Police, kids team up to clean up Students from Canal School, Westbrook High School and Westbrook Regional Vocation Center joined forces with Westbrook police officers Friday to clean up litter in the Canal School neighborhood. “It’s a great opportunity for our kids to give back to the community,” said Canal Principal Jeremy Ray before using […]

Police, kids team up to clean up Students from Canal School, Westbrook High School and Westbrook Regional Vocation Center joined forces with Westbrook police officers Friday to clean up litter in the Canal School neighborhood. “It’s a great opportunity for our kids to give back to the community,” said Canal Principal Jeremy Ray before using […]

Robie Gym The Gorham Recreation Department manages Robie Gym, built at a cost of $20,000 with money bequeathed by a Charles Robie, a brother to Gov. Frederick Robie, according to “The Way It Was In Gorham,” by Berha Bridges Willis. Robie Gym is available for rentals, including parties, at $35 an hour for Gorham residents. […]

As part of its commitment to furthering the goals of environmental sustainability, the University of New England has created the new role of sustainability coordinator. Althea Cariddi, of Biddeford, will soon join the university in that position. “In response to the growing concern about global warming, (the university) is committed to reducing our carbon footprint,” […]

In Our Back Yard On a rainy night when the temperature is above 40 degrees you can not only hear the chorus of frogs but see Maine’s wonderful amphibians. Keep your eyes peeled for frogs and salamanders coming out of the woods, crossing your yard, the road, or whatever obstacle might be in their way. […]

The Westbrook American reported on April 24, 1963, that Dr. and Mrs. James C. Kramlich and six children returned to their home on Main Street after visiting his parents in Williamsport, Penn. In Buxton, Ernest Stevens planned to open his new store in the square at Groveville about May 1.

Free concert I read in the April 9 New York Times that the New York Philharmonic is to give a free concert on Governors Island in New York on July 5. The orchestra is looking for a permanent summer home, and this island location would be ideal. It was a military base, dating to the […]

The Hannaford supermarket in Westbrook has reopened after closing this morning because of a threat called in to the store. Mike Norton, communications manager for Hannaford supermarkets, said the threat was not serious, but that the store managers felt it was best to be cautious. “It was, fortunately, a threat that they determined to be […]

Democrats in the Legislature Tuesday worked out a compromise on funding Dirigo Health that would double the tax on beer and wine and create a new tax on soda to help keep the subsidized insurance program going next year. Those combined taxes would raise an estimated $17 million. The plan also calls for putting a […]

The following information from the National Care Planning Council (www.longtermcarelink.net) will be of interest to many so-called baby-boomer generation members, as they find themselves helping provide care for their older relatives. If readers want to know more about what is available for assistance and programs, we suggest they call the council number at the end […]