The builder and town officials both predict the mixed-use development will attract more pedestrians and businesses to the town center.
Megan Gray
Staff Writer
Megan Gray is an arts and culture reporter at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails. Her current beat is her favorite yet, and she loves the stories that take her to behind the scenes to an artist studio or theater backstage. Outside of work, she likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.
Posted inBusiness, Food
Catbird Creamery in Westbrook is closed and for sale
The shop was famous for exotic ice cream flavors.
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Maine’s Catholic diocese offers training to prevent, respond to violence in churches
Incidents such as the 2015 shooting at a church in South Carolina prompt the diocese and the Department of Homeland Security to plan workshops for leaders of all denominations.
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Faulty electric stove caused Munjoy Hill blaze, officials say
The American Red Cross and other organizations are assisting the 33 people displaced by the Monday night blaze.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Investigation of anti-Muslim hate crime in Westbrook ends with no answers
The department ends its probe of anti-Muslim messages without an arrest, but its responses to the incident at an apartment complex helped the targets feel safe again.
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Several residents displaced by fire in Munjoy Hill apartment building
All 13 residents have been accounted for, and there were no injuries in the 3-alarm blaze at 6 Cumberland Ave. in Portland, the fire chief says.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Religion and Values
One of last Shakers in Maine dies
Sister Frances Carr, 89, passed away Monday after a brief battle with cancer, says the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester.
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Head-on collision in Scarborough injures four
Three cars were involved in the accident on Running Hill Road, police say.
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Wessie the snake likely a goner, but hiss legend will stay with us
The cold would be fatal for an exotic tropical reptile, but Westbrook is still fond of its adopted serpent, which now has a display in a cryptozoology museum.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Westbrook moves forward with renovations for 2 schools
A contractor could break ground at Saccarappa Elementary School and Westbrook Middle School as soon as the summer break begins, the superintendent says.