Dec. 1 – City Council, 7 p.m. Dec. 2 – Planning Board, 7 p.m. Dec. 5 – Tips for Charity Luncheon Dec. 6 – Mayor’s office open hours, 9 a.m.-noon Finance Department open, 9 a.m.-noon Downtown Streetscape Study walking tour, 10-11:30 a.m. Dec. 7 – Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony 5-6 p.m., Riverbank Park Dec. 8 […]

Dec. 1 – City Council, 7 p.m. Dec. 2 – Planning Board, 7 p.m. Dec. 5 – Tips for Charity Luncheon Dec. 6 – Mayor’s office open hours, 9 a.m.-noon Finance Department open, 9 a.m.-noon Downtown Streetscape Study walking tour, 10-11:30 a.m. Dec. 7 – Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony 5-6 p.m., Riverbank Park Dec. 8 […]

During the past five months, Westbrook Animal Control Officer Adam Farrington said he’s encountered a number of animals in the city that displayed signs of rabies. A fox and a raccoon exhibiting symptoms of rabies were both found on Duck Pond Road and a sick skunk was found on Prospect Street. On Jan. 10, the […]

During the past five months, Westbrook Animal Control Officer Adam Farrington said he’s encountered a number of animals in the city that displayed signs of rabies. A fox and a raccoon exhibiting symptoms of rabies were both found on Duck Pond Road and a sick skunk was found on Prospect Street. On Jan. 10, the […]

When I read the Associated Press story about the bargain-crazed Wal-Mart shoppers who stampeded and killed Jdimytai Damour, 34, on Long Island the day after Thanksgiving, I shook my head in utter disgust at the inhumanity of our materialistic, consumerist society. But then the article listed some of the prices that had been slashed – […]

Wescott Junior High School and Westbrook High School have been recognized by the state for their exemplary school counseling programs. The Maine School Counselor Association honored the schools at a November ceremony for being the first in the state to receive national recognition for their programs. In June, the junior high and the high school […]

Wescott Junior High School and Westbrook High School have been recognized by the state for their exemplary school counseling programs. The Maine School Counselor Association honored the schools at a November ceremony for being the first in the state to receive national recognition for their programs. In June, the junior high and the high school […]

Mission Possible Teen Center would like to congratulate Peter Call on achieving Teen of the Month. Peter attends the alternative education program located in the basement of Mission Possible. At the end of each school day Peter is the first to arrive and assist the staff in preparing for the day. He has been working […]

Mission Possible Teen Center would like to congratulate Peter Call on achieving Teen of the Month. Peter attends the alternative education program located in the basement of Mission Possible. At the end of each school day Peter is the first to arrive and assist the staff in preparing for the day. He has been working […]

Some commodity prices have gone through the roof in the past year or so, and there is widespread resentment. Consumers feel that someone or something should be accountable. The commodity market is a place in which speculators may buy “futures” contracts for certain commodities. Activity in these commodities has increased in the past six years […]