Four people were transported to Maine Medical Center after a four-car accident at the intersection of East Bridge Street and Route 302 in Westbrook. According Westbrook Police Officer Michael Brown, a minivan was broadsided by a pickup truck traveling east on Route 302 as the van was taking a left turn into a Dunkin’ Donuts […]

Four people were transported to Maine Medical Center after a four-car accident at the intersection of East Bridge Street and Route 302 in Westbrook. According Westbrook Police Officer Michael Brown, a minivan was broadsided by a pickup truck traveling east on Route 302 as the van was taking a left turn into a Dunkin’ Donuts […]

The man shot by a deputy sheriff in November will be arraigned on various charges Jan. 8 in York County Superior Court in Alfred, according to District Attorney Mark Lawrence. Peter Ronfeldt, 28, 11 Harmon Pines, West Buxton, was indicted by a York County grand jury this month on charges from an incident Nov. 3 […]

The man shot by a deputy sheriff in November will be arraigned on various charges Jan. 8 in York County Superior Court in Alfred, according to District Attorney Mark Lawrence. Peter Ronfeldt, 28, 11 Harmon Pines, West Buxton, was indicted by a York County grand jury this month on charges from an incident Nov. 3 […]

After spending five nights at the Howard Johnson motel in Portland, Deb McDowell, who was displaced from her Westbrook apartment after a fire broke out early Friday morning, finally moved back Wednesday into a place of her own. “It was a terrible experience,” said McDowell, 51, whose apartment in Riverview Terrace, a public and elderly […]

Arrests Dec. 7 James Lawrence, 22, Brown Street, on Brown Street on a warrant charge. Samantha Gurney, 25, Brown Street, on Main Street on charges of theft and possession of Vicodin and a warrant charge. Michel Brinkerhoff, 26, Brown Street, on Main Street on charges of violating conditions of release, possession of Vicodin and a […]

A Buxton man pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty charges Tuesday at an arraignment hearing in York County Superior Court in Alfred. Mark A. Coosard, 45, of Buxton was indicted by a York County grand jury this month on one Class C felony charge of cruelty to animals and six Class D misdemeanor charges of […]

It’s been said that it takes a crisis to see the very best in ourselves and our communities. For those of us at Westbrook Housing, that crisis occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, Dec. 14, when fire struck our 60-unit residential community, Riverview Terrace, on Knight Street. Thankfully, no one was killed or […]

Westbrook Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, Riverbank Park, Westbrook, ME Picture # 1 – 0955 jpg Participants: Westbrook Brass Band lead by Kyle Smith, Westbrook Music Dept., Junie Dugas, Lead Caroler & Suzanne Joyce, event organizer Picture # 2 – 0960 jpg Participants: Westbrook Brass Band lead by Kyle Smith, Westbrook Music […]

During the past 12 months, Buxton’s police chief and her small-town department have been under extraordinary pressure and public scrutiny. Under a media glare, the department, led by Chief Jody Thomas, has investigated three of the state’s highest-profile cases: a missing teenager found dead months later in the Saco River; a controversial fatality involving an […]