GORHAM – A historic Gorham farm is growing an ingredient used in beer as one way to stimulate agricultural production – and the effort is getting plenty of doubletakes from passers-by. Charles Hamblen is shifting some of his farm’s hay production land to raising hops, a flavoring used in beer. Hamblen created a stir in […]

WESTBROOK – Rachel Lloyd-Taylor, a senior at Westbrook High School and Gorham resident, won’t be spending her summer vacation lounging on the beach. Instead, Lloyd-Taylor will study vocals at the prestigious Boston University Tanglewood Institute for six weeks to hone her craft. The institute is part of the School of Music at the College of […]

WESTBROOK – Rachel Lloyd-Taylor, a senior at Westbrook High School and Gorham resident, won’t be spending her summer vacation lounging on the beach. Instead, Lloyd-Taylor will study vocals at the prestigious Boston University Tanglewood Institute for six weeks to hone her craft. The institute is part of the School of Music at the College of […]

WESTBROOK – Rachel Lloyd-Taylor, a senior at Westbrook High School and Gorham resident, won’t be spending her summer vacation lounging on the beach. Instead, Lloyd-Taylor will study vocals at the prestigious Boston University Tanglewood Institute for six weeks to hone her craft. The institute is part of the School of Music at the College of […]

WESTBROOK – Westbrook residents are used to seeing big blue recycling bins parked next to their trash cans on garbage day, but soon there will be a new addition to the trash day family – a little white bucket. These buckets, the brainchild of Tyler Frank, 27, are used to store food waste, and are […]

WESTBROOK – Cindy Button has been hired as the new transportation coordinator at Westbrook School Department, despite the wishes of some department employees who wanted staffing to remain the same. On June 19, the Westbrook School Committee members unanimously agreed to hire Button as the new coordinator for $45,000 per year and to eliminate one […]

WESTBROOK – James Tranchemontagne is pretty much a local celebrity in Westbrook. He owns the Frog and Turtle, a successful gastro pub on Bridge Street; he sits on the Gorham-Westbrook Chamber of Commerce board; he received the first “Best Friends” award from My Place Teen Center; he helps host numerous events to raise money for […]

The 6 a.m. blast was heard in South Portland, felt on Peaks Island and it shattered windows at the North Road Fire Station, about 700 feet away.

The beauty of ice cream in summer is you really don’t need to do anything to it to enjoy it. A big unadorned bowl is a simple, delicious pleasure all on its own. Still, sometimes we can’t help but tinker with perfection. So for our July Fourth celebration, we decided to take the season’s finest […]