Westbrook police and crews from the Portland Water District are on the scene of a water main break on Route 302 near the Methodist Road intersection. Capt. Sean Lally said the eastbound travel lane is closed until at least 10 p.m. All eastbound traffic will be diverted to Methodist Road. The westbound lanes will remain […]

Westbrook police and crews from the Portland Water District are on the scene of a water main break on Route 302 near the Methodist Road intersection. Capt. Sean Lally said the eastbound travel lane is closed until at least 10 p.m. All eastbound traffic will be diverted to Methodist Road. The westbound lanes will remain […]

Westbrook police and Westbrook Fire/Rescue responded to 33 Burnham St. for the report of an extremely intoxicated woman early Monday morning. According to Capt. Michael Nugent, officers discovered a drinking party with minors in attendance. Police found a 19-year-old woman collapsed on the bathroom floor. She was examined by Westbrook Fire/Rescue and transported to Mercy […]

A 2003 Gorham School Department mini bus was destroyed by fire shortly after midnight on Feb. 7, in the bus area at Gorham Public Works Department. “We suspect it was an electrical problem,” Norm Justice, transportation director for Gorham schools, said this week about cause of the fire. Acting Gorham Police Chief Christopher Sanborn said […]

Feb. 21, 1990 Bob Meggison of Seavey Street, Westbrook, had not thought about taking a bath on Monday night. And if he had, it most certainly would not have been in the frigid waters of Little Sebago Lake. Meggison and a group of Westbrook snowmobilers set out on Presidents Day for a nighttime ride. In […]

Feb. 21, 1990 Bob Meggison of Seavey Street, Westbrook, had not thought about taking a bath on Monday night. And if he had, it most certainly would not have been in the frigid waters of Little Sebago Lake. Meggison and a group of Westbrook snowmobilers set out on Presidents Day for a nighttime ride. In […]

Uncertainties about state revenue sharing are clouding the budget process that is just beginning in Westbrook. On Wednesday, City Administrator Jerre Bryant was between meetings with city department heads, discussing their concerns heading into budget season. However, past the local level, Bryant sees their biggest challenge as “the uncertainty regarding revenue” from the state. “It […]

Ennis Presidential Scholar candidate John Ennis, a Gorham High School senior, has recently been named one of more than 3,900 candidates in the 2015 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Ennis is the son of John and Suzanne Ennis of Gorham. The candidates were selected from nearly 3.4 million seniors. The scholars were selected based on “superior […]