Election Day, Tuesday, June 9 Gorham polls open 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Ward 1 – Gorham Middle School, Weeks Road Ward 2 – Gorham Municipal Center, 75 South St. (Parking end of Access Road and Ballpark Road.) Buxton polls open 6 a.m.-8 p.m. All Buxton voters at Buxton Town Hall, 185 Portland Road.

Bean supper – Saturday, June 6, 4:30-6 p.m., Hollis Lions Club, Palmer Hall, routes 202 and 35, Hollis. Two kinds of beans, red hot dogs, chop suey, cole slaw and desserts. $7. Bean supper – Saturday, June 6, 4:30-6 p.m., Waterboro Fire Department, Central Station, Sokokis Road, Waterboro. Beans, ham, hot dogs, dinner rolls, chop […]

“The Wizard of Oz” was written in 1939 while the Depression was hanging about in everyone’s kitchen. People were looking for cheery tales – and authors liked to use hidden meanings when creating them. Consequently, this little fantasy has been analyzed for symbolism ever since. The main characterizations have been: Yellow Brick Road represents the […]

Westbrook’s only public indoor pool is deteriorating and may have to be closed. Corroded concrete and rusting structural steel have prompted the city to set up tests to determine the severity of the problem. Allan Bickford, director of buildings and grounds for Westbrook schools, said he’s seen the signs of aging at the 35-year-old John […]

Tours at Ellie Saunders’ home Members of the Westbrook Historical Society had tours last Tuesday and Saturday of Ellie Saunders’ home on Conant Street, Westbrook. It is a fascinating house with a long history. Ellie told us that nine generations have lived in this house. In 1768, Samuel Conant’s grandson built the original house, the […]

Tours at Ellie Saunders’ home Members of the Westbrook Historical Society had tours last Tuesday and Saturday of Ellie Saunders’ home on Conant Street, Westbrook. It is a fascinating house with a long history. Ellie told us that nine generations have lived in this house. In 1768, Samuel Conant’s grandson built the original house, the […]

Together Days has always been a time to see old friends and neighbors, but one group hopes this year some newer members of the community will start a new tradition themselves. The Westbrook Human Relations Committee was formed by Police Chief Bill Baker in February, and, though it’s still settling into its role in the […]

Together Days has always been a time to see old friends and neighbors, but one group hopes this year some newer members of the community will start a new tradition themselves. The Westbrook Human Relations Committee was formed by Police Chief Bill Baker in February, and, though it’s still settling into its role in the […]

Together Days has always been a time to see old friends and neighbors, but one group hopes this year some newer members of the community will start a new tradition themselves. The Westbrook Human Relations Committee was formed by Police Chief Bill Baker in February, and, though it’s still settling into its role in the […]

Obrey_West-MemDay_3584.jpg cutline only Arthur Kemp decorated his wheelchair with American flags, then drove over to Main Street in Westbrook on Monday to watch the Memorial Day parade pass by. Several hundred people crowded the streets to Riverbank Park to watch the parade, which concluded with a ceremony at the park. Photo by Rich Obrey