A threatened species of rabbit may cause some changes for the Gorham bypass before the road is even built. If the bypass, scheduled for a construction start next year, cuts through land that is home to the New England cottontail, engineers might have to design underpasses to allow the rabbits to cross the road. The […]

Meet the GOP candidates Former State Sen. Ron Usher will interview two Republican gubernatorial candidates this week in his regular monthly televised program. Usher will talk with Chandler Woodcock of Farmington and Peter Mills of Cornville. Both are seeking their party’s nomination in the June primary for governor. The program, “Legislative Update,” will be aired […]

Seniors meal – Wednesday, April 5, noon, St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Home cooked meal. Donation $3.50. Church luncheon – Thursday, April 6, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook, ham, $3. Breakfast with the Easter Bunny – Saturday, April 8, 8-10 a.m., George E. Jack School, Northeast Road, Standish. $4 […]

Westbrook High School sophomore Ericka Leary said almost every student at the high school drinks alcohol. She said kids find places to drink anywhere they can-at parties, just hanging out, in the woods, at houses where parents let kids drink and even in cars. She said kids drink most every weekend. On April 5, families […]

Cutline for pic-Winterguard The Westbrook High School Winter Guard took first place in the Independent Regional A division this weekend at the New England Championships held in Dartmouth, Mass. The New England Scholastic Band Association sponsored the championship. The first place finish follows a four star finish at the Maine Band Directors Association finals the […]

Facts about the Taj Mahal I was recently reading “The Art Reader,” 1905, and was interested in details about The Taj Mahal, the famous white marble mausoleum in India, erected by the Mogul Emperor Shah Jehan, as a tomb for his wife, the Princess Arjamund, who died in 1629. It is the grandest tomb in […]

Methodist church breaks ground A large turnout from the School Street United Methodist Church and the community sang hymns as the church broke ground Sunday for a new church at the intersection of Route 25 and Cressey Road. “We hope this building will be a blessing to the whole community,” said Rev. Linwood Arnold, pastor […]

Freedom of speech, with responsibility, is so necessary in a Democratic system. These people in our society, who rise to the occasion, have my deepest respect. It requires a certain amount of courage of conviction to do this and can be extremely traumatizing for many citizens. I wish to express my appreciation to several people […]

Freedom of speech, with responsibility, is so necessary in a Democratic system. These people in our society, who rise to the occasion, have my deepest respect. It requires a certain amount of courage of conviction to do this and can be extremely traumatizing for many citizens. I wish to express my appreciation to several people […]

Nine-year-old Destiny Chase was playing hide and go seek in the woods near her house earlier this month when she pricked herself with a discarded hypodermic needle. Now she will have tests done to see whether her life is going to change dramatically. Over the next six months, Chase will undergo a battery of blood […]