GORHAM – Construction of Gorham’s fifth roundabout is expected to get under way in July in a project aimed at improving safety at what is considered one of the state’s most dangerous intersections. The state is footing the estimated $1.5 million bill for the roundabout, to be built at the intersection of New Portland Road […]

GORHAM – Construction of Gorham’s fifth roundabout is expected to get under way in July in a project aimed at improving safety at what is considered one of the state’s most dangerous intersections. The state is footing the estimated $1.5 million bill for the roundabout, to be built at the intersection of New Portland Road […]

WESTBROOK – Mayor Colleen Hilton will announce her choice for the city’s public safety director Friday in a press conference, after screening about a dozen qualified candidates, according to City Administrator Jerre Bryant. Bryant said this week Hilton has chosen which of two finalists is her choice to assume the one position that will run […]

NAPLES – A Naples boy suffered life-threatening injuries Thursday when he was shot in the head by a pellet gun. The 9-year-old victim, Gavin Gilmore, was transported to Bridgton Hospital then transferred to Maine Medical Center in Portland, where he is undergoing treatment. Deputies from Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office were called to 409 Lambs Mills […]

NAPLES – A Naples boy suffered life-threatening injuries Thursday when he was shot in the head by a pellet gun. The 9-year-old victim, Gavin Gilmore, was transported to Bridgton Hospital then transferred to Maine Medical Center in Portland, where he is undergoing treatment. Deputies from Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office were called to 409 Lambs Mills […]

WESTBROOK – The city of Westbrook has issued a violation notice to Pike Industries, charging the company with blasting too loudly on Tuesday, May 17, while building an access road to a controversial quarry operation on Spring Street. A consent agreement between Pike and the city set ground rules for how Pike could conduct operations […]

GORHAM – A middle-aged man and a young son paddled up the Presumpscot River and into the Little River on a spring day in May 275 years ago to begin building. Capt. John Phinney, 43, and Edmund Phinney, 13, were the first to arrive in 1736 in a wilderness that would be carved into civilization […]

GORHAM – A middle-aged man and a young son paddled up the Presumpscot River and into the Little River on a spring day in May 275 years ago to begin building. Capt. John Phinney, 43, and Edmund Phinney, 13, were the first to arrive in 1736 in a wilderness that would be carved into civilization […]

WESTBROOK – After months of bad news from the federal and state government regarding revenues for the Westbrook school district, and weeks of feverish negotiations over deep budget cuts, the 2011-2012 school budget will face the final hurdle of a referendum vote on June 7. The vote will be a make-or-break moment for the budget, […]

WESTBROOK – After months of bad news from the federal and state government regarding revenues for the Westbrook school district, and weeks of feverish negotiations over deep budget cuts, the 2011-2012 school budget will face the final hurdle of a referendum vote on June 7. The vote will be a make-or-break moment for the budget, […]