WASHINGTON — Closing a divisive chapter of American history, President Barack Obama marked the end of the nation’s combat mission in Iraq today without declaring victory, winding down the U.S. role in a war he considered a terrible mistake. Obama’s defiant pledge to end the war helped catapult him into office. Now as commander in […]

WESTBROOK – The Westbrook City Council is slated to vote Monday night on separate settlement agreements with two female city firefighters who in 2008 accused the Westbrook Fire Department of sexual harassment. “Approving firefighter settlement agreement,” is listed twice among the items on the agenda for the council’s meeting, which is to begin at 7 […]

Maryland and Iowa were eager to reap the economic benefits of Jack DeCoster’s large farms.

They can be marketed as liquid eggs or put in other products such as mayonnaise or ice cream.

A low-achieving school is highly motivated to use federal funds for intensive staff development and improvements.

GORHAM – Strewn with litter, clothes, sneakers, old furniture and left behind TVs, a dilapidated former fraternity house in Gorham was opened Tuesday to allow prospective buyers a look inside. The town of Gorham is soliciting bids on the property in Gorham Village at 27 Preble St., which it seized earlier this summer for delinquent […]

GORHAM – Strewn with litter, clothes, sneakers, old furniture and left behind TVs, a dilapidated former fraternity house in Gorham was opened Tuesday to allow prospective buyers a look inside. The town of Gorham is soliciting bids on the property in Gorham Village at 27 Preble St., which it seized earlier this summer for delinquent […]

WESTBROOK – James Gammon, a Westbrook firefighter put on leave in June after he was arrested and charged with the possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, made an initial court appearance on Aug. 17. Gammon, 46, was not allowed to own a gun after being convicted in 1983 of the robbery of a […]

WESTBROOK – As Westbrook students prepare to return to school Sept. 1, the School Committee is being asked to consider adding a new anti-sexting policy and restoring a second Westbrook High School assistant principal position that was cut this spring for budget reasons. Both proposals were due to come before school board subcommittees on Wednesday […]

But the massive measure also has boosted GDP and saved or created up to 3.3 million jobs, the CBO says.