Westbrook woman in honor society Suze Gilbert of Royal Grant Way was recently inducted in the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. She will be graduating in May from the University of Southern Maine summa cum laude with a bachelor of fine arts in photography and printmaking and a minor in art history. She plans to […]

The Westbrook Republican City Committee will be holding a meeting Tuesday, May 10, at 7 p.m. in the Walker Memorial Library Gathering room. The meeting is open to all Republicans who want to attend.

On May 14, Westbrook will be celebrating “Kids Day America.” Sponsored locally by New England Chiropractic, Kids Day America is a national event dedicated to children’s health, safety and environmental awareness. The event runs from noon to 3 p.m. at New England Chiropractic’s offices at 201 Main St. There will be free balloons, snacks and […]

On April 28, Mayor Bruce Chuluda was joined by members of New England Chiropractic to sign a proclimation declaring May 16, “Kids Day America.” Pictured (from left) Dr. Kelly Larson-Brunner, Aria Brunner, Chuluda, Jennifer Lannon, Dr. Warren Lain and Jennifer Trezza. Staff photo by Mike Higgins

The recent news that Dennis Duquette had applied to become the principal of the Cape Elizabeth Middle School sparked fear and concern in the hearts of many students and parents in Gorham. As has been repeated several times over, we feel Dennis has transformed GMS to a bright and inviting learning environment and there is […]

The Department of Health and Human Services may have overpaid some Medicaid providers by as much as $51 million because its new computerized billing system still isn’t working – an error that could mean the state will run out of money before the start of the new fiscal year. The overpayment problem, which is just […]

Heavy rains and a larger than normal winter runoff caused the Presumpscot River to swell over its banks Thursday, causing some flooding, but no serious damage. The flooding seemed to be exceptionally heavy around the area of Lincoln Street just beyond the Dana Warp Mill. At around 2 p.m. the river had overflowed and flooded […]

As the Presumpscot River receded slowly from Jim Cashner’s home on Lincoln Street this week, he stood on his deck and surveyed the muddy lawn it left in its wake. “We did all right,” he said. “(But) now we’ve got to clean up outside,” he said. Cashner’s home narrowly escaped serious damage last week as […]

When Sharon Orlando and her family moved to Westbrook in 1961, she was enrolled as a sixth-grade student at Saccarappa School. It only seems fitting that after a career that has spanned 34 years, she ends where she began, as principal of Saccarappa School. Orlando, who is retiring at the end of the school year, […]

When Sharon Orlando and her family moved to Westbrook in 1961, she was enrolled as a sixth-grade student at Saccarappa School. It only seems fitting that after a career that has spanned 34 years, she ends where she began, as principal of Saccarappa School. Orlando, who is retiring at the end of the school year, […]