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 […]

Eagles club to serve outdoors Westbrook’s municipal officers have granted permission to the Eagles Club at 89 Saco St. to begin serving alcohol on a back deck, as long as it’s before 7:30 p.m. The officers, made up of the City Council plus Mayor Colleen Hilton, voted 6-1 to allow the expansion of the club’s […]

GORHAM- The Gorham Town Council, in a special meeting on Wednesday, was scheduled to decide whether to ask voters in two November referendum questions to approve borrowing $1.5 million to upgrade two buildings. During the meeting, held after the American Journal’s deadline, the council considered asking voters for approval to issue $1 million in bonds […]

WESTBROOK- Westbrook officials are not pursuing legal action against the auditing firm that made mistakes in examining the city’s books prior to fiscal 2010. “After a careful review of all the facts, the city concluded that there was no legal or factual basis to any claim against (auditing firm Runyon, Kersteen and Ouellette),” Mayor Colleen […]

WESTBROOK- Westbrook officials are not pursuing legal action against the auditing firm that made mistakes in examining the city’s books prior to fiscal 2010. “After a careful review of all the facts, the city concluded that there was no legal or factual basis to any claim against (auditing firm Runyon, Kersteen and Ouellette),” Mayor Colleen […]

WESTBROOK – State police say a Westbrook man is in critical condition after he was thrown out of his vehicle as it spun out of control on Interstate 295 in Bowdoinham early Tuesday afternoon. Larry Huff, 67, suffered multiple injuries when he was thrown out the passenger-side door of van he was driving. Trooper Christopher […]

WESTBROOK – On Tuesday morning, Jessica Bearor drove for close to an hour to get a hamburger and fries. Bearor, 27, a Westbrook native, has fond memories of late-night trips to Don’s Lunch, the popular food truck that has become an institution on Main Street in Westbrook. Now, Bearor lives in Limerick, but when she […]

WESTBROOK – As work continues on the aging Cumberland Mills bridge on Cumberland Street, state transportation officials are now turning their eye toward a new project in Westbrook to repair or replace the Bridge Street span across the Presumpscot River. One proposal, which officials stress is a work in progress, would cause Bridge Street to […]