashing of hundreds of cameras […]

Belated heartfelt gratitude is extended to all those thoughtful, generous and helpful people during and after our house fire at 1166 Methodist Road on March 24, 2005. The outpouring of concern and desire to help was heartwarming. To begin with, many thanks to the astute passerby who promptly reported the fire, the man in the […]

Seniors meal – Wednesday, June 8, noon, St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Home cooked meal. Donation, $3. Roast beef supper – Saturday, June 11, 5-6 p.m., Stroudwater Baptist Church, 1729 Congress St., Portland. Roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots, peas, rolls and homemade pie. $7, $3.50. Bean supper – Saturday, June 11, […]

On the campus of Westbrook High School, a young oak tree now stands in memory of a student taken too soon. Last Thursday, in between preparations for graduation, the high school senior class gathered by the football field to plant the tree in memory of Alanna Phillips-Crocker, a classmate who died suddenly May 20. Getting […]

Summer temperatures arrived just in time for the 26th annual Westbrook Together Days drawing large crowds to Riverbank Park last weekend. Mayor Bruce Chuluda, the chairman of the Together Days organizing committee, said while he did not have an attendance estimate, he believed attendance this year surpassed all time highs. “The weather was great,” he […]

All photos in folder-2005 WHS Graduation Seniors Seniors (pictured from left) Amy Swanson, Katelyn Chapman, Kara Taliento, Heather Bailey get ready to enter Merrill Auditorium for their graduation on Sunday. Staff photo by Mike Higgins Brittany Dahms1 Senior Brittany Dahms, who has been battling leukemia for the past year and a half, smiles as she […]

Gorham road rules Limiting the number of new driveways and roads that connect to existing roads in Gorham, as a proposed amendment to the land use and development code would do, makes sense in a growing town with some traffic congestion problems. However, the proposal in front of the Gorham Town Council goes too far […]