Police arrested a 17-year-old Westbrook boy after he fled from police and briefly hid in Saccarappa School late last Friday afternoon. Police said the boy, whose name is not being released due to his age, was inside the school for under a minute at a time when there were no students present, and he was […]

I personally would like to thank you, the Turnpike Authority, for shutting down the one of the busiest commuter routes to Portland (Stroudwater bridge). Your decision impacts the whole community to the west of Portland more than you can possibly imagine. All you care about are the savings of a trifle ($400,000). You will cost […]

A Brown Street man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into a series of fires that burned six cars in the Brown Street neighborhood last week. Westbrook Police Detective Sgt. Stephen Lyons said six cars were burned last Wednesday and Thursday. The cars were burned at locations on Brown, Myrtle, Lowell and Lugrin […]

The city has until Oct. 22 to reach an agreement with the police union before a fact-finding report it received last week becomes public. “I am going to make every effort that’s humanly possible to resolve this contract,” said Mayor Bruce Chuluda. The city and the police union have been unable to reach a contract […]

The city has until Oct. 22 to reach an agreement with the police union before a fact-finding report it received last week becomes public. “I am going to make every effort that’s humanly possible to resolve this contract,” said Mayor Bruce Chuluda. The city and the police union have been unable to reach a contract […]

Gardeners to meet The Buxton Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, in Buxton Town Hall on Portland Road. Winterwood Farm will present a program about compost followed by a plant auction. For more information, call Sharon Newell at 929-8283. New Teachers at Bonny Eagle High School Library benefit sale The […]

Dorchester Man’s Home Houses 13 Pianos There is an exciting story in the Sept. 22 Boston Globe about Richard Marcus, 58-year-old child psychiatrist, of Dorchester, Mass., whose hobby is collecting pianos. In his three-story Victorian house he now has 13 pianos, all but two of which are grands, and he is still looking. He also […]

When Westbrook Fire Inspector Lt. Chuck Jarrett arrived in Louisiana with his New Hampshire Air National Guard Unit, he said it felt strange to be patrolling a town in the United States wearing full body armor and carrying an M-16 rifle. Jarrett went to Louisiana for 10 days on Sept. 2 as part of the […]

Editor’s note: State Sen. Phil Bartlett wrote the following letter to Dawn Gallagher, the commissioner of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, on Sept. 21. I am writing to urge the Department of Environmental Protection to hold a public hearing concerning SAPPI’s application to burn construction and demolition debris at their Westbrook plant. I am […]

Five candidates are vying for two Gorham Town Council seats in the November election. Gorham Town Clerk Christina Silberman said this week that council incumbents Michael Phinney and Jane Willett filed nomination papers as have challengers Harold “Butch” Freeman Jr., David J. Homa and Shonn R. Moulton. The deadline for filing was 4:30 p.m. on […]