WESTBROOK – Westbrook police are still searching for the man that is suspected of robbing a Spring Street convenience store on Sunday. According to police, at about 4:15 p.m., a man went into Art’s Variety on Spring Street and demanded money from the clerk. The man said that he had a gun, but, police said, […]

GORHAM – Investigator Daniel Young Sr. of the State Fire Marshal’s Office said Friday the fire that damaged the Gorham House of Pizza building was the result of a malfunctioning ceiling fan and not an arson. Young said the fire was caused by a fan on the second floor. He said a tenant had left […]

GORHAM – Investigator Daniel Young Sr. of the State Fire Marshal’s Office said Friday the fire that damaged the Gorham House of Pizza building was the result of a malfunctioning ceiling fan and not an arson. Young said the fire was caused by a fan on the second floor. He said a tenant had left […]

WESTBROOK – The Westbrook City Council’s Finance Committee will hear a presentation on the 2012-2013 school budget on Monday. Superintendent Marc Gousse will walk the committee through the budget in advance of the council’s first vote on the combined school and municipal budget, scheduled for May 7. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. with a […]

GORHAM – The cleanup of thousands of tons of debris has paved the way for the potential re-use of the former Plan-It Recycling site in Gorham by a company the town is courting. According to town emails, Gorham officials have been in contact with a national company, Anderson Equipment Co. Inc., about locating a facility […]

GORHAM – The former vice chairman of the Gorham Economic Development Corp. board is trying to find out why he wasn’t reappointed by the Town Council. “I’ve never been fired in my life,” said James Means, “and now I’ve been fired from a volunteer job.” The council action last week came after Means, 62, spoke […]

GORHAM – Authorities have ruled that Wednesday’s early morning fire in Gorham is another case of arson. It was the sixth fire and fifth arson in three weeks in Gorham, putting police on patrol on high alert. Police Chief Ronald Shepard said the latest fire, at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, was at an unoccupied building next […]

GORHAM – Authorities have ruled that Wednesday’s early morning fire in Gorham is another case of arson. It was the sixth fire and fifth arson in three weeks in Gorham, putting police on patrol on high alert. Police Chief Ronald Shepard said the latest fire, at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, was at an unoccupied building next […]

GORHAM – Gov. Paul LePage will join Maine Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Patricia Aho at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 19, in Gorham to announce the winners of the first state-sponsored environmental excellence awards given out in nearly a decade. According to a news release, the 2012 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence will be […]