Spending the holidays in the hospital can be disheartening for all kinds of patients. That’s why a host of volunteers, community organizations, and local businesses grant holiday gift wishes to patients at Spring Harbor Hospital as a part of the Holiday Partners Program. To learn more about the Spring Harbor Holiday Partners Program, please contact […]
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Spring Harbor seeks holiday 'partners'
Spending the holidays in the hospital can be disheartening for all kinds of patients. That’s why a host of volunteers, community organizations, and local businesses grant holiday gift wishes to patients at Spring Harbor Hospital as a part of the Holiday Partners Program. To learn more about the Spring Harbor Holiday Partners Program, please contact […]
Costs adding up for contaminated wells
Tainted wells that may be linked to discharge from Congin Elementary School are costing the city more than originally expected, and another could drive up costs even more. After approving spending more than $9,000 in October to connect the Cumberland Avenue home of Jim Fahey, whose well tested positive for coliform bacteria, e-coli bacteria and […]
Westbrook Then & Now
161/161a Bill’s Gulf Station, left, operated by William Richards, was located on Main Street at Haskell Street. Richards went out of business and in later years the building served as an Interstate 95 service station. The building was demolished in the 1980s and the lot remained vacant for several years until the city of Westbrook […]
Westbrook Then & Now
161/161a Bill’s Gulf Station, left, operated by William Richards, was located on Main Street at Haskell Street. Richards went out of business and in later years the building served as an Interstate 95 service station. The building was demolished in the 1980s and the lot remained vacant for several years until the city of Westbrook […]
Police in search of armed robber
Police are still on the lookout for a man who attempted to rob Dunkin Donuts on Route 302 Sunday. At about 7:10 p.m. Sunday, a male suspect wearing a light gray sweatshirt with gold lining entered the Dunkin Donuts store with a firearm and, demanded money from the clerks. When the money was not immediately […]
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You’re invited for Christmas meal A free dinner will be served on Christmas Day from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St. Everyone is invited. Last year, an estimated 150 were served. “I’d like to double the numbers,” organizer Joy Knight said about this year’s dinner. The dinner continues a […]
Storm season
As the area’s first significant snowfall came down Wednesday morning, last week’s ice storm became just a memory for local public works and public safety departments, which were busy taking on the beginning of storm season. Though residents in some areas of the state the Dec. 12 storm to the epic ice storm of 1998, […]