WESTBROOK – Westbrook’s history was front and center Monday at the city’s official bicentennial ceremony, highlighted by the unveiling of a century-old time capsule. Letters and speeches included in the capsule’s 31 items highlighted obvious differences between Westbrook of the early 20th century and the present, but also provided parallels to issues now facing the […]

GORHAM – As they left high school days behind, Gorham High School graduates received encouragement and some sound advice before receiving diplomas at commencement exercises on Sunday. Principal Christopher Record urged members of the graduating class of 2014 to take advantage of their opportunities, give back to their communities and make good choices. The graduates […]

Westbrook residents voted Tuesday to deny a citizen’s initiative that asked to rezone a large parcel of land between Stroudwater Street and the Westbrook Arterial. Unofficial results released shortly after polls closed Tuesday night have 1,110 ‘No’ votes to 702 for ‘Yes.’ A ‘No’ vote maintains the 60-acre parcel’s current zoning, which was sought by […]

A look at our communities through photos. Leigh Stein, 4, left, and Daicey Spears, 5, both of North Yarmouth, plant tomato seedlings into a raised bed outside Freeport Grill, 175 Lower Main St., last Friday morning, as their friends look on. The children are part of the Freeport Grill Children’s Garden Club, which will help […]

WESTBROOK – The annual Westbrook Together Days parade on May 31 packed downtown sidewalks and drew lavish praise from spectators, as the city now looks ahead to its bicentennial celebration, which will end a century-long wait to open a time capsule. “This is the best parade I’ve ever seen the community have,” resident Lewis Lampron […]

WESTBROOK – Prior to her family’s arrival in Albany, N.Y., in 2010, Sarah Al Mukhtar had temporarily moved to five different countries in the span of a few years. Her family had left Iraq in search of work and medical care, and eventually returned to their country to find that violence had only escalated. Now, […]

Michael Connolly, the athletic director at Portland High School, will take the recently vacated job in Westbrook, pending Westbrook School Committee approval next week. Superintendent of Schools Marc Gousse said Wednesday that the nomination of Connolly for the job is “exciting” for Westbrook. He called Connolly “highly respected.” “Certainly, we feel very fortunate to have […]

WESTBROOK – Two Westbrook teenagers about to graduate high school face police charges for the second time since April. At about 6:40 p.m. Saturday, officers arrested Ryan Gilligan, 18, for disorderly conduct, refusing to submit to arrest, violation of conditional release, and illegal possession of liquor by a minor. Collin Joyce, 18, was summonsed for […]