Poco and Lyla have, to most everyone’s surprise, bonded. The two are long-term, feline residents of the Westbrook-based Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland. Poco became enthralled with the diva Lyla, a cat who has shown little tolerance for actions that do not revolve around her needs. But slowly, Lyla warmed to Poco’s kindness, and […]

Waiting to pull into traffic at about 8 a.m. Tuesday in Gorham, Adam Ogden looked up South Street from his pickup truck in his driveway. “Look at this,” Ogden said as another big truck swung through the intersection in Gorham Village and motored onto South Street. “Eight trucks went by in two minutes.” The Gorham […]

Waiting to pull into traffic at about 8 a.m. Tuesday in Gorham, Adam Ogden looked up South Street from his pickup truck in his driveway. “Look at this,” Ogden said as another big truck swung through the intersection in Gorham Village and motored onto South Street. “Eight trucks went by in two minutes.” The Gorham […]

godspell.jog The cast of “Godspell,” opening on June 23 at 8 p.m. at the Arundel Barn Playhouse, surrounds the piano in a sing-along. The show runs through July 11. marshunda smith.jpg Conductor Marshunda Smith of Saco will lead the Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra’s second annual mid-summer concert at the University of Southern Maine’s Corthell Concert […]

187/187a Cumberland Hall, also known as the Warren Block, as it looked in the late 1940s, is shown at left. The A-frame buildings in front were originally a gasoline station. The A-frames were later removed and a two-story wooden addition was added. Samuel D. Warren had the building constructed in 1882 for the benefit of […]

187/187a Cumberland Hall, also known as the Warren Block, as it looked in the late 1940s, is shown at left. The A-frame buildings in front were originally a gasoline station. The A-frames were later removed and a two-story wooden addition was added. Samuel D. Warren had the building constructed in 1882 for the benefit of […]

CUTLINE ONLY fire jpg A woman was rescued from a fire in her Lewis Street home Monday that was caused by an unattended candle. Westbrook Fire Capt. Chuck Jarrett said the fire started at around 7:45 p.m., when a candle ignited nearby combustible material. He said fire damage was mostly limited to the front entrance, […]

“Survivor” winner Bob Crowley urged Gorham graduates to pay their bills and follow the rules. “Do the work and live up to responsibilities,” said Crowley, who last year became a national sensation after he won $1 million by beating out 17 other contestants in the reality TV show, “Survivor: Gabon – Earth’s Last Eden.” A […]

Bonny Eagle High School Principal Beth Schultz has announced the top students in the class of 2009. Graduation is Friday, June 12, from 6-9 p.m. at the Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. The top students are, in alphabetical order: Andrea Ballute, Clinton Cyr, Perry Cyr, Kimberly DuBois, Jacob Good, Troy Hollihan, Heather Lewis, Celeste Lozier, […]

The 30th annual Together Days was no different than it had been in other years, save for one glaring exception: sunny weather. “It’s not raining. I’m not used to it,” said Roland Lemay, referring to the several previous Together Days celebrations that coincided with wetter weekends. Last Friday and Saturday, Mother Nature cooperated, enticing hundreds […]