Both city staff and residents agree, it’s important to plan for the future of Westbrook’s open spaces. Some landowners, however, say mapping out that plan – showing parks and trails on their private property – is going too far. After a six-month study by the planning department and Richardson & Associates, an architectural firm based […]

June 22, 1983 Arbitrator Roger V. Snow told the city of Westbrook to take Peter Blanchette, fired patrolman, back as a probationary policeman if he passes a psychiatric test. Blanchette was fired after he was arrested Jan. 20 for shoplifting at Shaw’s Pine Tree Shopping Center store. Snow said more serious crimes by Westbrook policemen […]

Gathered in a field across the street from their home, the children who live in Steeple Square, a low-income housing complex in Westbrook, watched as soccer balls, coloring books, crayons and toy cars were dumped on the grass in front of them. “All these kids were swarming around us like bees,” said Carol Dixon, who […]

Fagone, law firm honored Seventeen attorneys from Bernstein Shur, including Michael Fagone of Gorham have been selected by a team of independent legal researchers for inclusion in the 2008 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, a directory of leading attorneys in the United States. Bernstein Shur was also recognized as a leading […]

Gorham High School class of 2008 honor students have been announced. Summa Cum Laude Natalie Miliano, valedictorian, daughter of John and Jan Miliano. Awards/activities: National Merit Scholar, AP Scholar with Honors, Maine Principals’ Association Award, Presidential Scholar Candidate, Harvard Book Award, Society of Women Engineers Award, lacrosse, Math Team, FIRST Robotics, State Youth Council (Maine […]

Sprague retires from school culinary program Norman Sprague retired Tuesday after 30 years as department head of the Culinary Learning Center at Westbrook Regional Vocational Center. Sprague opened the culinary program at the school in 1978. Former students are chefs and managers at restaurants throughout the country. Some have appeared on the Food Channel on […]

Sprague retires from school culinary program Norman Sprague retired Tuesday after 30 years as department head of the Culinary Learning Center at Westbrook Regional Vocational Center. Sprague opened the culinary program at the school in 1978. Former students are chefs and managers at restaurants throughout the country. Some have appeared on the Food Channel on […]

The Westbrook American reported on June 19, 1963, that Mr. and Mrs. Harold Charlton, Narragansett Street, and her niece, Claudia Hoyt of West Gorham, had returned from two weeks in Florida. Agnes (Emery) Libby retired after working 17 years at S.D. Warren Co. in Westbrook. She returned to her home in Chicopee, Mass., after spending […]

The 3rd Annual Warren Memorial Library Adult Summer Reading program is about to kick off. The goal of the program is to read 6 books in 8 weeks.You can sign up for the program next week (June 16-27) and you will receive a Reader’s Card to keep track of your reading. For every book you […]

Bean supper – Saturday, June 21, 4:30-6 p.m., Saco Grange No. 53, 168 North St., Route 112, Saco. Homemade kidney and pea beans, brown bread, franks, American chop suey, cole slaw, hot biscuits, pie and cake, hot and cold beverages, sugar-free pie available. $6, $2.50 Bean supper – Saturday, June 21, 5-6 p.m. Amvets Post […]