WESTBROOK – Federal officials are now acknowledging 10 workers were taken into custody during raids on three Mexican restaurants in Maine two weeks ago, including the Fajita Grill in Westbrook, and eight of them now face charges of having false documents. A release from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Maine indicated Santos Herasmo Elias-Lopez, Esteban […]

WESTBROOK – So far, the Westbrook Charter Commission, which is charged with updating the city’s constitution for the first time in more than a century, is on the right track to making city government smoother, more logical and more modern. That was the consensus at a workshop Monday night between the City Council and the […]

WESTBROOK – So far, the Westbrook Charter Commission, which is charged with updating the city’s constitution for the first time in more than a century, is on the right track to making city government smoother, more logical and more modern. That was the consensus at a workshop Monday night between the City Council and the […]

WESTBROOK – With a growing population of more than 16 million members in 201 countries worldwide, it would make sense to see a large headquarters for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Portland and Gorham area, since that’s where the church was founded back in 1863. Now, they have one, and it’s in Westbrook. The […]

GORHAM – With an eye on the overcrowded Gorham High School, the Town Council Tuesday authorized buying a nearby ranch-style house for an appraised price of $155,000. But just how the school department would utilize the house is not yet clear, according to school officials. The single-story house, at 55 Morrill Ave., is adjacent to […]

WESTBROOK – Election season in Westbrook is in full swing, and once again, partisan politics has emerged to become a player – at least until Election Day, that is. In the two-year period that stretches between city elections, one can usually count the number of times on one hand the words “Democrat” or “Republican” come […]

WESTBROOK – Election season in Westbrook is in full swing, and once again, partisan politics has emerged to become a player – at least until Election Day, that is. In the two-year period that stretches between city elections, one can usually count the number of times on one hand the words “Democrat” or “Republican” come […]

WEST NEWFIELD – To protest state-imposed land-use rules that are seen as interfering with property rights, a group of local landowners have joined together to prohibit the public from using their property for traditional activities such as hunting, hiking and fishing. Anthony Garrity of West Newfield heads the group, called Property Owners Rights of ME, […]

WEST NEWFIELD – To protest state-imposed land-use rules that are seen as interfering with property rights, a group of local landowners have joined together to prohibit the public from using their property for traditional activities such as hunting, hiking and fishing. Anthony Garrity of West Newfield heads the group, called Property Owners Rights of ME, […]

WESTBROOK – Blockbuster Video’s Westbrook location will be making room for a national Mexican restaurant chain, which plans to move into the area soon. Chipotle Mexican Grill, based in Denver, Colo., has received permits to build at 25 Main St., at a location in the Westbrook Crossing shopping plaza where Blockbuster is now, according to […]