Two Westbrook women are gathering research for a documentary about the Saccarappa Cemetery in Westbrook and stories of those buried there. Suzan Roberts Norton and Donna Conley are hoping to hear from people in Westbrook and Gorham who have ancestors buried in the historic cemetery. Goals of the project include raising awareness among the younger […]

July, 1980 Expecting to save half on heating and cooling, William Frank and Edward Stubbs plan to build an underground duplex home on Reg Roc Road, South Portland. The Planning Board has given its OK. One side of the house will be open to the weather. Yoka Feijen van Maanen, of the Netherlands, has brought […]

July, 1980 Expecting to save half on heating and cooling, William Frank and Edward Stubbs plan to build an underground duplex home on Reg Roc Road, South Portland. The Planning Board has given its OK. One side of the house will be open to the weather. Yoka Feijen van Maanen, of the Netherlands, has brought […]

Cutline: Jeanne Conant poses with this horse for a photo in the 1950s. Photo courtesy of Shirley Down Cutline: Nikki Gagnon Gagnon to study in Tanzania Nikki Gagnon, daughter of Henry Jr. and June Gagnon, is leaving this summer for Tanzania where she’ll study at the University of Dar Es Salaam for seven months. Nikki, […]

The Gorham Town Council declined last week to halt work on a condo development near Morrill Avenue after the developer promised to address complaints of excessive water runoff from neighbors. Several neighbors on Morrill Avenue, Running Springs Road and South Street told the council that their basements and yards had flooded this year. They alleged […]

I am writing to city councilors to oppose site plan restrictions, beyond the presently existing rules, for the Gateway Zone that would effectively reduce the progressive development of the city of Westbrook. What started out as a good idea has turned out to be quite unrealistic. Forget for a moment about size, buffers, operating hours, […]

The city has contracted with Blue Rock Industries of Westbrook to do some repairs to Brown Street this week. Public Services Director Tom Eldridge said Blue Rock is scheduled to begin doing some paving on Brown Street starting tomorrow morning (July 14), weather permitting. Residents are asked to make sure their cars are off the […]

The Westbrook Police have received a grant from the Maine Office of Substance Abuse to help them fight underage drinking this summer. Capt. Tom Roth said officers would be monitoring stores that sell alcohol this summer to make sure they do not sell it to minors and cracking down on adults who buy liquor for […]

I was recently asked to participate in a telephone survey regarding the proposed Wal-Mart Super Center that would like to develop on the Saunders Mill property which abuts densley populated residential neighborhoods on two sides. I would like to know what my ethnicity, political party affiliation and beliefs, and income have to do with my […]

I was recently asked to participate in a telephone survey regarding the proposed Wal-Mart Super Center that would like to develop on the Saunders Mill property which abuts densley populated residential neighborhoods on two sides. I would like to know what my ethnicity, political party affiliation and beliefs, and income have to do with my […]