The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine will host its 5th annual Walk For Wishes on Thursday, May 25, at Payson Park in Portland. Registration and entertainment will begin at 5 p.m., and the walk will begin at 6 p.m. More than 150 children in Cumberland County alone have received, or are in the process of receiving, […]

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine will host its 5th annual Walk For Wishes on Thursday, May 25, at Payson Park in Portland. Registration and entertainment will begin at 5 p.m., and the walk will begin at 6 p.m. More than 150 children in Cumberland County alone have received, or are in the process of receiving, […]

Congratulations to the Democratic Party. Putting country second and party first sure paid off. Now all the illegal aliens, once they are here, will work for the Democratic Party candidates any time, any place they are asked to. Wonderful way to build a party. Phineas Sprague Cape Elizabeth

When an SUV crashed into Linda and Wayne Condon’s house in the early morning hours of May 7, the couple wasn’t overly surprised. Linda Condon said this wasn’t the first time a vehicle had hit their house at the corner of Cumberland and Pierce streets. She said the house has been struck more than once, […]

A Gorham woman sustained minor injuries and was transported to a hospital after colliding with a school bus in Gorham Village on Monday. There were no children on the bus, police said. Lt. Chris Sanborn of Gorham Police Department said Delma Healey, 54, apparently drove into the path of the bus at the intersection of […]

The city and the developer proposing a housing project on a series of paper streets have agreed to an arrangement that will bring a peaceful end to the debate that has gone on for almost a year. On Monday, the Westbrook City Council voted 6 to 0 in favor of a plan that allows the […]

Nine-year-old Destiny Chase’s first round of blood work after sticking herself with a hypodermic needle discarded in the woods near her home on Brown Street has come back negative – no infectious diseases. This is the first step in easing her mind and the minds of her parents, Don and Vickie Chase. She still has […]

Franco-American talk At the Westbrook Historical Society’s May 3 meeting, about 50 members and guests enjoyed the talk given by Leah Cote Robbins, executive director of the Franco-American Women’s Institute. President Rob Smith opened the meeting with reports given by Secretary Suzan Norton and Treasurer Nancy Curran. Officers to be voted on at the June […]

Franco-American talk At the Westbrook Historical Society’s May 3 meeting, about 50 members and guests enjoyed the talk given by Leah Cote Robbins, executive director of the Franco-American Women’s Institute. President Rob Smith opened the meeting with reports given by Secretary Suzan Norton and Treasurer Nancy Curran. Officers to be voted on at the June […]

The Town of Buxton is where Hannaford Bros. Co. has proposed a “..retail shopping center (quoted from Planning Board agenda).” Some residents may desire this type of commercial development in our town, mostly for convenience. Convenience is super in today’s bustling world, however there is undoubtedly a real cost for it. The first question I […]