Avesta Housing is proposing to build an additional 24 housing units for the elderly and disabled at its senior housing campus on School Street in Gorham. It would become Avesta’s fifth elderly housing development in the town. “Gorham is a great community that wants to take care of seniors,” Dana Totman, president of the Portland-based […]

Facing a strong backlash to a draft firearms ordinance, the Standish Town Council voted 4-0 Tuesday night to scrap the proposal. With an overflow crowd of approximately 125 people on hand – including many vocal gun owners – the proposed firearms regulations, known as the “Shooting Facility Ordinance,” had few champions. “This absolutely is the […]

Restaurants on board with Winter West When Westbrook Winter West resumes Saturday, Jan. 17, with a family skate night starting at 5:30 p.m., in Riverbank Park, downtown restaurants will also take part in the festivities. Here is a listing of participating restaurants and their special offers: The Dancing Elephant: Extended happy hour from 1-7 p.m. […]

In 2015, Westbrook’s My Place Teen Center is picking up where it left off last year, continuing to provide meals and programs to a growing number of local youth. Community support for the organization is also at an all-time high, and will be showcased next week when a triad of local musicians hosts a benefit […]

Westbrook’s Highland Variety store, rich in history, closed its doors just before the holidays. The business, which operated as a convenience store and gas station on the busy corridor of Route 302, has served residents of the Highland Lake neighborhood and regular commuters on the route for decades. Owner Rick Wagner, who owned and operated […]

Jennifer Skinsacos holds the title of Mrs. Westbrook. At the Mrs. Maine America pageant in March, she hopes to move on to the national stage. Skinsacos says she has one reason for her involvement in the pageant: to raise awareness for a charity known as the Eleanor Clare Paye Charitable Fund. Also known as the […]

Jess Townsend, the new director of operations at the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland in Westbrook, jumped at the chance at working for an animal shelter that is growing and has strong support and volunteers in the surrounding community. Townsend, 35, came to Maine in mid-November from the Washington Humane Society in Washington, D.C., […]

New hours for Walker library Westbrook’s Walker Memorial Library has announced new expanded hours for the new year, including the addition of Saturday hours. The Walker Library Board of Trustees approved a new schedule for the library starting on Jan. 5. The library will be open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. – […]

New hours for Walker library Westbrook’s Walker Memorial Library has announced new expanded hours for the new year, including the addition of Saturday hours. The Walker Library Board of Trustees approved a new schedule for the library starting on Jan. 5. The library will be open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. – […]