Whether it’s from booster club meetings or breakfast at Mister Bagel, John Cottrell’s face is a familiar one in Westbrook. After being diagnosed with cancer in its late stages, the friendly, social man couldn’t have asked for a better response from friends and family than what they’re giving him – a party. The primary purpose […]

Whether it’s from booster club meetings or breakfast at Mister Bagel, John Cottrell’s face is a familiar one in Westbrook. After being diagnosed with cancer in its late stages, the friendly, social man couldn’t have asked for a better response from friends and family than what they’re giving him – a party. The primary purpose […]

A woman was transported to the hospital after a car crash at around 1 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Larrabee Road and Main Street in Westbrook. A green Cadillac Northstar ran a red light traveling southbound on Larrabee Road and collided with a white Pontiac Grand Prix traveling eastbound on Main Street. The driver […]

A woman was transported to the hospital after a car crash at around 1 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Larrabee Road and Main Street in Westbrook. A green Cadillac Northstar ran a red light traveling southbound on Larrabee Road and collided with a white Pontiac Grand Prix traveling eastbound on Main Street. The driver […]

The school districts of Windham, Westbrook and Raymond will not merge, following a vote by school officials at Monday’s meeting at Windham High School. The possibility Windham and Raymond will consolidate does remain. The school districts of Windham and Raymond both voted to pull out of the three-way merger while Westbrook voted to stay in. […]

Spaghetti dinner – Friday, March 7, 6 p.m., First Congregational Church of New Gloucester, Gloucester Hill Road, sponsored by Kasey Pendexter and Board of Missions to raise awareness of domestic violence. $7, $3; $20, family. Proceeds benefit Abused Women’s Advocacy Project in Lewiston. To reserve takeout, call 926-3255 before Friday. Bean supper – Saturday, March […]

Dr. Sunil Goonasekera, 60, is a visiting professor in his second year at Bowdoin College, where he teaches four Asian religions, including Buddhism. His specialty is anthropology of religion. He graduated from University of California at San Diego. He has taught there and at a major university in his native country, Sir Lanka. He and […]

Just two months after being inaugurated into his third term as a Westbrook city councilor, Ed Symbol resigned Monday in order to pursue a seat on the city’s School Committee. Symbol, 42, was nominated Sunday by the Westbrook Republican Committee to fill a seat on the School Committee vacated by Jack Gorsuch, who resigned three […]

UMaine Students Make Deans List ORONO, ME (02/27/2008; 1335)(readMedia)- A total of 2,656 students earned Deans List honors from the University of Maine’s eight colleges during the fall 2008 semester. Of the students who made the Deans List, 2,281 are from Maine, 324 are from out of state, and 51 are from foreign countries. Names […]

March 9, 1983 Twenty-four downtown Westbrook businesses told the Council of Governments that their revenues have increased over the past five years. This was one of he questions asked in a COG survey intended to help retailing in downtown Westbrook. Businessmen were asked to adjust their revenue estimate for inflation. A banker in the meeting […]