Kargul celebrates 25 years at USM With the charge of building a piano program, the School of Music at the University of Southern Maine in 1989 hired pianist Laura Kargul. Now 25 years later, Kargul will celebrate her teaching career and the legacy of the university’s piano program with a concert of Schubert, Brahms and […]

Ronald E Usher (D) Age: 75 Address: Buxton Occupation: Semi-retired Political Experience: Six years Westbrook City Council, 10 years Maine House of Representatives, 12 years Maine State Senate. Q: How do you plan to make a difference for your communities if elected to the Legislature? A: You asked why am I running and the answer […]

Oct. 4, 1989 James R. Fahey, 43, of 21 Temple St., Westbrook, filed nominating petitions Monday for the seat of mayor, running as an independent. But he and City Clerk William Clarke’s office are at odds over whether they are valid. Clarke’s office told Fahey that a new state statute bars party members from running […]

Southern Maine Agency on Aging is reminding all seniors that the Open Enrollment Period for those who have Medicare begins on Wednesday, Oct. 15. During this time, those on Medicare should examine their coverage and check up on their Part D prescription drug plan. Formularies (lists of covered drugs), prices and requirements do change for […]

WESTBROOK – After years of talking about the economic impact felt during the city’s annual Halloween on Main Street event, the Westbrook/Gorham Community Chamber of Commerce says this will be the last year it will host the community event. However, the group is taking up a campaign to find a community organization willing to take […]

WESTBROOK – Interim Police Chief Janine Roberts, as well as interim Fire Chief Andrew Turcotte, were sworn in by City Clerk Lynda Adams Monday morning at the Westbrook Public Safety building on Main Street. The interim positions were announced two weeks ago following the resignation of Michael Pardue, the director of public safety, after nearly […]

WESTBROOK – Interim Police Chief Janine Roberts, as well as interim Fire Chief Andrew Turcotte, were sworn in by City Clerk Lynda Adams Monday morning at the Westbrook Public Safety building on Main Street. The interim positions were announced two weeks ago following the resignation of Michael Pardue, the director of public safety, after nearly […]

WESTBROOK – On the day that two interim chiefs were sworn in to lead Westbrook’s Public Safety Department during a transitional period, the city was hit with its second notice of claim alleging sexual harassment. As with Officer Melissa May’s intent to sue, filed in late August, police Officer Sandy Mailman is charging that the […]

WESTBROOK – Perceptible signs of a rocky relationship between Westbrook city and school officials emerged Monday during a joint meeting of the School Committee and City Council, called to discuss the results of a school enrollment study and what it could signal for facilities already at capacity. The discussion, meant to convey the need for […]

‘Suspended Worlds’ historical program Buxton-Hollis Historical Society will host a program about vintage theater scenery 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 100 Main St. (Route 4A), Buxton. Guest speaker Christine Hadsel, director of Curtains Without Borders, will present “Suspended Worlds” -historic theater scenery in Maine. “A hundred years ago, grand drapes and painted backdrops […]