A Westbrook woman who suffered a drug overdose Tuesday was arrested for a probation violation following her release from Maine Medical Center Wednesday. Malissa Sheridan, 38, of 502 Main St., Apartment 2, was found unresponsive at her residence around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to Westbrook Police Capt. Tom Roth. There was evidence of heroin use […]

Salad for lunch The Woman’s Literary Union held its annual salad luncheon Friday at the Deering Masonic Hall, Bishop Street in Portland. Member Joan O’Toole was chairman of the luncheon, an excellent meal. The salads and desserts are all donated by members, and they made a delicious luncheon. The hall is an excellent location for […]

Salad for lunch The Woman’s Literary Union held its annual salad luncheon Friday at the Deering Masonic Hall, Bishop Street in Portland. Member Joan O’Toole was chairman of the luncheon, an excellent meal. The salads and desserts are all donated by members, and they made a delicious luncheon. The hall is an excellent location for […]

UPDATE: Pat Gallant-Charette, a 57-year-old Westbrook woman who has been training for months to swim the English Channel, is currently making her way through the 20.7-mile swim. According to Gallant-Charette’s daughter, Sarah, as of 12 p.m. the swimmer was more than halfway through the Channel. Gallant-Charette began swimming at 3 a.m., Eastern Standard time. Gallant-Charette’s […]

Voters in Buxton re-elected the two selectmen whose seats were up for grabs, rejecting Planning Board member Keith Emery’s bid for one of the seats. Board of Selectmen Chairwoman Jean Harmon and Selectman Bob Libby will both remain in their seats for another three years. Harmon led the tally with 643 votes, followed by Libby […]

School groundbreaking Thursday Pre-school and elementary school students will man the shovels at the groundbreaking for the Buxton Elementary School, scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, June 12. The building site is located behind the Frank Jewett/S.D. Hanson Elementary Schools on Long Plains Road, Route 22. The public is invited to attend. In the event of […]

The women in gowns of white, the men in maroon, 202 members of the class of 2008 made history on Sunday as the largest class to ever graduate from Gorham High School. Some graduates will be staying put in their hometown, while others are jumping at a new opportunity for flight, holding their diplomas like […]

The women in gowns of white, the men in maroon, 202 members of the class of 2008 made history on Sunday as the largest class to ever graduate from Gorham High School. Some graduates will be staying put in their hometown, while others are jumping at a new opportunity for flight, holding their diplomas like […]

The Portland police officer who was indicted for assaulting his wife in Westbrook pleaded not guilty at a hearing at Cumberland County Superior Court Tuesday. Brian Regan, 39, was indicted in May on charges of reckless conduct with a weapon and criminal threatening with a weapon, both Class C crimes, as well as criminal threatening, […]

The Portland police officer who was indicted for assaulting his wife in Westbrook pleaded not guilty at a hearing at Cumberland County Superior Court Tuesday. Brian Regan, 39, was indicted in May on charges of reckless conduct with a weapon and criminal threatening with a weapon, both Class C crimes, as well as criminal threatening, […]