The following births occurred recently at Maine Medical Center: Meredith Louise McKeeman was born December 23, 2005 to Beth and Fred McKeeman of Westbrook. Grandparents are Judy and Steve Swicker of Portland and Sharon McKeeman of Westbrook. Great grandparents are Vi and Ray Johnson of Grafton, Mass. Samantha Marie Davis was born February 9, 2006 […]

Westbrook’s Mission Possible Teen Center would like to honor Lizz Thibodeau as our teen of the month. Lizz is one of those kids that lights up a room just by walking in the door. She is kind and respectful and always offers to lend a helping hand. More often than not, when she walks into […]

The Westbrook American reported in its issue of Wednesday, April 25, 1956, that Clifford Holden, Dwight Webb and Edna Dickey were the members of the Gorham Teachers Club’s scholarship committee. The club had established a $100 tuition scholarship fund to benefit a high school senior who wanted to become a teacher.

Gorham is eyeing a place in the Guinness Book of Records for wearing Groucho glasses. During this year’s annual summer festival, Gorham residents will attempt to eclipse the current record of 1,437 for the largest gathering of people wearing Groucho Marx-style glasses. The Gorham Recreation Department has estimated that Gorham will break the record with […]

April 1981 The World Affairs Council of Maine suggests, as a “Great Decisions” topic for study in 1981, “From Cairo to Kabul; Oil, Islam, Israel and Instability.” Someone poured a long trail of kerosene or a liquid lacquer, through Scarborough High School during the night Wednesday and tried to set it afire. It didn’t ignite. […]

Info Box: Fire officials recommend to properly dispose of cigarettes and cigars, making sure they’re fully out before disposing them. Also, clear but don’t burn brush from within 30 feet of your home. A brushfire burned about an acre of woods along the Westbrook Arterial in the dry and windy afternoon on April 20. Fire […]

Info Box: Fire officials recommend to properly dispose of cigarettes and cigars, making sure they’re fully out before disposing them. Also, clear but don’t burn brush from within 30 feet of your home. A brushfire burned about an acre of woods along the Westbrook Arterial in the dry and windy afternoon on April 20. Fire […]

The 33rd annual Emergency Medical Services Week will be celebrated May 14-20. The event brings together local communities and medical personnel to publicize safety and honor the dedication of those who provide the day-to-day lifesaving services of the medical “front line.” National EMS Week will feature hundreds of activities that will be planned around this […]

Back to Capisic Pond This year’s Spring weather hasn’t been very conducive in luring me to one of my favorite walks. But last Saturday the sun was bright and the heavy winds we’ve been having here on the coast subsided. It was just the day for a hike on the Capisic Pond Park trail. The […]

Gorham police are hunting for a man who robbed the Big Apple on Main Street early Monday. Detective Lawrence Fearon said the robber made off with an undetermined amount of cash and cigarettes after closing the store clerk in a cooler at 3:30 a.m. The robber spoke briefly with the clerk before getting him to […]