A CLOSER LOOK Applications for Volunteers in Police Service are available at the Gorham Police Department, 270 Main St. Janet Biczak of Standish, who coordinates the volunteers, can be reached at 1-800-501-1111. The Gorham Police Department business line is 839-5581. Facing a marked increase in demand for services, the Gorham Police Department is welcoming a […]

A CLOSER LOOK Applications for Volunteers in Police Service are available at the Gorham Police Department, 270 Main St. Janet Biczak of Standish, who coordinates the volunteers, can be reached at 1-800-501-1111. The Gorham Police Department business line is 839-5581. Facing a marked increase in demand for services, the Gorham Police Department is welcoming a […]

Employees from all five labor unions representing city workers have agreed to give up their contracted raises in the coming year, saving Westbrook more than $200,000. “We are thrilled that municipal employees have been willing to step forward and provide relief for city expenses during these challenging economic times,” said Mayor Bruce Chuluda. The $203,087 […]

An 18-year-old man was arrested late Sunday after the car he was driving hit a porch at 26 Longfellow St. in Westbrook, hospitalizing the driver and juvenile passengers, according to police. Police said Shaun Geisinger, whose address was not available, fled the scene of the accident on foot, leaving four passengers who were juveniles. The […]

A Westbrook man serving in the U.S. Marine Corps was arrested Wednesday for gross sexual assault of a 15-year-old. Brain Nugent was arrested on a warrant after being indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury for two counts of gross sexual assault. U.S. Marshals took him into custody at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, where he […]

Eliminating and reducing funding for 11 positions at Westbrook schools is helping the School Committee formulate a budget that will not increase the tax rate. The School Committee was scheduled to vote on the budget Wednesday, after American Journal deadline, before sending it to the City Council and then to the taxpayers for final approval. […]

Broaddus is award nominee Marion Broaddus will be nominated by the GFWC Westbrook Woman’s Club for the GFWC Jennie Award contest through the GFWC/Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs. Each state selects one member to be entered in the regional contest and a winner from each of eight regions is considered for the award. It is […]

As Warren Memorial Library supporters continue to seek answers about why the building is closing and how it can remain open, the board that made the decision remains tight-lipped. “It was such an abrupt decision. I think it was terribly played,” said Westbrook resident Keith Bubblo about how the Warren Memorial Foundation board of directors […]

The Zoning Board has yet to vote on whether to overturn a decision by the city’s code enforcement officer regarding Pike Industries’ right to operate and expand its Spring Street quarry. A meeting Tuesday was supposed to be the final of three held regarding Code Enforcement Officer Rick Gouzie’s ruling that Pike could continue to […]

The Westbrook American reported on April 1, 1964, that Bruce Bicknell, son of Nancy Bicknell, West Gorham, was serving with the U.S. Army at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In Buxton, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Guimond were Easter guests of their son, Ernest II, and his family in York. Easter Sunday was on March 29 that year.