Linda Sanborn (D) Age: 58 Address: 170 Spiller Road, Gorham Professional/political experience: One term in the Maine State House of Representatives, retired family physician Personal: Married, three grown sons Q: How would your personal and professional experience allow you to be an effective legislator? A: Having served on the Health and Human Services Committee during […]

Daniel J. LeVasseur (D) Age: 28 Address: 117 McLellan Road, Gorham Professional/political experience: Business manager of 21st Century Motors, teacher at Windham Adult Ed and Biddeford Adult Ed; member of the Economic Development Corp. for Gorham, Board of Advisors for Merrymeeting Behavoral Health, former president of the Gay Men’s Chorus, and former president of You […]

WESTBROOK – After an examination of the options, Westbrook officials have decided to move forward with renovating the historic Walker Memorial Library. City Administrator Jerre Bryant said the city has already poured $1 million into the building for repairs, but it still requires between $1.2 million to $2 million in additional work. City councilors were […]

WESTBROOK – Westbrook city councilors held the first reading of a nude entertainment ordinance without comment Monday night. But at a preceding meeting, <span style=" “font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 17px;”>councilors argued over the necessity of such an ordinance with an attorney representing a company attempting to open a strip club in the city. WESTBROOK – Westbrook […]

WESTBROOK – After more than three years of negotiations, the commissioner of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has approved a plan for the construction of a fish passage at Westbrook’s Cumberland Mills Dam. The announcement comes more than a year after Commissioner Roland Martin determined the Sappi Fine Paper North America mill should […]

Westbrook Marine returns home from Afghanistan WESTBROOK – Lance Cpl. Steven Moreau of the U.S. Marine Corps could not even make it down the flight of stairs at the Portland International Jetport before being bombarded by a flurry of hugs. Moreau, a lifelong Westbrook resident, returned home from a tour of duty in Afghanistan on […]