WESTBROOK – The first two years of Miranda Trask’s career at Westbrook High School were not memorable ones. The 18-year-old senior said that she had no motivation to succeed in class and wandered far from a path that would lead to graduation. Fortunately for her, she discovered the school’s music department. Her success there led […]

BUXTON – Buxton, plagued by problems retaining leaders in two departments, has had two more resignations – one amid charges of misconduct. Buxton Public Works Director David Pinkham resigned earlier this month in controversy following a town brouhaha involving department junk disposal. Then last week, Fire Chief Bruce E. Mullen, the fourth fire chief in […]

WESTBROOK – In the short span of a week, Westbrook High School junior Victoria Pabst has gone from an ordinary student to one who has initiated a nationwide, if not global, discussion on the problems of school bullying. Last week, Pabst, 16, went public with her experience with bullying at the high school and her […]

WESTBROOK – In the short span of a week, Westbrook High School junior Victoria Pabst has gone from an ordinary student to one who has initiated a nationwide, if not global, discussion on the problems of school bullying. Last week, Pabst, 16, went public with her experience with bullying at the high school and her […]

WESTBROOK – In an effort to preserve the pomp and circumstance of Westbrook High School’s first outdoor graduation in approximately 40 years, the school department will be asking the City Council to close a portion of Stroudwater Street for the ceremony on June 8. At the council’s June 4 meeting, councilors are expected to vote […]

WESTBROOK – Power has been restored to a section of Westbrook after an early-morning crash knocked out a utility pole on Bridge Street at approximately 1:45 a.m. on May 29. According to Westbrook police, a car driven by Joshua Robbins, 26, of Westbrook, struck the pole on Bridge Street between Pierce and Lincoln streets in […]

WESTBROOK – Power has been restored to a section of Westbrook after an early-morning crash knocked out a utility pole on Bridge Street at approximately 1:45 a.m. on May 29. According to Westbrook police, a car driven by Joshua Robbins, 26, of Westbrook, struck the pole on Bridge Street between Pierce and Lincoln streets in […]

Westbrook Street in Portland, between Al McKay Avenue and the Northeast Air Terminal, will be detoured from May 29-31 so Portland Water District crews can repair a fire service line. Work will begin at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29, and is expected to be completed on Thursday, May 31. Traffic exiting the Portland Jetport […]