Heating fundraiser dinner planned Bonita Usher of Buxton, a former legislator, has organized a fish chowder dinner in Westbrook to raise fuel assistance money for those impacted by the harsh winter. Usher of the VNA Home Health Hospice heard about the need for heating assistance among parishioners at St. Anthony’s Church. The benefit meal will […]

WESTBROOK – Westbrook resident Jason Snyder, the former owner of a 60-acre parcel between Stroudwater Street and Westbrook Arterial, is not giving up his fight to “do what’s best for Westbrook.” In a move coming just weeks after the City Council approved a zone change that replaced his so-called Stroudwater Place contract zone with two […]

WESTBROOK – A year after Sappi Fine Paper North America announced it had begun working with Westbrook city officials and environmental groups to study the removal of the hydroelectric dams at Saccarappa Falls, recent developments suggest that an agreement finally may be closer. Last week, as representatives from Sappi and Friends of the Presumpscot River […]

Drug program for parents “Drugs 101: What Parents Need to Know,” a program designed to educate parents about signs and symptoms of drug use and current drug trends, will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, at Gorham Middle School on Weeks Road. “A highlight of this program is a mock teenager’s bedroom […]

Drug program for parents “Drugs 101: What Parents Need to Know,” a program designed to educate parents about signs and symptoms of drug use and current drug trends, will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, at Gorham Middle School on Weeks Road. “A highlight of this program is a mock teenager’s bedroom […]

GORHAM – Gorham town councilors began their discussion Tuesday on a new comprehensive master plan for the town. The process of adopting a new plan will likely be lengthy. “This is a document that will be worked on over time,” said Shonn Moulton, vice chairman of the Town Council, during the workshop meeting. Consultant Mark […]

GORHAM – Dean Street of Gorham stays in close contact with friends in Ukraine since political protests erupted last fall in the country where he once lived, studied, taught English and was shadowed by Soviet KGB agents. And a Gorham couple now in Ukraine reported Tuesday with news of quiet in their location. Ukraine gained […]

WESTBOOK – Officially kicking off last week in the public eye, city officials are at work on the fiscal year 2014-15 budget, which means a series of meetings to vet the projected municipal budget of $23,430,350. Mayor Colleen Hilton prefaced the budget discussions by stating that year after year, budgets have become increasingly challenging, but […]