WESTBROOK – A recent decision by a federal judge has freed Mayor Colleen Hilton as a defendant from a lawsuit filed by former Fire Chief David Brock, but the city remains on the hook as to whether Brock was removed from his position properly. Judge D. Brock Hornby ruled that the real question in this […]

WESTBROOK – Former Mayor Bruce Chuluda, the grand marshal at the parade during Saturday’s Westbrook Together Days, said this week that he would be pleased to appear. “It’s certainly an honor to do that,” he said. Chuluda, 63, who has lived in Westbrook since 1978 and served as the city’s mayor for six years, said […]

GORHAM – A Gorham woman reports seeing a large bear in broad daylight near her home a short distance from downtown Westbrook. “It was a good sized bear,” Lucille Siegler of Lowell Road in Gorham said, describing the bear as big and black. From their yard, she and her husband, Mark Siegler, saw the bear […]

GORHAM – A Gorham woman reports seeing a large bear in broad daylight near her home a short distance from downtown Westbrook. “It was a good sized bear,” Lucille Siegler of Lowell Road in Gorham said, describing the bear as big and black. From their yard, she and her husband, Mark Siegler, saw the bear […]

<p style=” “margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;”>GORHAM – Gorham is celebrating the 275th anniversary of its founding with a four-day festival that really got going Saturday morning. <p style=” “margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;”>For a collection of photos from today’s events, click <a href=” “http://www.keepmecurrent.com/gallery/collection_5462908c-8957-11e0-b519-001cc4c002e0.html”> here. <p style=” “margin: […]

WESTBROOK – Westbrook interim Director of Public Safety Michael Pardue can drop “interim” from his title now, according to a statement released by the city this afternoon. Pardue has been named as Mayor Colleen Hilton’s choice to man the position, where he would serve as police and fire chief for the city of Westbrook. Her […]

WESTBROOK – Westbrook interim Director of Public Safety Michael Pardue can drop “interim” from his title now, according to a statement released by the city this afternoon. Pardue has been named as Mayor Colleen Hilton’s choice to man the position, where he would serve as police and fire chief for the city of Westbrook. Her […]

WESTBROOK – A high-profile Westbrook development property will have a new owner soon, and businessman Alexsandar (Sas?a) Cook hopes it will be him and his investment group. Cook, 34, confirmed Monday that he and Schoodic Capital, a collection of five different family-owned companies, has taken over the $4.8 million mortgage from Bank of America for […]

WESTBROOK – Managers at Pike Industries Inc. are wrapping up their construction blast operations at the company’s controversial Spring Street quarry, while neighboring residents and businesses are accusing Pike of ignoring an agreement to limit the company’s operations. The reactions follow two violations the city issued to Pike last week connected with the company’s construction […]