The Attorney General’s office has refused to confirm that Alice Hawkes, 23, was murdered, despite widespread reports to this paper from knowledgeable sources that she was. The Bangor native was found dead Oct. 4 in her second-floor apartment at 8 Spring St. in Westbrook that she shared with her fiance?, Stephen Bouchard. A services counselor […]

WESTBROOK – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this month thousands of people nationwide will be taking part in various fund drives to raise money to fight the disease. Some do it to celebrate their own victories over cancer, while others do it to remember loved ones they have lost to it. Westbrook’s Robin […]

WESTBROOK – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this month thousands of people nationwide will be taking part in various fund drives to raise money to fight the disease. Some do it to celebrate their own victories over cancer, while others do it to remember loved ones they have lost to it. Westbrook’s Robin […]

Jones completes Eagle project Eagle Scout candidate Collin Jones of Troop 817 this week thanked the many donors and volunteers who helped make his Eagle Scout service project a reality. The project, a 11-by-18-foot picnic table shelter at Village Elementary School, was a year-long effort that started with months of planning with town officials and […]

School employees earn citizenship Two longtime employees of Maine School Administrative District 6 recently became American citizens. Executive secretary Hedy Smith and accounts payable specialist Martine Nugent took the oath in a ceremony in the office of the school district’s superintendent where they work. Immigration officers Cindy Lembarra and Kurt Pelletier awarded them their citizenship […]

Teacher named awards finalist Sally Plourde, a second-grade teacher at Congdon School in Westbrook, was among four teachers named this week as finalists from Maine for the 2012 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The National Science Foundation will select up to one mathematics and one science winner per state to be […]

CUMBERLAND – The fall fair season marks the end of a year-long responsibility in caring for animals, and it sometimes means saying a painful good-bye. Cal Randall, 17, a Westbrook High School senior, patted the rump of Chester after the yearling steer sold in a baby beef auction at Cumberland Fair last week. “It’s a […]

Weeman honored ?as deputy clerk ?of the year Buxton Deputy Town Clerk Joan Weeman was honored as the recipient of the 2012 Maine Deputy Clerk of the Year Award in a ceremony last month by the Maine Town and City Clerks’ Association. The award came during the association’s 17th annual Clerks’ Networking Day and annual […]

Weeman honored ?as deputy clerk ?of the year Buxton Deputy Town Clerk Joan Weeman was honored as the recipient of the 2012 Maine Deputy Clerk of the Year Award in a ceremony last month by the Maine Town and City Clerks’ Association. The award came during the association’s 17th annual Clerks’ Networking Day and annual […]