Organizers said the annual Gorham Marketplace on Saturday marked another successful event. Gorham Business & Civic Exchange sponsors Marketplace, which is held on the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Marketplace, a family event with games and entertainment, showcases products and services of Gorham businesses “Everything went great,” said Trish Moulton, president of […]

Organizers said the annual Gorham Marketplace on Saturday marked another successful event. Gorham Business & Civic Exchange sponsors Marketplace, which is held on the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. Marketplace, a family event with games and entertainment, showcases products and services of Gorham businesses “Everything went great,” said Trish Moulton, president of […]

(121/121A) In 1909, Dr. Felix Barrett established Barrett Hospital in the stately old house at 537 Main St., left photo. The hospital served Westbrook and the surrounding communities for many years. At one time there was a second-floor enclosed walkway that connected the hospital to the building next door at 529 Main St. The second […]

Earlier this month, Westbrook High School’s Sock ‘n Buskin Theatre Group came in first in the regional one-act play competition for its performance in the play, “The Zen Substitute,” by James Brandon and Tamako Niwa. In addition to the overall award, students Matthew Rairdon, Leah Douglass and Nate Gowen were named all-cast members. The theater […]

A Westbrook man has been sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison and five years of supervised release on federal drug charges. Michael Lovely, 40, was sentenced March 12 in U.S. District Court in Portland on charges of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and marijuana and possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. According […]

A new ordinance under consideration in Westbrook would prevent people who have committed crimes of “moral turpitude” and those who might be “likely to cause a breach of peace” from running tattoo parlors. The proposed restrictions have the owner of the only tattoo parlor in the city feeling singled out. The draft is based on […]

Seventy-five years ago, when Gorham had 3,000 residents, there was one part-time constable. Today, with five times as many people, it has 22 full-time police. To a large extent, Big Brother laws that make crimes out of seat belts, smoking, booze, the enjoyment of hemp and recreation between consenting adults are responsible for this exponential […]

Seventy-five years ago, when Gorham had 3,000 residents, there was one part-time constable. Today, with five times as many people, it has 22 full-time police. To a large extent, Big Brother laws that make crimes out of seat belts, smoking, booze, the enjoyment of hemp and recreation between consenting adults are responsible for this exponential […]

Seventy-five years ago, when Gorham had 3,000 residents, there was one part-time constable. Today, with five times as many people, it has 22 full-time police. To a large extent, Big Brother laws that make crimes out of seat belts, smoking, booze, the enjoyment of hemp and recreation between consenting adults are responsible for this exponential […]

For the first time in eight years, the Westbrook High School drama club has advanced to the state finals of the Maine Drama Festival. Under the direction of English teacher Rick Solomon, the school’s Sock n Buskin theater group performed the 30-minute play, “The Zen Substitute,” by James Brandon and Tamako Niwa, at the regional […]