WESTBROOK – Westbrook City Councilor Michael Foley has just recently recovered from a severe case of jet lag that followed a weeklong trip to Greater Portland’s Russian sister-city of Archangel, which is ahead of our Eastern Standard Time by eight hours. However, the few days of recovery were well worth it, according to Foley, who […]

WESTBROOK – Westbrook City Councilor Michael Foley has just recently recovered from a severe case of jet lag that followed a weeklong trip to Greater Portland’s Russian sister-city of Archangel, which is ahead of our Eastern Standard Time by eight hours. However, the few days of recovery were well worth it, according to Foley, who […]

Eighth-grader named state student ambassador Madison Damon, an eighth-grade student at Westbrook Middle School, will represent Maine at the Student Ambassador National Summit at Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Texas this summer. Damon was selected as the state’s ambassador for the program “Fuel Up to Play 60.” She will go to Texas July 14-17 in a […]

GORHAM – A bumpy section of New Portland Road in Gorham near the Westbrook city line has been approved for a long-needed rebuild. In a special meeting on Tuesday afternoon, Gorham town councilors voted 4-0 (Ben Hartwell, Suzanne Phillips and Matthew Robinson absent) to award a contract not to exceed $249,900 to Shaw Brothers Construction […]

On Thursday, Westbrook police released the names of individuals arrested or summonsed during what police describe as an underage drinking party held on Sargent Street on April 22. At approximately 11:40 p.m. Westbrook police were dispatched to 6 Sargent Street after receiving a complaint of a “loud large party at one of the residences on […]

WESTBROOK – An agreement has been reached between Westbrook’s planning department and the developer of the Presumpscot Estates condominium project for the building of promised, but delayed, amenities. The original developer of the project, situated off Cumberland Street, proposed a series of amenities for the development, including a clubhouse, pool, tennis and basketball courts, and […]

An underage drinking party that was broken up by police Tuesday night may have been attended by Westbrook High School student-athletes. Westbrook police issued summonses after being called to a “loud, large” party at 11:40 p.m. on Sargent Street. Police did not release any names by the American Journal’s deadline Wednesday afternoon, and little additional […]

Pro-Russian insurgents hold a U.S. journalist captive, accusing him of ‘suspected bad activities.’

Meanwhile, tests show sewage is flowing downhill from Richmond’s Meadowbrook Trailer Park into Mill Brook.

A Buxton home, garage and several vehicles were destroyed on Tuesday in an early morning fire on Narragansett Trail near the intersection of Justin Merrill Road. The two-alarm fire was reported at 2:58 when a smoke detector awakened the homeowner, said Buxton Fire Chief Nathan Schools. The name of the man, who was alone in […]