A ban on allowing service stations in rural areas is one of several ordinance changes being looked at by the Buxton Planning Board. “We shouldn’t have gas stations in rural zones,” planning board chairman Jeremiah Ross said in a workshop discussion Monday. Buxton voters would have to approve any ordinance change in a town meeting. […]

A ban on allowing service stations in rural areas is one of several ordinance changes being looked at by the Buxton Planning Board. “We shouldn’t have gas stations in rural zones,” planning board chairman Jeremiah Ross said in a workshop discussion Monday. Buxton voters would have to approve any ordinance change in a town meeting. […]

The Haskell Silk Co. was established in 1874 by Frank Haskell. The business was started in a wooden mill building located on Bridge Street next to the bridge. This building was only 50-by-50 feet in size, though it was enlarged several times to meet the demands of the fast-growing company. As more space was needed, […]

This letter is in response to Jim Violette’s column in the Oct. 4 American Journal. Westbrook may be a good future home for businesses, but as a longtime resident of Westbrook, I would not recommend it for anything else. Has anyone seen their property taxes reduced because all the new businesses? My husband and I […]

A report released by the University of Maine last week found that the Bangor racino was netting a fraction of the potential gambling revenues in the state. The report found that casinos could take in up to $280 million in Maine, far exceeding the $33 million pot Hollywood Slots won in the first nine months […]

Duo in Bar Mills concert The Kolosko Dimow Duo will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, at Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. Nathan Kolosko plays the guitar and Carl Dimow flutes. The duo formed in 2005 and last winter released a CD, “Nostalgia,” music from South America. The […]

Oct. 13, 1982 The Westbrook School Committee was apparently taken by surprise when Carl F. Knowlton, superintendent of schools, who had been under fire in recent weeks and twice denied a pay raise, made it known that he was out the door and on his way to Orange, Mass., with a five-year contract under his […]

If you’ve been worried about the prospects of a 125-acre rock quarry and asphalt plant coming to Gorham, keep worrying. Soon enough they will be calling our community, “Gorham, the new old Westbrook.” Town councilors (except for Shonn Moulton and Jane Willet) seem hell bent to make changes to ordinances that pave the way for […]

Firefighters and Northern Utilities workers contained a gas leak that occurred in Westbrook around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Spring Street and County Road. Officials cleared the scene and the streets reopened just before 6 a.m. It was the third gas leak in the area in less than two weeks. On Oct. 1, […]

Francis Feeney remains hospitalized in special care following a single-car crash that claimed the life of his brother 12 days ago. Feeney’s stepmother, Cathy Feeney of Buxton, said Tuesday he’s still unconscious and not breathing on his own. “Everyone is praying,” she said. “Thank God there’s a lot of family support. Feeney, 25, of Hollis, […]