GORHAM – Gorham has a history of finding new uses for its old schools – the former Shaw Junior High School on South Street was converted to Gorham Municipal Center, and the former Robie School on Gray Road now serves as a community center. But now, the town is facing a new challenge – two […]

WESTBROOK – The man charged in connection with the death of a 24-year-old Westbrook man last May pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated assault. According to Wendy Benson, mother of victim Eric Benson, William Googins was sentenced to the maximum of 10 years, with all but 21?2 years suspended. “He’ll be on probation three years,” David […]

WESTBROOK – If it weren’t for the quick thinking of a sharp-eyed manager at a Westbrook bank, a Windham man might have become the latest victim of a perennial problem that police say has cropped up again – the paving scam. Windham Police Sgt. David Thomas said the man, a Barnes Road resident, agreed to […]

WESTBROOK – Current and former staff members of Westbrook High School paid tribute to retiring and departing high school staff members at a potluck party and light-hearted ceremony at The Elms. The June 15 event marked the return of an annual tradition of honoring outgoing high school employees, started by former high school math teacher […]

WESTBROOK – Current and former staff members of Westbrook High School paid tribute to retiring and departing high school staff members at a potluck party and light-hearted ceremony at The Elms. The June 15 event marked the return of an annual tradition of honoring outgoing high school employees, started by former high school math teacher […]

WESTBROOK – A health-care real estate firm has secured new funding for a stalled Stroudwater Street nursing home and elderly housing project, and executives said this week that they now hope to break ground by the end of this year. Daniel J. Maguire, managing partner of Sandy River Co., a Portland-based firm that develops property […]

WESTBROOK – A health-care real estate firm has secured new funding for a stalled Stroudwater Street nursing home and elderly housing project, and executives said this week that they now hope to break ground by the end of this year. Daniel J. Maguire, managing partner of Sandy River Co., a Portland-based firm that develops property […]

WESTBROOK – After more than 30 years, an area of the downtown that was once supposed to attract cafes and other boutique businesses may get a facelift – though, like most cosmetic surgery, the cost could be daunting. Westbrook Commons, a pedestrian mall connecting Main Street and William Clarke Drive, is the subject of a […]

GORHAM – If a new international exchange program is successful, Gorham High School students could be well prepared for the international job market. The school has just launched an innovative, non-tuition exchange program in which Gorham could send students to Beijing, China, for a semester beginning as early as September 2012. Chinese high school students […]

WESTBROOK – It’s not often that one sees a teenager stand up in front of a small group of people to say what he did wrong. But Noah Collins, who this week finished his freshman year at Westbrook High School, admitted to some of his peers, educators and an American Journal reporter on Monday that […]