WESTBROOK – A decision to forge ahead with a plan that could lead to a roundabout at the intersection of Route 302 and Duck Pond and Hardy roads has not abated safety concerns. On Monday, the City Council voted 5-2 to allow the Maine Department of Transportation to proceed with preliminary engineering and design for […]

GORHAM – A Gorham town councilor wants verification that no one working for the town committed a crime in the handling of a 12-year-old eminent-domain case that was recently settled. The authenticity of a town official’s signature on an eminent-domain document is at the center of a verification effort by Town Councilor Benjamin Hartwell. “Trust, […]

Free concert series in park A series of seven, free concerts running from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesdays, at Riverbank Park begins on July 2 with the Westbrook City Band, under the direction of Jerry Brooks. The other concerts are Pretty Girls Sing Soprano, July 9; Stolen Mojo, July 16; David Good, July 23; Common Ground, […]

“Who doesn’t love meatballs?” Jean Krull said when asked about her new food truck business, Maine-ly Meatballs. “The concept was easy. We did some research and here we are.” Krull, along with her business partner, Hope Lawler, first opened their food truck during Westbrook’s Together Days celebration May 30, and have since shifted locations during […]

Free gazebo concert series The Gorham Recreation Department is sponsoring a series of free summer concerts from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday evenings at the gazebo on the municipal lawn next to Baxter Memorial Library, 71 South St. The Casco Bay Concert Band kicks off the series on July 1. The other concerts include Jim Gallant […]

Westbrook police said Wednesday afternoon that a water main break on Bridge Street near Lincoln Street in Westbrook will result in traffic delays in the area and cause some traffic to be detoured. Crews are on site and it is estimated that repairs will last through the day and into the evening. Officials say commuters […]

GORHAM – A $5.1 million remedy for Gorham’s antiquated Public Safety Building was unveiled this week and will likely go to voters in November. Town councilors heard and saw details on Tuesday of a plan to upgrade the existing 40-year-old facility at 270 Main St. The plan calls for adding a new single-story building to […]

GORHAM – A $5.1 million remedy for Gorham’s antiquated Public Safety Building was unveiled this week and will likely go to voters in November. Town councilors heard and saw details on Tuesday of a plan to upgrade the existing 40-year-old facility at 270 Main St. The plan calls for adding a new single-story building to […]

WESTBROOK – Brothers Guillermo Fuentes, 38, of Westbrook, and Hector Fuentes, 40, of Waterville, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Monday to knowingly hiring 10 or more undocumented aliens in a 12-month period and making false statements to federal agents. According to a news release from U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II, the employment […]

Senior members of the Gorham High School Chamber Singers perform during graduation exercises on June 8 at Merrill Auditorium.  Sydney Sanders delivered the concluding remarks after the presentation of diplomas for Westbrook High School. Gorham High School valedictorian Jason Meuse receives his diploma from Principal Christopher Record.  Leah Driesen proudly displays her new Westbrook High School diploma outside […]