Aug. 29, 1990 Camden Town Manager R. Paul Weston was hired Monday to become Gorham town manager, beginning Oct. 1. Weston, 38, will receive a salary of $55,000 a year. He had been making $40,460 in Camden since January. He has a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Maine. Before being hired by […]

In response to the start of construction on the city’s new Public Services facility on Saco Street, which houses the school department’s bus fleet and maintenance garage, all 25 of the district’s buses will be moved to Westbrook Middle School for the upcoming school year. City and school administrators are hoping to minimize the impact […]

Westbrook police are looking for a man who has visited two banks in downtown Westbrook in recent days without performing any transactions. On Thursday, Aug. 20, at about 11:10 a.m., the male entered TD Bank on Main Street in Westbrook wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with what appeared to be a white surgical mask covering […]

A University of Southern Maine official said last week it plans to fully restore its historic, 1821 art gallery on the Gorham campus when finances allow. “Our goal is to restore this building to mimic its time period,” Tim Braun, university project engineer, said. The university has experienced financial difficulties in recent years. “We’re doing […]

Following two meetings this past winter, local planners are set to unveil a set of concept plans that would guide development and traffic planning on routes 114 and 22 in North Scarborough and South Gorham. A community meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at the North Scarborough Grange to get […]

Differing plans to establish fish passage at the Saccarappa Dam in Westbrook are the subject of a public meeting next week called by Sappi Fine Paper. Sappi, which has operated the dams for decades, has long been in discussions with the city, environmental groups and government agencies about dam removal and fish passage at Saccarappa. […]

After seven years in office, Rep. Mike Shaw, D-Standish, announced his resignation from the Maine Legislature this week. Shaw, 43, who has served as House chairman of the Inland Fisheries & Wildlife committee for the past three years, said Tuesday he planned to submit a formal resignation letter by the end of the week. Shaw […]

While the tenants of a large retail project destined for Westbrook are not yet known, one thing is certain – the project will generate a lot of traffic. At the first meeting with state and local transportation officials Tuesday regarding the proposed 588,000-square-foot retail center between Main Street and Larrabee Road, questions centered on the […]

The Standish Town Council has approved a management plan and two lease agreements that collectively impose a cap of 400 people and 75 boats on the sandbar beach located on the western shore of Sebago Lake. The council voted Aug. 11, 7-0, to approve the agreement and the two leases, marking a major breakthrough in […]

Two weeks before the start of a new academic year, Westbrook school officials are now preparing to make an official proposal either to renovate and expand Saccarappa Elementary School, add a new wing of classrooms at Westbrook Middle School, or both. An architect working on the project gave initial cost estimates of $11 million for […]