WESTBROOK — The Walking Man, the larger than life sign on the corner of Hardy and Bridgton roads, may join the annals of historic places in the state. The Maine Historic Preservation Commission later this month will consider the landmark sign for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. The 13-foot-high, moving sign was constructed […]

The Buxton Powder House was built in 1813 to store gunpowder and militia supplies. The landmark on Long Plains Road could be focus of an event in 2022 when the town celebrates its 250th birthday. The boys in the photo, taken about 1920, are unidentified, and the rooster weathervane was stolen years ago. Buxton — […]

GORHAM — Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak presented his proposed $15.5 million municipal budget to town councilors last week. The proposed budget, an 87-page document, is up $683,869 from the current year’s $14.8 million, representing a 4.6% increase. It would increase the town’s share of the tax rate by an estimated 21 cents per $1,000 of […]

WESTBROOK — Westbrook City Councilor Brendan Rielly will be part of the full city budget vetting process this cycle for the first time in 15 years. For the last decade and a half, Rielly has participated in budget deliberations, but recused himself when the final vote came, citing a conflict of interest. He is a […]

WESTBROOK — With seven months left on her first City Council term, Lynda Adams has resigned to accept a job as a consultant with the developer of the Rock Row project. Adams, first elected to the council in 2016, told the council Monday she will be working with Waterstone Property Group on Rock Row, a multi-phased […]

Lincoln Peirce draws Big Nate, a cartoon character he created in 1991, at a school assembly Tuesday at Westbrook Middle School. Peirce, a Portland, resident talked to the student body about the ins and outs of cartooning, the Big Nate comic strip and his book series.  Students at Westbrook Middle School line up to get […]

WESTBROOK  — For the last few months following her election as state representative for House District 35, Ann Peoples has been trying to juggle her roles as a legislator and a sitting city councilor. Over the last few months, while active in debates in Augusta, Peoples has been absent from City Council meetings, last attending […]

GORHAM — Requiring additional information and a site walk, the Planning Board Monday postponed its review of Harvey Performance Company’s request to  build a plant at the former horse racing track on Narragansett Street. The board is asking for more details about electrical service, which Harvey wants to access through a powerline that would pass […]