Nine years after planning began, work on William Clarke Drive in Westbrook is yet to begin. WESTBROOK – When planning the reconstruction of William Clarke Drive, officials were concerned about the project coinciding with the replacement of the Westbrook Street bridge, thus tying up two of the city’s busiest throughways. But the bridge project was […]

WESTBROOK – Two female firefighters remain on paid leave a year after making complaints about harassment in the long-troubled city department, where a probe into the misconduct of its members continues. Seven members of the Westbrook Fire Department were disciplined in December after the city conducted an investigation into claims made by Kathy Rogers and […]

Westbrook officials will be looking to the local legislative delegation to help regain their ability to restrict where sex offenders can live and work in the city. The City Council voted 6-1 Monday, with Drew Gattine opposed, to lessen its restrictions on sex offenders in order to comply with a state law that went into […]

Westbrook officials will be looking to the local legislative delegation to help regain their ability to restrict where sex offenders can live and work in the city. The City Council voted 6-1 Monday, with Drew Gattine opposed, to lessen its restrictions on sex offenders in order to comply with a state law that went into […]

The results of Westbrook’s Republican and Democratic caucuses are in, and so far half of the races will be contested for the dozen official city seats opening up this year. Incumbent Mayor Bruce Chuluda, a Republican, is being challenged by Democrat Colleen Hilton, a longtime member of the School Committee. In a three-way race for […]

The results of Westbrook’s Republican and Democratic caucuses are in, and so far half of the races will be contested for the dozen official city seats opening up this year. Incumbent Mayor Bruce Chuluda, a Republican, is being challenged by Democrat Colleen Hilton, a longtime member of the School Committee. In a three-way race for […]

The value of Westbrook’s curbs against sex offenders are at issue as new state rules take effect. Westbrook police Detective Dan Violette says there’s a reason the number of sex offenders living and working in the city hasn’t changed much in the past two years. Since the City Council adopted one of the strictest ordinances […]

Tests performed on Westbrook’s only public indoor pool indicate that the city will need to make major repairs within the next year. However, the structural integrity of the pool is in no immediate danger, a report said, and it is unlikely the pool will need to be replaced, as was initially feared when problems were […]

Irene Duran has lived with an agonizing mystery for 25 years now: Who killed her 14-year-old daughter? The decomposed body of Theresa May Duran, who was nicknamed “Terry,” was found in Gorham on Sept. 2, 1984, 35 days after her mother reported her daughter missing. She had been shot to death – “shot three times,” […]