Gospel men to meet The local chapter of the Full Gospel Businessmen Fellowship International will meet for a buffet breakfast at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9. Cost is $8; $6, seniors. Westbrook resident Lester Sabine will speak. For reservations, call 727-3252, 774-6416 or 772-5744. Trask on dean’s list Elizabeth M. Trask, a 2004 graduate […]

Imagine that you live alone and have just come home from a two-week stay in the hospital where you had some surgery – perhaps a hip replacement. Perhaps you’re one of the older people who cannot get around as easy as when you were 30. You use a walker and depend on relatives and friends […]

The conviction and sentence of the owner of a Westbrook methadone clinic have been affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit in Boston. Dr. Mark Shinderman, who opened CAP Quality Care in 2001 and was the clinic’s director, was indicted by the federal grand jury in Portland in August 2005. In […]

Sorry I made a mistake on dates. Should be: Since Dec 2006 I want to thank you for doing the article in the Westbrook Newspaper about the Avesta Housing in Gorham. I am so happy that the lady found someone to listen and found someone to start doing something about the heating problems. I live […]

In the three years that Don Bodin has lived at Larrabee Village in Westbrook, the 88-year-old has had two close encounters with death. In the first incident, about a year ago, his heart started beating in an abnormal rhythm, causing his defibrillator to send an electric jolt that hit him “like a baseball bat.” Then, […]

In the three years that Don Bodin has lived at Larrabee Village in Westbrook, the 88-year-old has had two close encounters with death. In the first incident, about a year ago, his heart started beating in an abnormal rhythm, causing his defibrillator to send an electric jolt that hit him “like a baseball bat.” Then, […]

Problems with apartment thermostats at an elderly residence remain unresolved this week in Gorham. Some residents of Village Square, which is owned and managed by Avesta Housing, the largest nonprofit housing agency in Maine, are still complaining of heat problems – a week after Gorham Fire Inspector Russ Bearor ordered Avesta Housing to assess thermostats […]

Church lunch – Friday, Feb. 1, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., North Yarmouth First Congregational Church, 3 Gray Road, North Yarmouth. Lunch featuring haddock chowder with biscuits, fresh Maine crabmeat rolls, grilled Maine crabmeat and Swiss sandwiches, and other types of grilled sandwiches. Beverages are included with meal. Desserts are also available. Dine in or take out. […]

Republicans Buxton – Buxton Republicans will caucus Saturday, Feb. 2, at Sanford High School, 52 Sanford High School Boulevard, beginning at 10 a.m. For more information, call the Maine Republican Party at 622-6247, or Dave Bowles at the York County GOP at 324-9325 or 651-7966, or e-mail Info@yorkgop.org. Gorham – Gorham High School Library, Friday, […]

Republicans Buxton – Buxton Republicans will caucus Saturday, Feb. 2, at Sanford High School, 52 Sanford High School Boulevard, beginning at 10 a.m. For more information, call the Maine Republican Party at 622-6247, or Dave Bowles at the York County GOP at 324-9325 or 651-7966, or e-mail Info@yorkgop.org. Gorham – Gorham High School Library, Friday, […]