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 […]

Shopkeepers: Be certain your property is well illuminated. Keep the area around your property clean, a run-down appearance encourages vandalism. Call when you see something suspicious, you are the eyes and ears of your police force. Report any incidents of vandalism or property damage. The police need to know what is occurring. Get to know […]

It is with great pleasure that I write this article to introduce, or re-introduce, myself to the Westbrook community. As Kate Charest, I have been a student in the Westbrook schools and have worked at Westbrook High School as assistant principal and affirmative action officer. This summer, I got married and assumed the last name […]

Oct. 8 Portland Faith Center, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 8 Elkins Road, Gorham, Maine 04038 Oct. 10 Marriott Portland, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Casco Bay Ballroom, South Portland, Maine 04106 Oct. 11 Hollis Municipal Building, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Route 35, Hollis Center, Maine 04042 Oct. 12 Raymond Comm ME-Jordan-gym, 1:30 p.m. […]

The Westbrook Music Boosters will be hosting a Maine Band Director’s Association Band Show at the Westbrook High School Olmsted Field. Ten high school marching bands are scheduled to participate. The University of Maine at Orono Marching Band will make a guest appearance. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens. […]

The Westbrook Music Boosters will be hosting a Maine Band Director’s Association Band Show at the Westbrook High School Olmsted Field. Ten high school marching bands are scheduled to participate. The University of Maine at Orono Marching Band will make a guest appearance. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens. […]

A female teenager was taken to Maine Medical Center after her car rolled over in a single car accident about 4 p.m. on Tuesday on Fort Hill Road in Gorham. Gorham Officer Dana Thompson said the driver was traveling north when she thought a car was pulling out of a driveway into her path. “She […]

A female teenager was taken to Maine Medical Center after her car rolled over in a single car accident about 4 p.m. on Tuesday on Fort Hill Road in Gorham. Gorham Officer Dana Thompson said the driver was traveling north when she thought a car was pulling out of a driveway into her path. “She […]

The School Committee will consider tonight a couple of revisions to the school policy that dictates how to respond to bomb threats. Superintendent Stan Sawyer said the school Policy Committee met to review the policy after a series of bomb threats at Wescott Junior High School last spring. A couple of parents had complained that […]

This photo of the Shell gas station at 925 Main St. was taken in 1957 when Vincent Connors was the proprietor. Walter Whitten purchased the station and operated it as Whit’s Shell Station for a short period of time. Roger LeClerc purchased the business, and it became known as “Roger’s Shell Station” for many years. […]