The chickens and bees on Chestnut Street in Westbrook are still in limbo after the Committee of the Whole considered ordinance changes to allow the animals to stay under certain guidelines. The committee approved of the guidelines for keeping chickens and bees, which include minimum lot sizes and standards of practice to reduce noise and […]

The Westbrook American reported on Jan. 16, 1963, that Mr. and Mrs. Gary Locke of North Gorham were visiting New Orleans, La., during a three-week vacation. Ila Foster of West Buxton was a patient at the Buxton and Hollis Hospital in Bar Mills.

If the state is ever going to lower its tax burden to the middle of pack nationally, it needs to reduce spending by $700 million, and the only place to find that kind of money is in education and Medicaid. Richard Silkman, the state planning director under Gov. John McKernan, delivered that controversial message at […]

Westbrook resident John C. L. Morgan has launched a new Web site, www.riverbankrepublic.com, dedicated to all things Westbrook. The site includes a calendar of events, a discussion group and a blog, where Morgan, 24, comments on the politics and culture of the city and the state. Last week, Morgan sat down with the American Journal […]

For the full story and more photos, go to www.keepmecurrent.com. INTRODUCTION: Earle Harvey swears you can’t feel a thing. “I’ve had mosquito bites that hurt worse,” said the South Portland resident. Harvey, 77, has been donating blood for almost 60 years, since he enlisted in the Army at 18. “I did it to get out […]

Jan. 19, 1983 Mayor William B. O’Gara plans to launch eight two-man teams for downtown Westbrook invigoration. He called together his special downtown advisory group for the early morning session and asked each of its eight members to bring someone else who will work with him or her. The idea of two-person teams to help […]

Jan. 19, 1983 Mayor William B. O’Gara plans to launch eight two-man teams for downtown Westbrook invigoration. He called together his special downtown advisory group for the early morning session and asked each of its eight members to bring someone else who will work with him or her. The idea of two-person teams to help […]

A veteran Gorham councilor unseated in November is questioning what he called irregularities in the town’s election procedures, and is asking for a second look from the state at how the town ran that election. “The question is, we have a result based on machine tallies that were never tested properly,” Norman Justice said Tuesday. […]

The Dorcas Society of Buxton is sponsoring an antique appraisal event Saturday from 1-4 p.m. at the Bar Mills Parish House, Route 4. Frank Wood, of DeWolfe and Wood, will relate the histories and appraise items taken to the show. The cost is $10 for one item and $15 for two. Refreshments will be available. […]

Gorham Police said Friday a prank has closed Gorham High School, 41 Morrill Ave. Sgt. Dan Young said at 8:15 a.m. that kids had piled snow in front of doors at the school and that the snow is being cleared away. Young said police are investigating because the incident closed a public building. It is […]