WESTBROOK – The Westbrook School District has chosen a new principal for the high school, Superintendent Marc Gousse said Thursday. Gousse named Thomas O’Malley, of Eliot, as the district’s choice. The hiring must be confirmed by the school committee to become official, but Gousse said today that he is strongly recommending O’Malley. The school committee […]

WESTBROOK – During the first stage of repair and restoration of the Walker Memorial Library, workers found cracks in the masonry had been sealed, probably in the 1960s, with what looks like material from a caulking gun available at the average hardware store. “Now we have the money to do it right,” said Curt Sachs, […]

WESTBROOK – During the first stage of repair and restoration of the Walker Memorial Library, workers found cracks in the masonry had been sealed, probably in the 1960s, with what looks like material from a caulking gun available at the average hardware store. “Now we have the money to do it right,” said Curt Sachs, […]

GORHAM – As thousands of commuters stream bumper-to-bumper daily in rush hour traffic along the overlap of routes 22 and 114 in South Gorham, the possibility of relief in the next few years has dimmed considerably. A multi-million dollar new road alternative was one of two highway options developed in Phase 1 of the Gorham […]

WESTBROOK – The city’s Charter Commission at the moment is trying to figure out how to create terms for elected officials that make more sense, eliminate needless and confusing bureaucratic layers of government, and eliminate conflicts that contributed, in at least one case, to a high-profile lawsuit against the city. So naturally, commission members feel […]

WESTBROOK – Opponents to the Spring Street quarry operated by Pike Industries Inc. say they will take the company to court for a second time, this time after losing an appeal to the Zoning Board of Adjustment. “That just proved the point that this property now has immunity,” Warren Knight, a member of the family […]

WESTBROOK – It’s been 18 months since the former Warren Memorial Library went on the market as a newly refurbished office building, but in this economy, the lack of a buyer so far isn’t unusual, according to the building’s broker. “In today’s markets, it’s probably progressing at the same level as a lot of our […]

WESTBROOK – Wayne Jones is the Westbrook Fire Department’s new deputy fire chief, filling a permanent position that has been vacant for more than a year and a half. Jones, 50, is in his 27th year with the fire department, and has been promoted from the position of captain, which he held for the past […]