The disheartened Westbrook family whose popular Main Street food van was shut down by the state last week for failure to pay sales taxes most likely won’t reopen it. “It has devastated our family,” Justin Richards, son of owner James Richards, said on Tuesday. “Unfortunately, the way it looks now,” he said, the family probably […]

Gorham Rescue personnel responded to a call of carbon monoxide Monday afternoon at 147 Plummer Road, a dispatcher at Cumberland County Regional Communications Center confirmed. Further details were initially unavailable. Last week, Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre?,? in an American Journal story?, ?warned residents about dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning. Lefebvre said all residences should […]

Maine Revenue Services closed longtime Westbrook eatery Don’s Lunch Van on Wednesday, Feb. 4, due to compliance issues. According to a notice affixed to a window of the stationary food truck to alert the public of the closure, the “seller’s registration certificate of this establishment has been revoked for noncompliance with Part 3, 36 MRSA.” […]

With snow piling up, Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre on Tuesday urged residents to practice winter safety precautions. His advice included providing adequate access widths for emergency vehicles along driveways and private roads, shoveling snow away from all home exits, clearing vents, and adopting fire hydrants. Lefebvre said driveways and private roads in town should […]

With snow piling up, Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre on Tuesday urged residents to practice winter safety precautions. His advice included providing adequate access widths for emergency vehicles along driveways and private roads, shoveling snow away from all home exits, clearing vents, and adopting fire hydrants. Lefebvre said driveways and private roads in town should […]

In November, a school principal, a teacher, and three students from Archangel, Russia, visited Westbrook. Now, with a chance to reciprocate, some school officials are concerned for student safety, given the lengthy travel and current political climate in the region. The sister-city relationship between Greater Portland and Archangel was spearheaded by Westbrook officials in the […]

As the Bridge Street construction project looks to reshape Westbrook’s downtown, planning officials are moving ahead with an extended riverwalk project on the northern side of the Presumpscot River. Last Wednesday, some 30 residents braved the weather to hear updates on the riverwalk plan, which would create a continuous loop stretching from Bridge Street, running […]

Library friends hosting tea The Valentine’s Tea at Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St., is set for 2-6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12. The tea will be held on the library’s historic Gathering Room on the second floor. Everyone is welcome, including children, teens and adults. “Come and learn more about what the Friends of […]

Ever since the Animal House opened a Westbrook location, the pet store has hosted weekly adoption events, and with some good results. Last Saturday, four dogs found permanent homes, but those adoptions don’t come easy. Leading up to the weekend, a group of local businesses worked with the Maine-based nonprofit The Pixel Fund to find […]