Seniors meal – Wednesday, Sept. 28, noon, St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Home cooked meal. Donation, $3. Church luncheon – Thursday, Sept. 29, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Ham. $3. Pancake breakfast – Saturday, Oct. 1, 7-9 a.m., West Baldwin Church, Route 113, West Baldwin. Pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, […]

Westbrook Public Services employees Glen Nilsen and Jeff Buxton plant a sugar maple tree in Riverbank Park.

Westbrook Public Services employees Glen Nilsen and Jeff Buxton plant a sugar maple tree in Riverbank Park.

On the job: Deputy Fire Chief Thaddeus Soltys What is your position with the city and how long have you been on the job? I am the deputy fire chief. I’ve been in Westbrook for just about one month. What is your background? Where did you go to school? I am in my 29th year […]

Members of the Maine Turnpike Authority unanimously decided Tuesday to close down the Stroudwater Street bridge for nine months during bridge reconstruction. Westbrook Mayor Bruce Chuluda, who urged the board to delay their decision, was disappointed. Chuluda asked the Authority for further study of an option, which would have allowed one-way traffic over the bridge […]

The Town of Buxton is issuing a challenge to all Maine towns and cities to make a donation to the Maine Communities Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. You remember the Ice Storm of 1998 and all of the outside help that we got. Well, now it’s our turn. We would like to have 100 percent participation […]

The Westbrook City Council has approved a second vote of a city emergency leave policy that has been criticized by some employees as being too restrictive. On Monday night, the council voted (CHECK VOTE TOTAL) to approve the policy at a special meeting. Some police officers and firefighters have criticized the policy, arguing that it […]

The Westbrook City Council has approved a second vote of a city emergency leave policy that has been criticized by some employees as being too restrictive. On Monday night, the council voted (CHECK VOTE TOTAL) to approve the policy at a special meeting. Some police officers and firefighters have criticized the policy, arguing that it […]

The town of Buxton has challenged other Maine towns and cities to contribute money to aid Katrina victims, as Buxton’s selectmen are asking residents to dip into the town’s surplus account for a donation. “It’s not a competition. It’s an act of goodwill,” said Cliff Emery, chairman of the Buxton Board of Selectmen. In a […]

The town of Buxton has challenged other Maine towns and cities to contribute money to aid Katrina victims, as Buxton’s selectmen are asking residents to dip into the town’s surplus account for a donation. “It’s not a competition. It’s an act of goodwill,” said Cliff Emery, chairman of the Buxton Board of Selectmen. In a […]