The Westbrook School committee will be hosting a community forum on the proposed changes to the school department’s human sexuality curriculum. The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 7 at 7 p.m. in the Westbrook High School cafeteria. The meeting is intended for the School Committee to receive comments from parents and other […]

I am writing to make clarification on a prior article I had submitted to your paper that was published on Feb. 22. Over the years, I have taken on the role of publicity coordinator and most recently the social ministry chairperson for my church, Trinity Lutheran here in Westbrook. I always try to keep the […]

Tea and music On Feb. 22, I was invited to Cliff and Evelyn Orman’s attractive apartment in Presumpscot Commons to hear their recording of Erwin Schulhoff’s “String Quartet No. 1.” I had written about it after hearing the DaPonte string quartet play it last April at the Noonday Concerts in Portland’s Unitarian Church. In my […]

Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned state laws banning abortion in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, the debate over abortion has divided this country. In that time, both sides have held protests in the hopes of spreading their message, as is their constitutional right. A protest that took place this Saturday […]

Concerned over the pace of development in the city, O’Hara wants to look at the situation and discuss a possible freeze or slow down on new development. “We really need to know whether residential building in Westbrook has reached a (saturation point),” said O’Hara. “If we’re at a saturation point, do we need to have […]

The Westbrook American reported in its issue of Wednesday, Feb. 22, 1956, that Presumpscot Valley Fish and Game Association planned a rummage sale in the Grange Hall to raise money for a new clubhouse. Mrs. Russell E. Forrest of Main Street was named chairman of the committee.

This building at 881 Main Street housed the Burns and Corbin Barber Shop (owned by John Burns and Zeno Corbin) on the right and the Smoke Shop (owned by Gerard Nadeau) on the left. Mrs. Margaret Shine lived on the upper floor and rented rooms. The smoke shop was also known as Kit’s Smoke Shop […]

One of the two Westbrook men indicted by a Lincoln County grand jury last week for aggravated attempted murder and robbery, among other charges, was released from jail Wednesday after posting $20,000 cash bail. Stephen J. Otis Jr., 25, of Westbrook walked out of the Lincoln County Jail in Wiscasset around 2 p.m. on Feb. […]

One of the two Westbrook men indicted by a Lincoln County grand jury last week for aggravated attempted murder and robbery, among other charges, was released from jail Wednesday after posting $20,000 cash bail. Stephen J. Otis Jr., 25, of Westbrook walked out of the Lincoln County Jail in Wiscasset around 2 p.m. on Feb. […]

In November, Councilor John O’Hara proposed bringing back contract zoning to Westbrook, something the administration has been reluctant to do. Contract zoning is used when a particular project doesn’t fit into a desired zoning area. The practice allows development of a type not normally allowed in a certain zone so long as it is sufficiently […]