The Westbrook Planning Board will undertake a more focused approach to vetting the details of Maine’s largest retail, recreation and entertainment center proposed for Stroudwater Street. After a meeting Tuesday, where Planning Board members were at a loss for how to proceed with the project, the board decided to start meeting weekly to go over […]

128/128a The building housing Rowe Motors used-car facility, left photo, was located in the 800 block of Main Street, across from the present-day Family Dollar Store and Main Street Cafa. Tydol Gasoline and Veedol Oil were also sold here. The Rowe Motors main facility was located at 611 Main St., in a building presently occupied […]

A group of Gorham residents has appealed the town’s approval of a quarry on Mosher Road to Cumberland County Superior Court. The group, Concerned Citizens of Gorham Inc., filed the appeal April 30, arguing that a hydrogeological study conducted at the site was insufficient and that the town’s zoning ordinance is inconsistent with its comprehensive […]

A group of Gorham residents has appealed the town’s approval of a quarry on Mosher Road to Cumberland County Superior Court. The group, Concerned Citizens of Gorham Inc., filed the appeal April 30, arguing that a hydrogeological study conducted at the site was insufficient and that the town’s zoning ordinance is inconsistent with its comprehensive […]

The American Journal reported on May 8, 1963, that Philip Hill would present a program on interior home decorating when the Charlotte A. Millett School Parents Club met. Dora Jewett of West Buxton entertained her rug club. Guests included Grace Davis, Stella Plummer, Edna Pinkham, Pauline Wheldon and Beatrice Deshorn.

The American Journal reported on May 8, 1963, that Philip Hill would present a program on interior home decorating when the Charlotte A. Millett School Parents Club met. Dora Jewett of West Buxton entertained her rug club. Guests included Grace Davis, Stella Plummer, Edna Pinkham, Pauline Wheldon and Beatrice Deshorn.

Those who knew Robert Johnsey understand how much he loved his wife and children. A decorated sergeant in the Portland Police Department, Johnsey was serious about his work, but it wasn’t what came first for him. “He was a family man,” said Patricia Daszuta, a neighbor of the Johnseys on Deer Hill Avenue in Westbrook. […]

Gorham High School senior Matthew Slipp has become the first Gorham student to be accepted at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City. The school’s mission is to educate talented performing artists. A singer, he’ll focus on opera. Slipp said it’s a four-year program with a bachelor of arts degree. He said a Juilliard […]

Gorham High School senior Matthew Slipp has become the first Gorham student to be accepted at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City. The school’s mission is to educate talented performing artists. A singer, he’ll focus on opera. Slipp said it’s a four-year program with a bachelor of arts degree. He said a Juilliard […]

The lawyer for the estate of a Buxton traffic accident victim plans to file suit against an insurance company this week in an effort to get a $536,000 award. “The next task is to collect it,” Randall E. Smith said Tuesday about the money. Smith is the Portland-based lawyer for Wilmot “Bill” Lewis, whose wife, […]