WESTBROOK – It’s been a busy summer for work crews on the heavily traveled William Clarke Drive, but the $5.5 million state project, designed to make the road safer for drivers and pedestrians, is nearly finished. The project began last year just after Memorial Day, and resumed in April of this year. It was supposed […]

GORHAM – With the economy still trying to bounce back from one of its worst slumps in U.S. history, most of America is still watching and waiting for a recovery to happen. In Gorham, officials at a joint workshop Tuesday night were doing more than just waiting. They were planning and preparing for Gorham to […]

WESTBROOK – Members of the Democratic caucus unanimously nominated Mayor Colleen Hilton for re-election Sunday night, officially making the mayor’s race a rematch of the 2009 election, where Hilton defeated Mayor Bruce Chuluda by less than 150 votes. The Democrats also nominated incumbent City Clerk Lynda Adams for re-election, to challenge former Finance Director Sue […]

WESTBROOK – Members of the Democratic caucus unanimously nominated Mayor Colleen Hilton for re-election Sunday night, officially making the mayor’s race a rematch of the 2009 election, where Hilton defeated Mayor Bruce Chuluda by less than 150 votes. The Democrats also nominated incumbent City Clerk Lynda Adams for re-election, to challenge former Finance Director Sue […]

WESTBROOK – Police and firefighters in Westbrook got a rough start to the day Wednesday when a water main break flooded the basement of the Public Safety Building on Main Street, according to Public Safety Director Michael Pardue. At about 7:30 a.m., Pardue said, Fire Capt. Sam Webster heard a “bang” followed by a rushing […]

WESTBROOK – On a recent Thursday afternoon, among the other sports teams warming up, running laps, and taking in the afternoon’s good weather, a group of kids wearing no uniforms, some of them carrying musical instruments, were spread out on one of the practice fields. Standing on top of a tower and speaking through an […]

GORHAM – Goodwill is shifting its warehouse operation to a Gorham facility, with plans for wholesale outlet space ready for business by the end of October. The charity has been working in cramped warehouse quarters at 1 Diamond St., in Portland’s East Bayside neighborhood. “We’ve outgrown that space,” Michelle Smith, communications manager at Goodwill Industries […]

WESTBROOK – The former Salvation Army building in Westbrook, spiffed up with new carpet and new store shelves, has a new mission – a convenience store opening this week by an Iraqi immigrant. After witnessing his share of violence, injustice and death, Hassan Faraj, 50, is now living the proverbial American Dream. He and his […]

BUXTON – Trying to preserve its neighborhood, Hollis and Buxton residents voiced concerns Tuesday, but heard little from transportation officials in a meeting about future state plans for the deteriorating Bar Mills Bridge. Options include rehabbing the aging, narrow structure over the Saco River or constructing a modern bridge up to 32 feet wide in […]