WSTBROOK – Not everyone can say they’ve stayed in touch with their childhood friends, let alone remained close, but the friends rallying around one local man aren’t letting anything stand in their way of their childhood bonds. Not even cancer. Right now, Ian Julian of Westbrook is battling for his life for the third time […]

WESTBROOK – Pike Industries Inc., the company about to begin its controversial quarry operation on Spring Street in Westbrook, began construction blasting on a temporary basis this week. But whether it’s a problem for neighboring residents and businesses depends on where you are and what day it is. The blasting began on May 12, and […]

WESTBROOK – A rock band from Freeport High School took top honors at the Off-Ramp: Exit 26 concert and awards presentation event Saturday at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center. The Modest Proposal, a five-piece band made up of Freeport High School students, won the title of “Best Young Band in the State of Maine,” along […]

WESTBROOK – Former City Finance Director Sue Rossignol said this week she was “stunned” that she had been banned from City Hall for a second time, but insists that she will abide by the no-trespass order she received from the city last week. “I understand that it is what it is, and there’s not a […]

WESTBROOK – The large bins put out by the city’s public services department are intended for public use, but according to one city official, the wrong things are being dumped there, and that’s costing the city money. The drop-off bins are located at the armory across the street from Westbrook High School on Stroudwater Street, […]

WESTBROOK – One of the newest developments at the Fred C. Wescott Building, otherwise known as the Westbrook Community Center on Bridge Street, will not even be inside the building. Volunteers and potential tenants will be taking to the grounds around the building Saturday to build the first-ever Westbrook Community Garden. The garden will serve […]

WESTBROOK – Last week, a small army of NASA scientists, teachers and volunteers touched down in Westbrook to help get kids excited about careers in science and technology. The event, called “Space Day,” actually took place over several days. On Monday and Tuesday, volunteers visited area elementary schools to read books about the space program […]

GORHAM – The body of a Gorham man who went missing a month ago was found Tuesday afternoon, according to a family member. David Herring said he found the body of his brother, Bernard Herring, hanging in a pine tree 10 feet behind the door of Bernard Herring’s Main Street apartment. “I found him,” David […]