City honors ‘Mr. Westbrook’ Sgt. Mike Sanphy, who retired after 40 years as a Westbrook officer, was honored in a ceremony Friday at the Westbrook Public Safety building. Police Chief Bill Baker introduced Sanphy as “Mr. Westbrook” to a crowd of residents and public officials, including Mayor Bruce Chuluda. Sanphy was presented with the U.S. […]

Hours after a car ran into a house on High Street in Westbrook Friday, neighbors were still outside of their homes looking at the accident scene in disbelief. “Anyone see my fence?” Tim Delaney, who lives in an apartment building on the corner of Brown and Myrtle streets, asked his neighbors. “It’s buried in my […]

Hours after a car ran into a house on High Street in Westbrook Friday, neighbors were still outside of their homes looking at the accident scene in disbelief. “Anyone see my fence?” Tim Delaney, who lives in an apartment building on the corner of Brown and Myrtle streets, asked his neighbors. “It’s buried in my […]

Lobster roll lunch – Friday, July 4, Denmark Municipal Building, Denmark. Sponsored by the Denmark Church’s Women’s Fellowship and served after the Denmark parade. Lobster roll or hot dog, chips, cole slaw, homemade pie and beverage. $5. Bean and chop suey supper – Saturday, July 5, 5-6:30 p.m., Sebago Town Hall, Sebago. Sponsored by Sebago […]

Facing a winter where home heating oil likely will be $4.50 or more a gallon, a task force created by the governor believes the public is ready to start making the switch back to the state’s most plentiful homegrown resource – wood. The goal is to convert 10 percent of home oil-based heating systems to […]

The Westbrook American reported on July 3, 1963, that Wayne Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Smith of South Street, was scheduled for naval training July 8 at Newport, R.I. A naval reservist, Smith had returned from a cruise aboard the USS Tills, a destroyer. Evelyn Pinkham of Bar Mills and Lillian Fogg of […]

Concerts well attended, appreciated The final two concerts of the series at the 5th International Piano Festival were held June 24 and 27 in the sanctuary of the Woodfords Congregational Church, sponsored by the Portland Conservatory of Music. They were well-attended and much appreciated. The Tuesday evening pianist was Tamara Poddubnaya, one of Russia’s foremost […]

Westbrook resident James O’Reilly, 41, has been selling his photographs for more than two years. For the past two months, O’Reilly’s photographs, which include shots of Westbrook, were on display at Freaky Bean Coffee Company on Main Street. Now, they can be viewed on his Web site, jimoreillyphoto.com. On Tuesday, O’Reilly sat down with the […]

Westbrook resident James O’Reilly, 41, has been selling his photographs for more than two years. For the past two months, O’Reilly’s photographs, which include shots of Westbrook, were on display at Freaky Bean Coffee Company on Main Street. Now, they can be viewed on his Web site, jimoreillyphoto.com. On Tuesday, O’Reilly sat down with the […]

The swimming tank, left, was built in the early 1900s over the Presumpscot River (behind the present day Cornelia Warren Pool). This building gave the young people of Westbrook a place to do organized swimming lessons in the Presumpscot River. Lockers ringed two sides of the pool. There were steps into the pool and a […]