A tractor-trailer hauling thousands of gallons of fuel rolled over in mid-afternoon on the roundabout at the intersection of Route 114 (South Street) and the bypass in Gorham detouring evening commuters. Environmental personnel were building sand dikes to contain spilled fuel that authorities said had made it to a wetlands area near the Stroudwater River. […]

The developer of the 60-acre Stroudwater Street parcel in Westbrook will move ahead slowly with plans for the property, following a vote Tuesday to reject a citizen-initiated referendum that would have returned the land to a contract zone and likely sparked a legal battle. Westbrook residents voted 1,110-702 Tuesday to deny the effort that sought […]

WESTBROOK – With Westbrook residents asked to decide a zoning question Tuesday for land between Stroudwater Street and Westbrook Arterial, city officials have taken up another proposal that could impact the area. On Monday, the Westbrook City Council discussed a proposal to amend the city’s Gateway Commercial Zoning district to include auto dealerships as a […]

WESTBROOK – With Westbrook residents asked to decide a zoning question Tuesday for land between Stroudwater Street and Westbrook Arterial, city officials have taken up another proposal that could impact the area. On Monday, the Westbrook City Council discussed a proposal to amend the city’s Gateway Commercial Zoning district to include auto dealerships as a […]

GORHAM – The Gorham Town Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a total $47,535,427 budget that covers municipal and school budgets, plus Gorham’s county tax bill. Gorham Town Manager David Cole said following Tuesday’s meeting the budget would increase the town’s tax rate an estimated 25 cents per each $1,000 of property valuation. Taxes on a […]

GORHAM – As a new student in Gorham entering the fourth grade, Rona Sayed worried about making new friends. Now, the high school senior said she expects to “get teary” when she and her friends bid their goodbyes at a ceremony on Sunday, June 8, at 4 p.m., at Merrill Auditorium in Portland, when the […]

WESTBROOK – After roughly two years of planning between city officials and the Maine Department of Transportation, the construction of a new Bridge Street bridge and pedestrian walkway will begin this winter. During a special presentation to the City Council Monday, Tim Merritt and Tom Emery of Stantec Consulting, an engineering firm working for the […]

BUXTON – In a municipal election, Buxton voters will choose two selectmen and a town clerk in uncontested races on Tuesday, June 10, with balloting at town hall, 185 Portland Road. According to a sample ballot, incumbent Jean Harmon and Dennis Santolucito are unopposed for three-year seats on the Board of Selectmen, and Town Clerk […]

WESTBROOK – The Westbrook School Department wants to measure growth in the community, and has commissioned an enrollment study in order to weigh options for upgrading the department’s school buildings in the future. Planning Decisions Inc., a Portland-based research and planning firm, is undertaking the study, which will attempt to represent a clear picture of […]

Two Westbrook teenagers about to graduate from high school were charged this weekend for the second time since April. At about 6:40 p.m. Saturday, officers arrested Ryan Gilligan, 18, for disorderly conduct, refusing to submit to arrest, violation of conditional release, and illegal possession of liquor by a minor. Collin Joyce, 18, was summonsed for […]