The Westbrook American reported on Oct. 2, 1963, that the Brandybrook Garden Club in Gorham was to meet in the West Gorham Community Clubhouse. Mrs. Henry Watson and Mrs, Richard Shiers were named hostesses. Shirley Townsend of West Buxton, along with Stella Plummer, Christine Gertchell and Dodie Bean, all of Bar Mills, and Florence Grant […]

The Westbrook American reported on Oct. 2, 1963, that the Brandybrook Garden Club in Gorham was to meet in the West Gorham Community Clubhouse. Mrs. Henry Watson and Mrs, Richard Shiers were named hostesses. Shirley Townsend of West Buxton, along with Stella Plummer, Christine Gertchell and Dodie Bean, all of Bar Mills, and Florence Grant […]

A Main Street institution is closing up shop. After 11 years, Tony Boffa, a household name throughout southern Maine, is shutting down his Main Street music school. Boffa, who grew up in Portland and lives in Falmouth, arguably has his closest ties to Westbrook. He credits longtime Westbrook music teacher Don Doane as the biggest […]

To use a tired old phrase, it’s the principle of the matter, as well as the real economic realities we’re all facing, that’s making it so tough to get behind this $700 billion bailout. The Wall Street tycoons that spend billions each year lobbying against regulation of their industry would now like taxpayers to participate […]

Crack smoking welfare mothers with big screen TVs are responsible for this mess. The $700 billion bailout that us hard working types, and our children, and grandchildren, are going to have to pay down is the fault of people with lousy credit who bought houses they couldn’t afford. If you can’t afford to pay for […]

In the three years Carson Lynch has owned the Gorham Grind, he has seen a backlog of local artists wanting to showcase their work inside his shop. That prompted him and friend Jeremy Greene to find a better way to display artists’ talents. They found a better way with Gorham Art Fair, which enters its […]

The Westbrook city councilors are being wise to take the needed time to think about and ask questions about the plans for the Snyder property. How much open space would there actually be? Is a parking lot really open space? There was mention of a 15-foot buffer strip – is this too small? The people […]

The Westbrook city councilors are being wise to take the needed time to think about and ask questions about the plans for the Snyder property. How much open space would there actually be? Is a parking lot really open space? There was mention of a 15-foot buffer strip – is this too small? The people […]

Westbrook police and the Southern Maine Violent Crimes Task Force arrested a fugitive, on the run since November 2007, on Rochester Street Tuesday. According to authorities, Jesse Mahlon Robbins, 20, was wanted on charges of felony possession of scheduled drugs, assault and operating after revocation. Police say they have been tracking him to Virginia and […]

Gorham High School physics teacher Bob Crowley is quickly becoming one of the premier players in this season’s “Survivor: Gabon – Earth’s Last Eden.” Heading into the second week on the CBS reality show, Crowley’s team should continue to look to him for survival support, such as catching fish to eat, building fires and solving […]