A Westbrook man has been indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury on charges of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact. The indictment against Arthur Facteau, 45, of Seavey Street, was handed up last week. Facteau was in the news recently when he was slapped with two restraining orders – one from the Westbrook […]

Mental-health care providers who treat the state’s Medicaid patients are facing tough budget times and things are only expected to get worse as the state grapples with ways to fill a $95 million hole in revenue collections. Mental health services, including treatment for drug abuse, already were scheduled for a $33 million cut in requested […]

Local businesses are helping with the annual Toys for Tots campaign this year to collect new, unwrapped toys for the needy children of Maine. New drop sites are added daily, so those interested should check the Web site, toysfortotsmaine.org, or call the Toys For Tots main office, 504-2461. Toys will be picked up Sunday through […]

Local businesses are helping with the annual Toys for Tots campaign this year to collect new, unwrapped toys for the needy children of Maine. New drop sites are added daily, so those interested should check the Web site, toysfortotsmaine.org, or call the Toys For Tots main office, 504-2461. Toys will be picked up Sunday through […]

Festival benefits ‘heat on’ Donations at the Festival of Trees, sponsored by the Bar Mills Community Church and Buxton Garden Club last week, benefited the town’s “Keep the Heat On,” assisting needy elderly to pay rising home heating costs. The five-day event that concluded Friday featured a wide variety of entertainment including Patsy Leavitt and […]

Festival benefits ‘heat on’ Donations at the Festival of Trees, sponsored by the Bar Mills Community Church and Buxton Garden Club last week, benefited the town’s “Keep the Heat On,” assisting needy elderly to pay rising home heating costs. The five-day event that concluded Friday featured a wide variety of entertainment including Patsy Leavitt and […]

In the Dec. 6 issue of the American Journal, Kathy Shaw was misidentifed in a Festival of Trees photo caption on page 7.

WITH 46955 – ramblings (silk jpg) A cocoon produced by the silkworm. Courtesy photo Ramblings photo

Pat Coyne has had quite a year. Unfortunately, he can’t say the same about his favorite football team. The 18-year-old from Westbrook returned home this month after traveling to Miami with his parents to see the Dolphins play compliments of the team. That was after he used the jersey numbers of Miami Dolphins players to […]

Bean supper – Friday, Dec. 14, 4:30-6 p.m., Old Orchard Beach United Methodist Church, corner of Washington and Fountain avenues, Old Orchard Beach. $6, $4; $20, immediate family. Bean supper – Saturday, Dec. 15, 5-6 p.m., People’s Methodist Church, 310 Broadway, South Portland. Three kinds of beans, casseroles, hot dogs, cole slaw, pies, coffee and […]