The Westbrook City Council reads a land acknowledgment statement before every meeting, recognizing the history of the Indigenous peoples of the area now known as Westbrook.
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Gorham Notes: Little League all-stars to appear at Fenway Park
Little League going to Fenway The Gorham Little League 12U baseball all-star team will be right on the Fenway Park field on Sunday, Sept. 28, with Boston Red Sox players during the National Anthem. It’s Gorham Little League Day when the Bosox will play the Detroit Tigers with game time set for 3:05 p.m. It’s the […]
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Westbrook Notes: School Department releases start dates for academic year
School resumes next week The Westbrook School Department has announced the dates for classes to start: Grades 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 and 10 will start on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Grades 3, 4, 7, 8, 11 and 12 start on Thursday, Aug. 28, while kindergarten begins Tuesday, Sept. 2. There will be no school on […]
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We Love to Eat: Community meals served in Buxton and Westbrook
Free weekly community meal – Wednesday, Aug. 27, 5 to 6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. A hot meal plus salad, fruit, dessert and beverage is provided by Trinity Lutheran Church and Wayside Food Programs. Some evenings with live music. Buxton haddock supper buffet – Saturday, Aug. 30, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, 197 […]
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McWilliams takes out papers for Westbrook mayor; Rairdon enters race for City Council seat
The deadline for submitting completed nomination papers is Sept. 5.
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Gorham School Department seeks voters’ OK to reallocate $2.5M in unused funds
Superintendent Heather Perry announced proposed improvements at the high school and Narragansett Elementary School.
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Here’s what to expect at Duck Pond Heritage Day in Westbrook on Sunday
Entertainment includes a Nashville musician performing at Lenny’s at Hawkes Plaza.
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Gorham Notes: Gorham is well represented on best places to work list
Gorham schools, businesses named best places to work The Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, Best Companies Group and Bridge Tower Media have listed the Gorham School Department, Moody’s Collision Center, and R.J. Grondin & Sons have been listed as among the 2025 Best Places to Work in Maine, a press […]
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Westbrook Notes: Rotary Club collecting school supplies
Rotarians to meet, collect school supplies Westbrook-Gorham Rotary will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, in the dining room at Westbrook Regional Vocational Center, 125 Stroudwater St., Westbrook. “We will welcome back Neillie Young. She is a Marshwood High School Interact student who led a school project in Peru that our […]
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We Love to Eat: Community meals offered in Buxton, Gorham and Westbrook
Buxton bean supper – Saturday, Aug. 16, 4:30 to 6 p.m., North Congregational Church, 22 Church Hill Road, Buxton (Groveville). Two types of homemade baked beans, homemade American chop suey, red hot dogs, a roll, coleslaw, pickles, homemade dessert, and coffee, fruit punch or water. $10, $5 ages 5-12, and free under age 5. Gorham […]