Organizers of the Memorial Day activities in Gorham were pleased as people cheered and cameras whirred along the parade route in Gorham Village on Monday. “It was a wonderful turnout,” said George Gerrish, commander of Gorham Memorial Post 10879 of the VFW. “The largest I’ve ever seen. I’m impressed.” Parade units included color guards from […]

Every year during the spring an approved School Committee budget is presented to the Westbrook City Council for action to finalize the Westbrook School Department’s budget. This year in addition to this traditional process, the citizens of Westbrook will be provided an opportunity to vote on the school budget on June 10. This vote will […]

John Bernier, president of the board of directors for the Cornelia Warren Association, presented a check for $10,000 to the Westbrook Arts and Culture committee last week. A native of Westbrook, Bernier, 61, is a Realtor and broker for Home Sellers of Maine and sits on innumerable committees in town. Though Bernier only spends part […]

June 1, 1983 The papermakers union voted by secret ballot in Westbrook High School Sunday against a contract offered by management of the S.D. Warren paper mill in Westbrook, 582-31. However, there was further bargaining between union and company, aimed at avoiding a strike. The two-year contract runs out June 1. The union usually has […]

The hunt for lots where students at the Westbrook Regional Vocational Center can build houses is not as easy as it once was. “It’s getting harder and harder to find lots to build on,” said Michael Kane, a member of the Westbrook-Gorham Rotary Club, which sponsors the program that so far has allowed building trades […]

A husband and wife were arrested by Westbrook police and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Wednesday night for possession and trafficking of crack cocaine. Jay Girard, 46, and Diane Girard, 45, were arrested at their home on Declaration Drive at 11 p.m. Wednesday on charges of possession of crack cocaine, scales, packing materials and drug […]

Family and a school principal remembered a 15-year-old Gorham boy who died in a dirt bike accident Sunday as someone who loved outdoor sports and was well-liked by other students. Stephen Bouchard, an eighth-grader at Gorham Middle School, lost control of his Honda 250 on Shaws Mill Road around 6:50 p.m. and hit a utility […]

With a new evidence technician and crime scene specialist on board, Westbrook Police Department joined seven other communities Wednesday in forming a regional forensic crime laboratory. Representatives from the eight cities and towns and their police departments, including Westbrook Mayor Bruce Chuluda and Police Chief Bill Baker, met at the Portland Police Department Wednesday to […]

We very elderly veterans who marched in Westbrook’s grand Memorial Day parade on Monday are modestly proud of our fine, always-in-step showing. As one of the group, I would appreciate the gift of a snapshot capturing that precision and in return for which I would be most pleased to swap a photo of the traditional […]

We very elderly veterans who marched in Westbrook’s grand Memorial Day parade on Monday are modestly proud of our fine, always-in-step showing. As one of the group, I would appreciate the gift of a snapshot capturing that precision and in return for which I would be most pleased to swap a photo of the traditional […]