Michael Pardue, the founder and president of management consulting firm Central Intelligence of Kennebunk, will be taking over the duties of fire chief for a six- to 12-month period, Mayor Colleen Hilton said Wednesday. The interim chief of the Westbrook Fire Department was introduced by Mayor Colleen Hilton at a press conference Wednesday. Michael Pardue, […]

Thornton Academy stifles Falmouth and will meet Biddeford in the regional final.

Pike Industries and the city faced off in court Feb. 25 – despite the city’s request to put off court proceedings as it attempts to broker a compromise between the company and its neighbors regarding activity at Pike’s Spring Street quarry. According to Bill Hagedorn, an attorney for Pike, the quarrying company told the city […]

Gorham academic boosters announced this week plans to step up fundraising for classroom grants to bolster education as school officials grapple with a $1.5 million cut in state subsidy. Grants from of the Gorham Educational Foundation could pay for a variety of unbudgeted classroom costs. Kristin Wentworth, president of the foundation, said it has sent […]

Gorham academic boosters announced this week plans to step up fundraising for classroom grants to bolster education as school officials grapple with a $1.5 million cut in state subsidy. Grants from of the Gorham Educational Foundation could pay for a variety of unbudgeted classroom costs. Kristin Wentworth, president of the foundation, said it has sent […]

Portland Coach Kevin Dineen blasts the schedule and praises players after a 3-1 loss.

WESTBROOK – The fallout of sexual harassment claims against Westbrook firefighters has created unparalleled tension and anxiety within the department, according to a harassment prevention consultant. The Portland-based Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence has been working with the Westbrook Fire Department since last summer to identify the source of the problems within the […]

WESTBROOK – Westbrook Fire Chief Daniel Brock was unrightfully terminated from his position, according to a letter from his lawyer to Mayor Colleen Hilton. The letter, dated Jan. 15, claimed Brock is still the fire chief, despite Hilton’s announcement during her inaugural address that she would not be reappointing him to the position. In the […]

WESTBROOK – Woman implicated in adoption plot nabbed for illegally subletting her apartment. A Westbrook woman slated to stand trial next month for her involvement in what police described as an adoption scam was arrested last week for illegally subletting an apartment on Forest Street. Misty Sargent, 24, was arrested on Feb. 2 after an […]

WESTBROOK – City Council enacts six-month moratorium on marijuana dispensaries. Westbrook won’t see its first medical marijuana dispensary until August at the earliest. The City Council Monday enacted a six-month moratorium on the dispensaries, retroactive to Feb. 1. The council approved the moratorium unanimously, without any discussion by officials or any comments from the public. […]