Names of candidates appearing on the state ballot in the primary election on Tuesday, June 10, are set except for one candidate, who could run with a different name. The deadline was March 17 for candidates seeking state seats to file with the Maine secretary of state. Melissa Packard, director of elections at the secretary […]

Despite attempts from three Westbrook city councilors to amend a new ordinance regulating tattoo parlors, the ordinance remained unchanged when it received preliminary approval Monday. The ordinance is based on the city’s massage therapy ordinance, which requires that massage therapists acquire a special license from the city to run their business. The ability to acquire […]

Westbrook residents will get their first opportunity to speak out about a high-end retail, restaurant and recreational development proposed for Stroudwater Street next week. The Planning Board is holding a workshop on the development at its meeting on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in room 114 at the high school. Though it is not a public […]

Westbrook residents will get their first opportunity to speak out about a high-end retail, restaurant and recreational development proposed for Stroudwater Street next week. The Planning Board is holding a workshop on the development at its meeting on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in room 114 at the high school. Though it is not a public […]

Plans for an asphalt plant and quarry proposed in Gorham nears the 20th month of review as a community and a company await a decision. Shaw Brothers Construction Inc., is asking Gorham for permission to construct the multi-million-dollar project on 125 acres on Mosher Road. The company bought the property, which is zoned industrial, from […]

Plans for an asphalt plant and quarry proposed in Gorham nears the 20th month of review as a community and a company await a decision. Shaw Brothers Construction Inc., is asking Gorham for permission to construct the multi-million-dollar project on 125 acres on Mosher Road. The company bought the property, which is zoned industrial, from […]

Stroudwater Street closed Saturday Stroudwater Street will be closed to through traffic from 9 a.m-5 p.m. Saturday as the Westbrook Fire and Rescue Department conducts training. Firefighters will perform a live burn on the DeWolfe house at 471 Stroudwater St. The property was purchased by the city as the site of the new middle school. […]

Stroudwater Street closed Saturday Stroudwater Street will be closed to through traffic from 9 a.m-5 p.m. Saturday as the Westbrook Fire and Rescue Department conducts training. Firefighters will perform a live burn on the DeWolfe house at 471 Stroudwater St. The property was purchased by the city as the site of the new middle school. […]

It’s almost time for spring cleaning. How many of us talk about that as if it was a big chore? When it comes right down to it, we no longer do the massive cleaning our mothers and grandmothers tackled. Instead of taking down all the curtains and shaking them outside to get rid of the […]

Kathy Shaw never used to think twice about using her debit card. However, that was before March 17 – when the Hannaford Bros. supermarket chain announced a three-month breach in its security system, resulting in the theft of 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers. “I canceled my cards, and changed my prescriptions to Rite […]