GORHAM – In a squeaker on Tuesday, Gorham voters approved a $4.99 million plan to upgrade the town’s public safety headquarters, but by a wide margin, approved defining “moral turpitude.” In a four-way race for three School Committee seats, voters chose Dennis Libby, who was the top vote getter with 3,960; Sara Nelson, 3,862; and […]

WESTBROOK – Shannon Rielly’s father, Brendan Rielly, has been a member of the Westbrook City Council since she was in preschool. Now, the 17-year-old senior at Westbrook High School is following a long line of footsteps in a family dedicated to public service. At Monday’s City Council meeting, Rielly was unanimously chosen as the newest […]

WESTBROOK – Just before 5 p.m. on Election Day, Chris Callaway was working the polls at the Westbrook Community Center as Westbrook’s Ward 1 warden, readying himself for the post-workday rush. At that time, 917 people had cast their vote, and a line was forming out the door of the community room and into the […]

Burton Curtis usually keeps a harmonica in his pocket. To wish someone a happy birthday, or just for fun, he’ll take it out and play, with an uncanny ability to come up with just about any tune requested. Next Tuesday, on Veterans Day, Curtis will turn 100 years old, nearly 70 years after he served […]

Burton Curtis usually keeps a harmonica in his pocket. To wish someone a happy birthday, or just for fun, he’ll take it out and play, with an uncanny ability to come up with just about any tune requested. Next Tuesday, on Veterans Day, Curtis will turn 100 years old, nearly 70 years after he served […]

WESTBROOK – The Westbrook Downtown Coalition, a group working toward downtown revitalization, has hired a coordinator to lead the effort. Abigail Cioffi, introduced at Monday’s City Council meeting, was chosen by the coalition’s three-member executive committee to steer the group on a daily basis. Just a few weeks ago, the group was officially welcomed as […]

WESTBROOK – Private cemeteries are not uncommon. The city of Westbrook has 18 known private cemeteries with some 240 gravesites. However, one such cemetery, the Conant Burying Ground on Conant Street, has significant historical implications for the city, with some of Westbrook’s most noteworthy figures, as well as 13 veterans, buried there. On Monday, the […]

Child sex trafficking church topic The South Gorham Baptist Church, County Road, is hosting a program about child sex trafficking following a potluck meal at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7. Michael Mercer, a retired police officer and director of Operations for Keeping Kids Safe Inc., a nonprofit organization, will speak. His topic is titled […]

Talk on cutting cord of cable TV Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St., is hosting the program “Cut the Cord: Kick your Cable Bill” from 10:30 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Nov. 8, in the library’s event room. The program, which looks at non-cable options, is for people who want to save money while still enjoying television […]

As some statewide races remain tight this evening, votes have been tallied in Westbrook. For state legislative races, unofficial results give the Maine House District 35 seat to Democrat Dillon Bates, taking 56 percent of the vote over Republican Emily Downing, a tally of 2,165 to 1,701. In Maine House District 34, Democratic incumbent Drew […]