Charlie “Santa” Kilbride, the Westbrook man best known for playing Santa Claus for the last 30 years at local schools passed away last week. Kilbride died after a short illness surrounded by his family at Maine Medical Center on Friday. Like his counterpart at the North Pole, Kilbride lived his life giving to others. For […]

Thank you to the dozen Catholics who stood for life in Portland and in Westbrook last Saturday. Your willingness to endure the cold, wind and snow from 2:30 until 5:10 p.m. was a sacrifice and is appreciated. Special thanks are owed to Paul Madore and the Maine Grassroots Coalition for organizing the outdoor press conference […]

While the closure of the Stroudwater Street bridge has caused some traffic problems, city officials, the Maine Turnpike Authority and even some residents who were against closing the bridge say things are turning out better than they expected. By all accounts, the diverting of 8,000 to 10,000 cars a day from the bridge onto alternate […]

While the closure of the Stroudwater Street bridge has caused some traffic problems, city officials, the Maine Turnpike Authority and even some residents who were against closing the bridge say things are turning out better than they expected. By all accounts, the diverting of 8,000 to 10,000 cars a day from the bridge onto alternate […]

In last week’s Community Bulletin Board, a story entitled “Keeping roads safe in the winter,” incorrectly stated the Westbrook Public Services Department maintains 170 miles of road. The department actually maintains 170 lane miles of road, which accounts for both travel lanes on the 85 miles of road in the city.

“Footloose” at high school The Gorham High School spring musical, “Footloose,” will be performed on five dates in March beginning on Friday, March 10. Four evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m. on March 10, 11, 17 and 18 with a Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. on March 12. Tom Scannell and Darrell Morrow direct the […]

Organizers are promising that this weekend’s Gorham Marketplace will be the best ever. The ninth annual event will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, in the Costello Field House at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. The event is free. Cindy Hazelton, director of Gorham Recreation Department, said there […]

Organizers are promising that this weekend’s Gorham Marketplace will be the best ever. The ninth annual event will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, in the Costello Field House at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. The event is free. Cindy Hazelton, director of Gorham Recreation Department, said there […]

Julia Skalina observed the Jewish Passover on March 25, 1945, in the bleak barracks of a German concentration camp. “Most of us were crying,” she said about the group of girls in the barracks. Days later, Skalina would be free but alone, as her immediate family had all been killed. They were victims of the […]

The following is the text of a memo dated March 6 from Westbrook City Administrator Jerre Bryant to Westbrook Police Chief Paul McCarthy. Through the course of our investigation of the January 18, 2006 incident at the Public Safety Building involving Fire Lieutenant Jarrett, we have reviewed the investigation and arrest of Lt. Jarrett by […]