BIDDEFORD – Westbrook School Department Director of Operations Jeremy Ray will be leaving the district in July to become the Biddeford school superintendent. Ray, who was appointed by the Biddeford School Committee on May 31, is replacing Sarah-Jane Poli, who has served as the head of the Biddeford Schools for the past eight years. Ray […]

Summa Cum Laude Jameson Crawford, Olivia Marshburn-Ersek Magna Cum Laude Alyssa Cormack, Joseph DeRoy, Lincoln Gray, Aryn Martin, Nathan Moody, Jesse Orach, Lindsey Smith, Matthew Southard, Clara Stickney, Akexandra Sturgis, Ellyn Touchette, Bradley Turnbaugh, Kiersten Turner, Lia Van de Krol, Larissa Worster Cum Laude Mackenzie Allen, Ryan Baillargeon, Mason Crocker, Leanna Dalfonso, Abigael Dean, Cortlandt […]

Free craft time for adults Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St., is hosting Craft Time with Michelle at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 9. Take a ruler and pencil and leave with a sweet craft project. Space is limited. To reserve a spot, call 854-0630 ext.256. The program is free and for those age 18 […]

WESTBROOK – Voters in Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton will be going to the polls next week as votes are set for local school budgets and primary elections for state and local races. Voting is set for June 12, and the ballots are full in all three towns. The race to replace Sen. Olympia Snowe in […]

GORHAM – A student born in Pakistan and speaking little English arriving in the United States as a second-grade student has won an award from Gorham High School English teachers. Farkhunda Jamal, along with the rest of the members of the class of 2012, receive high school diplomas at 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 10, […]

WESTBROOK – It looks like Mother Nature might give the Westbrook High School class of 2012 a well-deserved break. The beginning of this week saw the area trapped in a rainy weather pattern that dropped what seemed like the contents of the Atlantic Ocean. Now, it seems as if the clouds might part to allow […]

GORHAM – With no all-day kindergarten included in the proposed Gorham school budget, supporters of the idea are now on a mission to convince voters to reject the $32.2 million spending plan at the polls next week. “We’re strongly urging citizens of Gorham to vote down the school budget,” said Stacy Smith, of Timothy Drive, […]

WESTBROOK – Westbrook Together Days organizers, working to reschedule some of last Saturday’s rain-canceled musical performances and fireworks, still see a lot of positive coming out of the weekend. “We pulled the event off the best we possibly could,” said Dr. Warren Lain, the head of the Westbrook-Gorham Chamber of Commerce’s Together Days committee. Lain […]

WESTBROOK – There’s a lot at stake in next Tuesday’s primary election. When Westbrook voters go to the polls on June 12, they will be deciding which candidates move on to the November ballot in races ranging from the U.S. Senate to the Maine House of Representatives. But there is also a local issue facing […]

The following Westbrook High School seniors received awards at the school’s academic awards night last month: Hannah Gowen Outstanding effort in AP US history Gabrielle Crouse Outstanding effort in AP US history and highest achievement in AP physics Mikala Varila Highest achievement in AP US history Cameron Goodwin Highest achievement in pre-calculus, outstanding effort in […]