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 […]

Info Box: Anyone with information about the car arsons in Westbrook that occurred on the dates of September 28 and 29, 2005, and February 8, 2006, should contact police at 854-2531. Westbrook police, in conjunction with the state fire marshal’s office, have released a list of 10 recent motor vehicle arsons in the city in […]

When 9-year-old Destiny Chase went off to play in the woods near her Brown Street home earlier this month, she had no way of knowing the game could change her life. While she was in the woods, Chase came upon a discarded hypodermic needle, and with the natural curiosity of a child, she picked it […]

A man suspected in two bank robberies in the last month was arrested on Colonial Avenue last week through the joint efforts of the Westbrook and South Portland police. Donald Turner, 34, address unavailable, appeared in federal court in Portland Monday and was charged on two counts of robbery, according to U.S. Attorney Paula Silsby. […]

A man suspected in two bank robberies in the last month was arrested on Colonial Avenue last week through the joint efforts of the Westbrook and South Portland police. Donald Turner, 34, address unavailable, appeared in federal court in Portland Monday and was charged on two counts of robbery, according to U.S. Attorney Paula Silsby. […]

A man suspected in two bank robberies in the last month was arrested on Colonial Avenue last week through the joint efforts of the Westbrook and South Portland police. Donald Turner, 34, address unavailable, appeared in federal court in Portland Monday and was charged on two counts of robbery, according to U.S. Attorney Paula Silsby. […]

Firefighters extinguished a fire in a wooded area in about 20 minutes on Monday behind Dumbo Enterprises off Longfellow Road in Gorham. The Gorham Fire Department received the call at about 9:20 a.m. Firefighting equipment from three surrounding communities assisted Gorham. The Buxton forestry truck responded to the scene in addition to fire trucks from […]

With the pending time change, the Westbrook Fire and Rescue Department recommends residents replace the batteries in their smoke alarms the same day they change their clock. Two recent residential fires highlight the need for properly working smoke detectors not only in/near sleeping rooms, but in basements as well. Early detection of a fire offers […]

My name is Matt Nelson and I am an assistant principal at Westbrook High School. I am no stranger to the city of Westbrook. For the past six years, I have been the athletic/activities director at Westbrook High School and Wescott Junior High School. Before coming to Westbrook, I was a guidance counselor at Bonny […]

My name is Matt Nelson and I am an assistant principal at Westbrook High School. I am no stranger to the city of Westbrook. For the past six years, I have been the athletic/activities director at Westbrook High School and Wescott Junior High School. Before coming to Westbrook, I was a guidance counselor at Bonny […]