WESTBROOK – You don’t have to go very far to see how much the price of lobster has dropped. Consumers can pick up lobsters at seafood markets for less than $4 a pound – at some places, a lot less. While that may seem good on its face, the fact is that the dropping prices, […]

WESTBROOK – Harry Foote, founder of the American Journal and a member of the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame, died today at the age of 96. Foote purchased the Westbrook American and South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Journal from Roger Snow in the fall of 1965 and merged the two papers. He published the first issue […]

WESTBROOK – The world of spy thrillers is dominated by male characters from James Bond to Jason Bourne to Jack Ryan, and their creators are also predominantly male. But Gayle Lynds, like any good writer, got into writing fiction by taking her inspiration and running with it, and the idea that she might be seen […]

WESTBROOK – A Westbrook nursing home and elderly housing project that has been stalled for years has encountered another impasse – the City Council. Councilors on Monday shot down a proposed agreement between the city and the developer of the Stroudwater Street project, once again bringing the issue of traffic and access to center stage. […]

WESTBROOK – A Westbrook nursing home and elderly housing project that has been stalled for years has encountered another impasse – the City Council. Councilors on Monday shot down a proposed agreement between the city and the developer of the Stroudwater Street project, once again bringing the issue of traffic and access to center stage. […]

WESTBROOK – For as long as he can remember, Westbrook resident David Pierson has been a TV junkie. He grew up watching it, and as an adult, he has made a career out of studying it. “Television is sort of my thing,” he said. Pierson’s “thing” has been analyzing popular television shows such as “CSI,” […]

GORHAM – The nationally known Barth daylilies are blooming brightly this week. But there’s only one place to buy them the entire line – O’Donal’s Nursery in Gorham. Owner Jeff O’Donal said the nursery in 2010 bought the Barth daylily line that the Rev. Joseph Barth began in 1952 in Alna. “We own the rights,” […]

GORHAM – The nationally known Barth daylilies are blooming brightly this week. But there’s only one place to buy them the entire line – O’Donal’s Nursery in Gorham. Owner Jeff O’Donal said the nursery in 2010 bought the Barth daylily line that the Rev. Joseph Barth began in 1952 in Alna. “We own the rights,” […]

WESTBROOK – A recent audit report from Roberts, Green and Drolet has shed some light on just what went wrong with Westbrook’s finances, especially in the school department’s 2009, 2010 and 2011 budgets. The report is giving city officials a better grip on the situation than they have ever had before, according to School Superintendent […]

WESTBROOK – A recent audit report from Roberts, Green and Drolet has shed some light on just what went wrong with Westbrook’s finances, especially in the school department’s 2009, 2010 and 2011 budgets. The report is giving city officials a better grip on the situation than they have ever had before, according to School Superintendent […]