On April 5, Wal-Mart presented to the Planning Board a sketch plan of what it proposes to build on the Saunders property. It was distressing to learn that despite all the long-term and well-known hard work undertaken by the City Council and Planning Board to develop standards and guidelines for large retail development next to […]

On April 5, Wal-Mart presented to the Planning Board a sketch plan of what it proposes to build on the Saunders property. It was distressing to learn that despite all the long-term and well-known hard work undertaken by the City Council and Planning Board to develop standards and guidelines for large retail development next to […]

Finally, it seems spring has arrived, and the threat of more snow is gone – at least for a little while. Some of you might think I’ve been hibernating for most of the winter – wish it were true. In fact, there has been so much going on behind the scenes at Current Publishing that […]

Seniors meal – Wednesday, April 20, noon, St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Home cooked meal. Donation, $3. Church luncheon – Thursday, April 21, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Meatloaf, $2.50. Bean supper – Saturday, April 23, 4:30-6 p.m., North Scarborough Grange Hall, Route 22 (outer Congress Street), North Scarborough. […]

The Governor’s Office of Health Policy and Finance has floated a 3 percent tax on private health insurance premiums as a way to pay for the state-subsidized Dirigo health insurance for the poor and uninsured. The premium tax wouldn’t be collected until January of 2006, but Trish Riley, director of the governor’s health policy office, […]

Seniors High Honors: Amy Anderson, Vanessa Jordan, Joseph Micucci, Michelle Olney. Honors: John Babbidge, Erica Brown, David Burns, Kimberly Carmichael, Gretchen Carroll, Lauren Casavant, Katelyn Chapman, Amanda Clarrage, Jeremy Clement, Joseph Covey, Lauren Cox, Andrew Cutter, Kathryn Delaney, Tyler Johnson, Ruslan Karkachov, Dylan Knight, Joshua Lappin, Jordan Purington, Bryant Tanguay, Michelle Testa, Christie Usher, Nicholas […]

Mainers could get the opportunity to see their legislators in action under a proposal to install cameras in the House and Senate to create video archives and perhaps a live visual Internet feed to those tuning in from home. A bill presented by state Rep. David Trahan, R-Waldoboro, calls for installing the cameras for a […]

As Robin Carlson approached the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday, she spotted several family members holding signs. Carlson stopped to give them each a kiss before going on to finish the race in 4:02:15. Carlson, a 33-year-old woman from Gorham, was one of many local runners who headed down to Massachusetts Monday for […]

Westbrook’s mayor and city council president said this week the city was moving toward a resolution to a dispute with developer Tim Flannery over the use of one of the largest public parking lots in Westbrook. The issue centers on a letter from former Mayor Don Esty promising Flannery the use of nearly half of […]

An informal meeting between the Westbrook school superintendent and four members of the School Committee may have constitued an illegal meeting under Maine law. The meeting took place following the City Council meeting on April 11. At that meeting, Mayor Bruce Chuluda presented his proposed city budget to the council, and School Superintendent Stan Sawyer […]