WESTBROOK – It seems that the debate over Westbrook’s controversial sprinkler ordinance is destined to go on for a little while longer. At a meeting of the Westbrook City Council on Monday, councilors voted 5-1 (Mike Sanphy opposed; Dotty Aube was not present) to give initial approval to an amendment to the sprinkler ordinance that […]

WESTBROOK – The Westbrook Police Department has concluded that an incident that led to the shooting death of a 29-year-old man in a Brown Street apartment was not suspicious. On Monday afternoon, Westbrook Police Capt. Tom Roth said that the police have finished looking into the incident and have determined that no crime had been […]

WESTBROOK – The Westbrook Police Department has concluded that an incident that led to the shooting death of a 29-year-old man in a Brown Street apartment was not suspicious. On Monday afternoon, Westbrook Police Capt. Tom Roth said that the police have finished looking into the incident and have determined that no crime had been […]

WESTBROOK – The Westbrook Police Department has concluded that an incident that led to the shooting death of a 29-year-old man in a Brown Street apartment was not suspicious. On Monday afternoon, Westbrook Police Capt. Tom Roth said that the police have finished looking into the incident and have determined that no crime had been […]

WESTBROOK – The Westbrook Police Department has concluded that an incident that led to the shooting death of a 29-year-old man in a Brown Street apartment was not suspicious. On Monday afternoon, Westbrook Police Capt. Tom Roth said that the police have finished looking into the incident and have determined that no crime had been […]

GORHAM – The deaths of 23 horses since Easter at Whistlin’ Willows Farm on Nonesuch Road in Gorham are unprecedented, according to the state. In more than 30 years, “I’ve never seen anything like this,” Dr. Donald Hoenig, a Maine Department of Agriculture veterinarian, said Tuesday. Hoenig said all 23 horses either died or were […]

WESTBROOK – The Westbrook School Committee was expected to approve a series of adjustments to the 2012-2013 school budget this week that will help stave off a property tax increase this year. At a meeting on May 2, held after the American Journal’s deadline, the committee was scheduled to vote on a proposal to lower […]

WESTBROOK – The Westbrook School Committee was expected to approve a series of adjustments to the 2012-2013 school budget this week that will help stave off a property tax increase this year. At a meeting on May 2, held after the American Journal’s deadline, the committee was scheduled to vote on a proposal to lower […]

WESTBROOK – The Westbrook School Committee was expected to approve a series of adjustments to the 2012-2013 school budget this week that will help stave off a property tax increase this year. At a meeting on May 2, held after the American Journal’s deadline, the committee was scheduled to vote on a proposal to lower […]

WESTBROOK – While the initial vote on the combined city and school budget will take center stage at the Westbrook City Council meeting on May 7, another important vote will impact the final budget figures. At the meeting, to be held at 7 p.m. in room 114 of Westbrook High School, the council will take […]