WESTBROOK – The new reconfiguration of Westbrook schools means some shuffling of school bus schedules, with many children taking different buses to school at different times. Whether that will become a serious problem for children – and their parents – remains to be seen. “It’s hard for me to answer it until the buses start […]

WESTBROOK – Julie Wright may live in South Portland, where she went to high school, but she attended school as a child in Westbrook, and is the daughter of a Westbrook native, so she knows the city well. For nearly 10 years, Wright, 39, has been making a career out of massage and day spa […]

WESTBROOK – Julie Wright may live in South Portland, where she went to high school, but she attended school as a child in Westbrook, and is the daughter of a Westbrook native, so she knows the city well. For nearly 10 years, Wright, 39, has been making a career out of massage and day spa […]

GORHAM – Improved fire ratings for Gorham become effective Saturday, and that could be good news for residents and business owners. Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre said that Insurance Services Office Inc., in New Jersey, has upgraded Gorham’s public fire protection classification. The new classifications go into effect Sept. 1. The new ratings mean insurance […]

GORHAM – Officials from the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed that mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus have been found in Gorham, the second Maine community to report the disease. According to our media partners at WCSH6-NEWSCENTER, state officials found the virus in a pool of mosquitoes taken from Gorham. Just last […]

GORHAM – The Gorham Town Council in an unusual special meeting Wednesday authorized sending a pair of referendums to voters in the election on Tuesday, Nov. 6. The seven-member board approved a bond question for a referendum asking voters for up to $4 million to renovate the Gorham Public Safety Building, 270 Main St. The […]

BUXTON- Munching hay Monday in paddocks, the horses at a Buxton farm suddenly raised their heads, perked up their ears and, almost in unison, whinnied with excitement as a caravan of trucks still far off rolled into the driveway. Horses that had ignored other vehicles arriving earlier seemed to sense something special. One horse even […]

WESTBROOK – John Gallagher, executive director of Westbrook Housing for 13 years, has been nominated to serve as director of the Maine State Housing Authority. “Mr. Gallagher’s many years of experience in housing and real estate, both in the public and private sectors, give him a keen perspective on how best to deliver (state housing) […]

WESTBROOK- A Cumberland County Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of a consent agreement between Pike Industries and the city of Westbrook governing operations at a controversial quarry the company runs on Spring Street. In an Aug. 9 ruling, Judge Thomas Humphrey granted preliminary approval to the consent agreement, with the condition that the […]

Negotiations are under way with University of Southern Maine officials and two prominent Gorham residents, John B. Alden and Burleigh Loveitt, who seek to develop an 11-building townhouse project to supply accommodations for an additional 400 students at the school’s Gorham campus. The building, which would have six apartments each, would be located on an […]