Students learn heart-healthy cooking A group of Culinary Arts Center students in Westbrook created three heart-healthy mini-meals that were served to about 45 American Heart Association volunteers on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The annual Go Red For Women Tasting Event, sponsored this year by True North Salmon, allows students to showcase their culinary skills and for […]

The proposed budget outgoing Gorham Superintendent Ted Sharp debuted on Feb. 11 is up nearly $1.2 million from the spending plan for schools the town approved for this year. Preliminary figures indicate the cost of operating Gorham schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1 would rise to $35.3 million, up 3.4 percent from this […]

Teams of four sled dogs howled and jumped Saturday while waiting for 90 seconds to pass between each team’s turn to take off on the 3-mile course – and then they ran. The all-day event at Sunset Ridge Golf Links highlighted the most recent installment of Westbrook’s Winter West festival, which was again affected by […]

Record snowfall, coupled with frigid temperatures, means much of the snow has stayed put, causing parking headaches for downtown businesses. Worse, more snow is in the forecast this week. Massive snow banks are eating up public parking spaces, resulting in a serious space crunch downtown. On Tuesday, two cars in the Edwards Block parking lot […]

Kathy Jordan, 61, of Westbrook, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to adulterating a food item, namely a bottle of fish oil capsules, with intent to defraud. According to U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II, on April 3, 2012, Jordan purchased a bottle of fish oil capsules, face cream and shampoo from a retail […]

Portland police arrested four men with ties to Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton on charges of engaging a prostitute on Wednesday. According to Lt. James Sweatt, the men were arrested after they responded to an advertisement on the website, Backpage.com. Jason Rickett, 31, of Gorham; Jack Chase, 50, of Buxton; Nicholas St. Amand, 29, of Gorham; […]

Beginning at midnight, Wednesday, there will be a parking ban in effect in Gorham that will conclude 6 a.m. Friday morning.

Beginning at midnight, Wednesday, there will be a parking ban in effect in Gorham that will conclude 6 a.m. Friday morning.

A Westbrook and Windham man are being held on suspicion of a rash of motor vehicle burglaries. According to Westbrook police Capt. Michael Nugent, Westbrook police were alerted to a suspicious incident by a Westbrook plow driver at about 4 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 15. Officers found footprints leading to cars parked in a number of […]

Due to forecasts of sub-zero temperatures Friday night, the Kiwanis Family Skate Night in Riverbank Park, part of this weekend’s Winter West activities, has been canceled. Maria Dorn, the director of Westbrook Community Services, said this week that another skate night is being planned for early March. The rink, next to the Dunn Street American […]