Maine Bank & Trust has just completed a food drive that filled more than 20 boxes for local food pantries. The Pantry Project, the recipient of the donations, is a joint effort between Preble Street and United Way of Greater Portland to fill up local food pantries with donations of canned, boxed and other non-perishable […]

One person was reportedly hospitalized in a three-alarm fire at 114 County Road (Route 22) in Gorham at 1 p.m. Tuesday. A Cumberland County dispatcher didn’t know if it was a firefighter who was taken to Maine Medical Center. Firefighters from several communities battled the blaze at the historic, wooden farmhouse, estimated to be about […]

Town anniversary The first town meeting in Gorham was held on Feb. 18, 1765, according to a Gorham Historical Society chronology. Voters approved “40 pounds” (British currency) for schools. The town, founded as Narragansett No. 7, was incorporated in October the previous year and had a population of 340 people Visits England Susan Rappold has […]

Feb. 22, 1984 Westbrook’s Housing Authority fell out of love with the old high school on Valentine’s Day. After an afternoon tour of the school, shower room to tower room, members voted 5-1 not to try to rebuild it for senior citizens housing. The biggest objection raised was that the elderly would be annoyed, or […]

The Westbrook American reported on Feb. 19, 1964, that Mildred Martin had purchased and moved into the former Fred Hanson home on Preble Street, Gorham. She previously owned a home on Robie Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Plummer of West Buxton had attended a hardware show in Boston, Mass., the previous week.

More than two decades ago, Dean Richardson played in the third Reindeer Rock-off. Next month, the Gorham man will watch his son Tyler perform in the last one. The event that’s become an annual tradition for high school musicians over the past 25 years is winding down. “We thought it was great. We all wanted […]

There are so many unanswered questions in the news these days, it’s been difficult to wade through the variety of resources and come to a final answer. Most important, to many seniors, will be the stimulus package now making its way through the hallways in Washington. It’s unclear to me, so far, whether seniors who […]

The American Legion is now accepting applications from candidates to attend to the 61st Annual American Legion Dirigo Boys State program. This exceptionally valuable program will be conducted at Thomas College in Waterville June 21-25. The purpose of Boys State is to provide Maine high school juniors with the opportunity to participate in a hands-on […]

A proposed rule prohibiting use of engine brakes by trucks traveling on Westbrook roads will be up for discussion Monday. City Councilor Lyle Cramer asked the Growth and Traffic Committee to take up the issue. He said he and his neighbors on Conant Street have been disturbed by the noise of engine brakes, which slow […]

A proposed rule prohibiting use of engine brakes by trucks traveling on Westbrook roads will be up for discussion Monday. City Councilor Lyle Cramer asked the Growth and Traffic Committee to take up the issue. He said he and his neighbors on Conant Street have been disturbed by the noise of engine brakes, which slow […]