On Monday morning, a gym full of energetic students at Canal Elementary School in Westbrook clapped, stomped and cheered for their school secretary, June Lentz, who had just been awarded the Maine Principals’ Association Maine School Secretary of the Year award. At the assembly full of students, teachers and Westbrook schools administration, Lentz, a longtime […]

Contest aims to preserve Westbrook’s history The Westbrook Historical Society has announced its third-annual Westbrook History Contest – “Westbrook 200.” Submissions can include essays, PowerPoint presentations, videos and interviews. A team of three judges will determine criteria and select first- and second-place winners in two categories, adults and children in grades K-12. First prizes are […]

Gardeners to meet Hydrangeas will be the discussion topic when the Gorham Garden Club meets from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at First Parish Congregational Church, 1 Church St. Jim Masse of Estabrook’s will present the program. The public is welcome to attend. Human trafficking series continues A monthly series about human trafficking, “Potluck […]

WESTBOOK – Following a successful Planning Board vote on Tuesday, a zone change proposal for a parcel of land between Westbrook Arterial and Stroudwater Street, formerly known as “Stroudwater Place,” will move to the City Council for further vetting. Planning Board members voted 5-2 in favor of making a recommendation that the council support the […]

WESTBROOK – Stroudwater Street residents asked tough questions at a neighborhood meeting last week, seeking to know more about a proposed zone change that could open the door for development on roughly 60 acres between Stroudwater Street and Westbrook Arterial. J.B. Brown & Sons, a longtime Portland developer, is working to purchase the parcel, once […]

GORHAM – Large Gorham land tracts, now rural and near Westbrook, could sprout professional offices, wholesale facilities, more houses and even hotels in a futuristic vision for town development through the next 10 to 20 years. All this and more are revealed in a proposed, 170-page comprehensive plan for Gorham unveiled last week. The Town […]

Art gallery features Post van der Burg work The Saccarappa Art Gallery, 861 Main St., will be featuring “Light on Form,” a collection of paintings by Melissa Post van der Burg, Susan Wilder, Dave Hall, Fred Michel, and Dennis Fournier, along with seven collective members. The exhibit opens on Wednesday, Jan. 22, and continues through […]

WESTBROOK – The Westbrook High School Wind Ensemble is set to perform alongside the University of New Hampshire Wind Symphony on Thursday, Jan. 30, in what director Kyle Smith refers to as a “really special” gift for his students and the community. According to Smith, the concert, which starts at 7 p.m. at the Westbrook […]

GORHAM – Gorham school officials next week will scrutinize details of a proposed $14.7 million renovation and expansion of Gorham High School. Plans call for 30,283 square feet in additions and 7,141 square feet of renovations. It would mark the school’s first building project in two decades. The Building Committee rolled out its plans publicly […]