A fire at an apartment building on Bridge Street Monday, which displaced a dozen tenants, adds to an already long list of Westbrook residents who have lost their homes in the past six weeks. Either by fire or building code issues, more than 50 people living in the city have been displaced, at least temporarily, […]

Thirty-year-old Gang Deng Majok was arrested at 4:15 p.m. Monday and charged with murder and elevated aggravated assault in connection with the shooting death of 19-year-old Treyjon Arsenault, formerly of Westbrook, and the shooting of another man. The shootings took place on May 25 at Da Block Studios, 371 Fore St. in Portland. Arsenault died […]

A fire at an apartment building on Bridge Street has displaced 12 residents, as Westbrook fire officials investigate the building’s smoke detectors. Westbrook Fire Chief Andrew Turcotte said Monday that crews responded to 135 Bridge St. just after midnight and found heavy smoke coming from a first floor apartment. He said fire personnel contained the […]

A South Portland woman was killed following a motorcycle crash on Pride Street Saturday night. 35-year-old Jennifer Lavigne was a passenger on the motorcycle driven by 37-year-old Brenton Blais, of Old Orchard Beach. A Westbrook Police Department press release said both alcohol and speed were factors in the crash. Neither Lavigne nor Blais were wearing […]

Despite rain early Saturday, the annual festival in Buxton proved a hit, attracting new families with young children, an organizer said. The event at Tory Hill couples Buxton Community Day with the annual fair sponsored by the Dorcas Society of Hollis and Buxton. Special features included a road race, car show, and a kids’ Picnic […]

Just a few hundred yards upriver from the roaring of Saccarappa Falls and the brick fac?ade of the Dana Warp Mill in downtown Westbrook, there is a silent, serene landscape. Painted turtles – considered under threat in some regions – flourish here, sunning themselves on long branches. Various species of birds dot the rows of […]

A 25-year law enforcement veteran will pin on the badge as Gorham’s new police chief next month. Daniel Jones, 50, was appointed last week as Gorham’s seventh chief in the department, which itself turned 50 last year. Jones is the deputy police chief in Kennebunk and will start his duties in Gorham on Monday, Aug. […]

After being displaced from their homes by code violations found during the past month, previous tenants of two Westbrook buildings are looking to move on. Code violations in buildings on Brackett and Main streets in the city left 36 people without homes. On Tuesday, Westbrook Code Enforcement Officer David Fenochetti said the tenants of both […]

The Westbrook Police Department will use grant funding to launch a new community policing coordinator, the first such program in the city dedicated to civilian outreach. The coordinator will establish a presence in Westbrook’s Brown Street neighborhood – a source of a large number of calls to the police – and will work with civilians […]

The Westbrook Police Department will use grant funding to launch a new community policing coordinator, the first such program in the city dedicated to civilian outreach. The coordinator will establish a presence in Westbrook’s Brown Street neighborhood – a source of a large number of calls to the police – and will work with civilians […]