Mayor Bruce Chuluda’s has again proposed consolidating positions in his budget, in an attempt to make the city’s government smaller and more efficient. Last year, the city made widespread changes across several departments that resulted in several layoffs. This year, the changes are far less drastic, and only one part-time employee was laid off as […]

Longtime city employee Priscilla Hebert celebrated her last day of work on Friday afternoon. Hebert, a police department secretary who was usually the first face visitors to the police department saw, retired after working for the city since 1981 and spending the last 14 years at the police department. Hebert began her career with the […]

A potential consolidation of Gorham’s and Westbrook’s emergency call centers has local dispatchers concerned about the effect it could have on their jobs and communities. Two Gorham dispatchers planned to take their concerns to the Gorham Town Council on Tuesday, May 3, and ask for a public hearing on the town’s discussions to consolidate dispatching. […]

Cutline (mvc-001S) – Westbrook students Diana Leroux, with her pastel portrait, and David Burns, with his wire art, have been selected for state art competition this month. Burns placed second and Leroux third in the recent Maine Federation of Women’s Club District 7 art judging. Courtesy photo

Garden Club to meet The Buxton Garden Club will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, at Snell’s Family Farm. Gardeners will hear about constructing container gardens. For more information, call Sharon Newell at 929-8283. The club will have its annual plant sale 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 21, at 893 Narragansett […]

Seniors meal – Wednesday, May 4, noon, St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Home cooked meal. Donation, $3. Church luncheon – Thursday, May 5, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Sweet and sour meatballs. $2.50. Pancake breakfast – Saturday, May 7, 7-9 a.m., West Baldwin Church, Route 113, Baldwin. Pancakes, sausage, […]