WESTBROOK — Forest Street residents have raised concerns for years about speeding, high traffic volume and even cars hitting houses. Last week they said they’re tired of those concerns going unaddressed. Maria Huntress, who lives at 282 Forest St., said the response from the city has always been “we will look into it,” but the concerns […]

GORHAM — The School Department’s release last week of a $96.8 million initial estimated price tag for a proposed high school project caused a “little bit of a panic,” School Committee Vice Chairman Stewart McCallister said Tuesday in a joint meeting with town councilors. School neighbors met earlier this week to discuss their concerns about […]

WESTBROOK — City councilors got their first look at the fiscal year 2020 municipal budget Monday, a spending plan that Mayor Mike Sanphy called “an appropriate balance” between addressing the needs of the city and the duty to taxpayers. The $29.5 million proposal is an increase of 2.9 percent, or nearly $842,500, more than the […]

WESTBROOK — Superintendent Peter Lancia’s proposed 2019-2020 school year budget of $41.2 million represents a $2.6 million, or 6.8 percent, increase over the current year’s spending plan. It assumes the costs of reduced-price lunch for qualifying students, boosts investment in school libraries and pays more to substitute teachers. “The budget is big. It’s got a […]

WESTBROOK — After skipping a year of capital improvements for the city, City Administrator Jerre Bryant has laid out a two-year, $10.3 million plan to upgrade infrastructure, buildings and equipment and to further economic and community development projects. The plan covers more than 60 projects to be funded through a variety of sources: $3.9 million […]

A draft estimate pegs the cost of renovating and expanding Gorham High School at  $96.8 million. The addition of synthetic athletic fields and a track is not included in that estimate. Gorham High School Building Committee members and town councilors Tuesday hear the cost details of a proposed project to modernize and enlarge the aging […]

WESTBROOK — Three people are dead following a two-vehicle crash near the Westbrook-Scarborough line on Route 22. A westbound taxi collided with an eastbound pick-up truck at 6:52 a.m. Monday, March 11, killing the three people in the taxi, Westbrook Police said. The deceased include, Hassan Idris Ali,  39, of Lewiston, who was operating a 2009 […]

WESTBROOK — After years negotiations, a project to allow for more natural fish passage through the Saccarappa Falls section of the Presumpscot River took a step forward this week when the Planning Board approved the site plan necessary to do the work. Sappi North America was before the Planning Board Tuesday to remove two spillways by […]

Gina Marianacci of 144 South St. in Gorham reviews Monday a rendering of a proposed 16-unit condo project at 136 South St. The Planning Board granted preliminary approval with conditions. GORHAM — After considering neighborhood opposition, the Planning Board  Monday moved forward a request for a 16-unit condominium project at 136 South St. proposed by […]

WESTBROOK — Allowing Westbrook High School seniors to decide which color graduation gown they wish to wear is just one of the ways the student council hopes to make an impact now that it has revamped itself into more of a decision-making body. At its most recent meeting, Feb. 28, focusing on gender neutrality, the 13-member […]