GHOP reopens ?after April fire The Gorham House of Pizza, destroyed by fire in April, reopened Wednesday. Angelo Sotiropoulos, 63, said he worked 161?2 hours Monday as opening day for the restaurant drew near. this week. Shortily after his popular eatery burned, Sotiropoulos was diagnosed with cancer, but underwent a procedure in Boston. “At this […]

The first-quarter honor roll for Bonny Eagle High School has been announced: Grade 9 High honors Casey N. Ahlemeyer, Troy Bogdahn, Matthew D. Boynton, Dalton N. Canonico, Tyler C. Collins, Emma C. Doyon, Jessica Dubois, Madison M. Freeman, Jordan Garrigan-Swett, Brianna Gower, Marissa Jeffords, Melissa A. Jones, Giavanna M. Kaper, Lily E. Lamkin, Breanna A. […]

WESTBROOK – Funding for a project to replace Westbrook’s aging Bridge Street bridge is still more than a year away, officials from the Maine Department of Transportation told a group of residents and city officials Tuesday. “The earliest we would see this project advertised (for contractor bids) is January 2014,” said Benjamin Condon, project manager […]

WESTBROOK – Funding for a project to replace Westbrook’s aging Bridge Street bridge is still more than a year away, officials from the Maine Department of Transportation told a group of residents and city officials Tuesday. “The earliest we would see this project advertised (for contractor bids) is January 2014,” said Benjamin Condon, project manager […]

GORHAM – Gorham authorities are on heightened alert following a message posted on a social website that high schools in Cumberland and York counties would be targeted with harm on Friday, Dec. 21. Gorham School Superintendent Ted Sharp said in a letter to parents Wednesday that law enforcement has been unable to confirm the authenticity […]

WESTBROOK – Westbrook police will be conducting saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints in an effort to remove impaired drivers from the road this holiday season with grant funding in the amount of $10,000 from the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety. Police will be staffing sobriety checkpoints at various locations, as well as having officers patrol […]

WESTBROOK – A false fire alarm sent students at Westbrook’s Canal School out into a heavy rainstorm on Tuesday, soaking the students before they could get to shelter. According to Westbrook Police Capt. Tom Roth, the alarm came in just before 9 a.m., per the school’s procedure, students were brought outside the building while members […]

Events Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 15-16 Christmas Cat Show, Maine State Armory, 120 Stroudwater St., Westbrook. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday. $5 for adults, $4 for seniors/students, children under 12 and active military, free. www.ticane.com/Yankee Cats.htm or 899-1917. Sunday, Dec. 16 Pageant of the Nativity, 5 p.m., at First Parish Church, 425 Congress St., […]

Dec. 16, 1987 Mike Nobel is a pushover for a good cause, and the Gorham resident has found another one to get involved in – the singer-songwriter, 40, has been selected to serve as Maine’s 1987 Christmas Seal chairman. Nobel, known for his novel career as the “human jukebox,” is also well known for the […]

Dec. 16, 1987 Mike Nobel is a pushover for a good cause, and the Gorham resident has found another one to get involved in – the singer-songwriter, 40, has been selected to serve as Maine’s 1987 Christmas Seal chairman. Nobel, known for his novel career as the “human jukebox,” is also well known for the […]