Together Days reboot The Westbrook Together Days auction, washed out on June 7, is scheduled for 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, at Riverbank Park, 677 Main St. A live concert with Julia Gagnon will follow the auction. Free weekly movie Cinema Central will show free movies at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesdays, July […]
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
We Love to Eat: Community meals offered in Buxton, Gray and Westbrook
Gray bean supper – Saturday, July 5, 5 to 6 p.m., American Legion Auxiliary, 15 Lewiston Road, Gray. Beans, chop suey, red hot dogs, coleslaw, casseroles, homemade biscuits and butter, punch and coffee. All-you-can-eat, $12, $6 ages 5-11, free under age 5. Free community cookout – Sunday, July 6, 11:15 a.m., Riverbank Park, Westbrook. Sponsored by […]
Westbrook group pitches a new splash pad for kids
Splash pad plans could be washed out as city says sludge was spread on recreation area fields.
LaRoche retiring from Westbrook Housing post
Mayor David Morse lauds LaRoche as an “incredible resource” who worked “tirelessly.”
Gorham Notes: Sergeant receives Pat Moody Traffic Safety and Community Service Award
Gorham Police Department’s Ted Hatch is the first officer to receive the award.
Westbrook Notes: Sweltering? Cool off at the library
Cool off at Walker Library Want to cool off as temperatures soar? Book it over to Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St. The library is air conditioned and available as a cooling center. You can refill your water bottle, create a craft or relax reading. The library is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. […]
We Love to Eat – Community meals served in Buxton, Gray and Westbrook
Buxton haddock supper buffet – Saturday, June 28, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, Parker Farm Road, Buxton. Suggested donation: $10 adult, $5 child, $20 family. We will offer the option of takeout containers for those who do not want to come inside for seating. Free weekly community meal – Wednesday, July 2, 5 to 6 […]
Gorham poker chip plant betting on move to West Coast
The company has manufactured clay poker chips in the Portland area for more than 100 years.
Gorham code officer calls it a career after 20 years
Freeman Abbott said he is “going to take it easy and enjoy my family in retirement.”
Legendary Gorham cop, David Kearns, dies at 78
Retired Gorham Police Officer David Kearns died at 78 on June 5. Kearns retired from the Gorham Police Department in 2011 after protecting the Gorham community for four decades. He began his law enforcement career in 1968 in his hometown Portland before joining the Gorhan force in 1971. He served as a patrol officer, detective […]