Harvest fair – Friday, Oct. 26, 6-9 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Prides Corner Congregational Church, 235 Pride St., (off Route 302), Westbrook. Handcrafted gifts and jewelry, country store (bakery and crafts), candy counter (homemade delights), outdoor flea market, books, silent auction and door prizes, moonbounce and activities for children and a […]

Editor, I am truly shocked and concerned about the Portland School Board’s decision to hand out birth control to middle school children in Portland. What happened to teaching morals, teaching abstinence, or teaching a healthy lifestyle? Birth control pills do not protect children from the horrific sexually transmitted diseases and I doubt 11- and 12-year-olds […]

Seeking a three-year term on the Gorham Town Council, Noah F. Miner is making his initial run for office. Miner, 32, supports updating the comprehensive plan and the land use code. “I feel planning is important,” Miner said. Favoring mineral extraction in rural areas, Miner is opposed to the quarry proposed for an industrial site […]

When you mark your ballot Nov. 6, please look at the facts and the business Mayor Bruce Chuluda has brought to Westbrook. He tried to have department heads trim their budgets as much as possible to keep taxes down, but he is outnumbered where the council is concerned. They believe every department should have everything […]

Lewis W. Edwards operated a dry goods store out of a large, wooden building, left photo, that was located on Main Street at Bridge Street. A meeting room was located on the second floor, with entrance on the Bridge Street side. This room was known as Small’s Hall. The Baptists and Episcopalians occupied the hall […]

Lewis W. Edwards operated a dry goods store out of a large, wooden building, left photo, that was located on Main Street at Bridge Street. A meeting room was located on the second floor, with entrance on the Bridge Street side. This room was known as Small’s Hall. The Baptists and Episcopalians occupied the hall […]

Harvest supper – Friday, Oct. 19, 4:30-6:30 p.m., American Legion Post 197, Conant Street, Westbrook. Ham, potatoes, peas, onions, turnips, cabbage, carrots and homemade pies. $7, $4. Roast beef supper – Saturday, Oct. 20, 5 and 6 p.m., Sebago Lake Congregational Church, Route 35, Sebago Lake Village. Roast beef, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, cole […]

Harvest supper – Friday, Oct. 19, 4:30-6:30 p.m., American Legion Post 197, Conant Street, Westbrook. Ham, potatoes, peas, onions, turnips, cabbage, carrots and homemade pies. $7, $4. Roast beef supper – Saturday, Oct. 20, 5 and 6 p.m., Sebago Lake Congregational Church, Route 35, Sebago Lake Village. Roast beef, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, cole […]

Puiia teen pageant contestant Christina Puiia, 18, the daughter of Patty and John Harkins of Westbrook, will seek to win the state’s Miss Teen title on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24 and 25, at the Sheridan in South Portland. The winner will represent Maine in the Miss Teen USA pageant next year. Puiia, a senior […]

Westbrook is moving to crack down on the city’s young people by revising an outdated curfew and implementing a tough, new anti-graffiti ordinance. The curfew has not been updated since 1943, and its text includes a provision that the fire department “cause two blasts of the fire alarm to be sounded each night at 9 […]