HOW MANY EMPLOYEES? OTHER LOCATIONS? WHAT ARE THE PROGRAMS? WHO IS STEVE ANDERSON? HOW DO PEOPLE FIND OUT ABOUT THE PROGRAMS? INFOMERCIALS? WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE PEOPLE WHO ANSWER THE PHONES? WHAT DO QUALIFIED COUNSELORS SAY ABOUT THE PROGRAM? Though many Westbrook residents may have noticed St. Mary’s Church coming down earlier this […]

The Westbrook Planning Board will get its first look at a sketch plan from Pike Industries for an asphalt plant on Spring Street – a proposal that originally irked Idexx Labratories, which had plans to build its headquarters on a neighboring site. The two companies and the city have met over the past few months […]

The driver of the sport utility vehicle going the wrong way on the Maine Turnpike April 28 before a fatal collision now faces multiple manslaughter charges and an operating under the influence charge. York County District Attorney Mark Lawrence said Donna J. Bartlett, 38, of Wells was charged with two counts of Class A manslaughter […]

Residents of Woodford Street in Portland emerged from their homes with their hands over their hearts Friday morning to watch the procession of police from all over the state, who marched through the city in honor of Portland Police Sgt. Robert Johnsey. Johnsey, 37, died Monday after accidentally shooting himself while preparing his duty belt […]

Reunion plans The committee planning a reunion for Gorham High School classes 1970-1974 met recently at Maine Bean in Windham. The reunion will be held on Sept. 27, at Verrillo’s. Those interested can contact Donna Aikins at 329-0753 by July 1. U.S. taxpayer debt The Bureau of Public Debt reported on May 9 that the […]

With his annual tribulation of April 15 yielding the news of how deeply Washington and Augusta had gotten their noses into his feedbag, Lucius Flatley, sage of west Gorham, was inspired to review the comparative cost of living over a historical period. He asked the following questions: As the pols running for office would have […]

Click here to see an audio slideshow of the community cleanup. For the second year in a row, Joyce Perrey led a Westbrook community cleanup, which was held on Saturday. A lifelong Westbrook resident, Perrey, 49, started volunteering through her church, Trinity Lutheran, which she has been a member of for two decades. During the […]

Jason Beever, fourth-generation owner of the C. E. Carll Insurance Agency, was named Business Person of the Year at the Gorham Business & Civic Exchange 13th annual award presentation at Crockett Interiors, May 8. “I’m very humbled and surprised,” Beever said Tuesday. Beever, who was away at an insurance seminar, was unable to attend the […]

A Portland police officer was indicted for the second time in six years last week. Brian Regan, 39, was indicted Friday on charges of reckless conduct with a weapon and criminal threatening with a weapon, both Class C crimes, as well as criminal threatening, assault and two counts of domestic violence assault, all Class D […]

Are we going to see $4 for a gallon of gasoline this summer? Some experts say yes. Will it level out there? Nobody knows. There are, however, several aspects of the problem that are crystal clear. Demand is exceeding supply. Turmoil in the world creates a fear factor and stimulates increases in gasoline prices. Increased […]