A successful fundraiser organized in honor of Treyjon Arsenault, who was killed May 26 in a Portland shooting, has spiraled into plans to overhaul a Westbrook basketball court. Derek Breunig, an 18-year-old graduate of Westbrook High School this year, and a close friend of Arsenault’s, started a GoFundMe campaign the day after the shooting to […]
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Cell tower worker injured in Gorham
Gorham police said a worker was hospitalized with serious injuries sustained in a work-related cell tower incident at about 3:15 p.m. on July 7 at 11 Kimball Way in Gorham. A report by Officer Dean Hannon and Sgt. Michael Nault said employees from Centerline Communications of Raynham, Mass., were removing cables and a section mount […]
Westbrook officials condemn another apartment building
Code enforcement officials condemned another Westbrook apartment building Tuesday after dangerous electrical issues were found on the property. On Tuesday afternoon, multiple residents of 683 Main St. were coping with the news that the building was condemned, forcing a dozen residents to leave their apartments by 2 p.m. David Fenochetti, a Westbrook code enforcement officer, […]
Westbrook officials condemn another apartment building
Code enforcement officials condemned another Westbrook apartment building Tuesday after dangerous electrical issues were found on the property. On Tuesday afternoon, multiple residents of 683 Main St. were coping with the news that the building was condemned, forcing a dozen residents to leave their apartments by 2 p.m. David Fenochetti, a Westbrook code enforcement officer, […]
Westbrook truck rollover prompts hazmat response
Hazardous materials teams from Westbrook and Windham responded to an incident in Westbrook Monday morning after a truck rolled over on Scott Drive. The oil delivery truck from K Brothers, Inc. was positioned on its side, off the road just before a telephone pole, but fire officials said there was no leak. According to Westbrook […]
Gorham Notes
USM ArtLab starts July 13 The Art Department at the University of Southern Maine is hosting ArtLab, a week of studio art experiences, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. daily during the week of July 13-17 on its Gorham campus. The class will feature a variety of art media and materials while exploring the “unique offerings” of […]
Gorham Notes
USM ArtLab starts July 13 The Art Department at the University of Southern Maine is hosting ArtLab, a week of studio art experiences, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. daily during the week of July 13-17 on its Gorham campus. The class will feature a variety of art media and materials while exploring the “unique offerings” of […]
Play ball! But not until this fall
Originally slated to be ready this spring, a long-anticipated playing field in Westbrook will wait until fall to open, allowing city staff more time to work on the playing surface. The 14-acre field, off Small Hardy Road near the Windham town line, was donated to the city by White Brothers Construction in 2011 for an […]
Play ball! But not until this fall
Originally slated to be ready this spring, a long-anticipated playing field in Westbrook will wait until fall to open, allowing city staff more time to work on the playing surface. The 14-acre field, off Small Hardy Road near the Windham town line, was donated to the city by White Brothers Construction in 2011 for an […]
Trouble at the park
Westbrook police are defending an officer’s decision last week to bring a 7-year-old girl to the police station after she had been without an adult for more than an hour in Riverbank Park, but the girl’s mother denies that her daughter was in any danger. The mother, Nicole Jensen, received a summons for endangering the […]