I believe in your paper dated Sept. 21 you stated no letters would be printed the last two weeks before election attacking any candidate. How come Mr. Garland’s letter was in there attacking Mayor Chuluda? Also, there was another letter sent in supporting Darryl Wright which never got printed? Do we have different rules for […]

Dirigo Health checkup time As representatives of Dirigo Health, insurance companies and state business groups wrangled this fall over how much health care savings the state program has produced, businesses and their employers have continued to pay high premiums. It appears those premiums will only increase in the near future. Anthem is eyeing a 20 […]

The Maine Association of School Libraries has honored Westbrook Assistant School Superintendent Jan Breton with its 2005 Library Media Service Award. Breton was nominated for the award by Westbrook Library Media Specialist Patricia Brasslow, who told the association Breton deserved the honor for her commitment to strengthen the school district’s libraries and her efforts to […]

Polls opened at 6 a.m. in Buxton and Registrar of Voters Joan Weeman said people were waiting in line to cast ballots at Town Hall. By 9:30 a.m., 500 had voted. Weeman called the early morning turnout “heavy” in Buxton. A Town Hall spokeswoman said 2,000 had voted by 6 p.m. Dr. Louis Taxiarchis voted […]

Polls opened at 6 a.m. in Buxton and Registrar of Voters Joan Weeman said people were waiting in line to cast ballots at Town Hall. By 9:30 a.m., 500 had voted. Weeman called the early morning turnout “heavy” in Buxton. A Town Hall spokeswoman said 2,000 had voted by 6 p.m. Dr. Louis Taxiarchis voted […]

Some Headlines And Cutlines Try Hard To Insult Prince Charles’s Wife I’ve read some mean comments from reporters about Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, during her visit with her husband, England’s Prince Charles, here in the United States. Other comments made up for the scathing ones. The Nov. 1 New York Post had a front-page […]

Westbrook Deputy Fire Chief Thaddeus Soltys, right, accepts a $10,000 check from Allstate Insurance Agent Carlo Giraulo, left, this week. Giraulo presented the check to the fire department on behalf of the Allstate Foundation. The money will be used to purchase a remote-controlled robot the department will use in its fire safety education programs. Staff […]

Westbrook Deputy Fire Chief Thaddeus Soltys, right, accepts a $10,000 check from Allstate Insurance Agent Carlo Giraulo, left, this week. Giraulo presented the check to the fire department on behalf of the Allstate Foundation. The money will be used to purchase a remote-controlled robot the department will use in its fire safety education programs. Staff […]

City councilors added four roads to the map this week. At a meeting Monday night, the City Council voted, 7-0, to accept Wilson Drive, Grandview Drive, Brydon Way and Dale Avenue as public streets. All four streets had been built as part of housing developments and were being maintained by the developers until all of […]

The Westbrook police arrested a 38-year-old man and charged him with receiving stolen property after he led officers on a high-speed chase. Police Chief Paul McCarthy said Robert Payzant, address unavailable, was arrested Oct. 30 after leading police on a chase at speeds approaching 95 mph that began in Westbrook at about 1:20 a.m. and […]