June 27, 1990 “There is a substantial business looking seriously at Westbrook,” Mayor Fred Wescott announced Monday. He later said that it is an industry presently employing 150 people and growing fast. It is a worldwide business and uses “new technology.” He said it has shown interest in two Westbrook properties. These are understood to […]

With limited housing options, the 33 Westbrook residents whose homes either were condemned or burned face a serious situation. After two separate incidents suddenly left 33 Westbrook residents without homes last week, city officials and the community are rallying to help what has become a challenging situation. However, city staff said this week that there […]

Superintendent Ted Sharp is bound for China to lead a private school in Beijing. Theodore “Ted” Sharp, retiring after 11 years as Gorham’s school superintendent, will be half a world away next month, but he won’t be leaving the field of education. Sharp, 73, has been hired to run a private school in China’s capital, […]

Superintendent Ted Sharp is bound for China to lead a private school in Beijing. Theodore “Ted” Sharp, retiring after 11 years as Gorham’s school superintendent, will be half a world away next month, but he won’t be leaving the field of education. Sharp, 73, has been hired to run a private school in China’s capital, […]

Westbrook swimmer goes for another world record When Westbrook’s Pat Gallant-Charette, the now-famous long-distance swimmer, attempts the 21-mile North Channel to Scotland next month, she’s hoping the tides are on her side. Last time she attempted the swim, officials called it off when Gallant-Charette was only a half-mile from the finish. If successful, Gallant-Charette, 64, […]

Drivers of a van and a dump truck were hospitalized following a crash involving four vehicles on Ossipee Trail (Route 25) in Gorham at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday. The crash shut down a section of the highway, a commuter route, near its intersection with Farrington Road. In a report, Lt. Christopher Sanborn, acting Gorham police chief, […]

Drivers of a van and a dump truck were hospitalized following a crash involving four vehicles on Ossipee Trail (Route 25) in Gorham at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday. The crash shut down a section of the highway, a commuter route, near its intersection with Farrington Road. In a report, Lt. Christopher Sanborn, acting Gorham police chief, […]

On Monday at about 5:30 p.m. drug agents from Gorham and Windham police departments along with federal Drug Enforcement Agency agents arrested 25-year-old Doral M. Thompson, of Detroit, Mich., at a convenience store in Gorham. According to Gorham police, Thompson was arrested and charged with felony unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and felony unlawful possession […]

On Monday at about 5:30 p.m. drug agents from Gorham and Windham police departments along with federal Drug Enforcement Agency agents arrested 25-year-old Doral M. Thompson, of Detroit, Mich., at a convenience store in Gorham. According to Gorham police, Thompson was arrested and charged with felony unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and felony unlawful possession […]

According to state police, the fire that took place in a two-unit apartment building on Pierce Street in Westbrook Friday night was caused by a cooking fire that got out of control. The owner of the building is Memana Abraham, of 16 Boothbay Ave. in South Portland, according to a press release issued by Maine […]