A Brown Street man is being held in the Cumberland County Jail following his arrest on charges of gross sexual assault on Christmas night. David E. Deshon, 50, was arrested following an incident where he allegedly forced a woman to perform a sex act at a Brown Street residence, according to police. Police Chief Paul […]

The Westbrook American reported in its issue of Jan. 4, 1956, that Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Sanborn of South Gorham had celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary the previous Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Oakley G. Straw of Buxton. The two couples had been married in a joint ceremony.

Brittany Dahms, who graduated from Westbrook High School last June in the midst of a more than year-long battle with leukemia, died Tuesday morning. Dahms, 19, who battled leukemia for more than a year, died early Tuesday morning at a Portland hospital with her family by her side. On Tuesday afternoon, her mother, Robin Dahms, […]

Looking out of the window of her Westbrook apartment, Deborah Dickinson had two impressions of her first Maine winter, after she was forced from her home in Louisianna by Hurricane Katrina. Dickinson, a native southerner, said she enjoys looking at the snow, but Dickinson said she is having trouble getting used to the ice and […]

The Westbrook Municipal Parking Lot was located on Main Street opposite Central Street (which once connected to Main Street). This parking lot bordered the Presumpscot River, and the city’s Public Works Department had a snow dump at the rear of the lot to dump snow into the river. This lot served the downtown merchants for […]

In this time of ever increasing energy prices, along with the cost of nearly everything else going up, the cost of a little of your time could be invaluable. Do you have or know of an elderly person next door or in your neighborhood? If you do, please do the neighborly thing and check on […]

Seniors to hear Doc’s Boys The Westbrook Senior Citizens’ Club will be entertained by Doc’s Boys Band at 1 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 2, at Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St. There won’t be a meeting on Monday, Jan. 16. The seniors are planning a trip to see “Godspell” at Portland Players followed by a […]

Gorham town councilors will hear public comment next week on a sidewalk recommended for the south side of Morrill Avenue. The public hearing will be at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3, at Gorham High School, 41 Morrill Ave. The council could take action on the proposed sidewalk. The lack of a sidewalk has been […]

Think spring The Buxton Garden Club will not meet in January or February. Their meetings will resume in March. Legion meeting The Hutchinson-Boulter Post 130 of the American Legion will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, at 401 Bar Mills Road, Hollis. For more information, call 727-3449 or 929-8660. Buxton namesake saw World […]

Think spring The Buxton Garden Club will not meet in January or February. Their meetings will resume in March. Legion meeting The Hutchinson-Boulter Post 130 of the American Legion will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, at 401 Bar Mills Road, Hollis. For more information, call 727-3449 or 929-8660. Buxton namesake saw World […]