Presum River Conservation (01) – Cattle at Walnut Crest Farm in Gorham no longer hoof it to the Presumpscot River for water. (02) – Dale Rines practices conservation at Gorham’s historic Walnut Crest Farm. (03) – Cattle at Walnut Crest Farm now drink from fountains in the pasture as part of a conservation measure protecting […]

The Westbrook American reported on Oct. 10, 1962, the Gorham Highway Department was to rebuild the Albion Deering Bridge on Deering Road in November. The town had approved a maximum of $2,000 for the project. The Priscilla Circle of West Buxton was to meet at the home of Mrs. Henry Swanton. Mrs. Phil Beane entertained […]

Police chief is chamber speaker Westbrook Community Chamber’s Business @ Lunch will be held Wednesday, Oct. 31, from noon-1:30 pm, at the Westbrook Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St. The city’s new chief of police, William Baker, is guest speaker. The cost is $7 for members. $10 for non-members. To register call 772.2811, ext 228. […]

A Westbrook family not only will see the Miami Dolphins play with tickets compliments of the team, but also will be right on Dolphin Stadium field with players before kickoff. Patrick Coyne with his wife, Gina DellaValle, and their teenage son, Pat Coyne, are all flying to Florida to watch the Miami Dolphins on Dec. […]

Farm life We went to the opening reception Oct. 4 of “A Season Under the Sun,” and enjoyed the exhibit of farm pictures at the University of New England’s Westbrook College campus Art Gallery. At the lower level of the gallery the walls of the room were filled with excellent photographs of Maxwell’s Farm at […]

Paying little attention to visitors, a herd of 35 beef cattle relaxed on a hillside Monday not far from their drinking fountains at Walnut Crest Farm, off Route 25 in Gorham. The scene – cattle dotting the bucolic, rolling farmland – is timeless. But there’s a big difference now. For the first time in centuries, […]

THOUGHT CHARLIE ALREADY WROTE ABOUT THIS AND ANYWAY, IF FEELS LIKE A SEPARATE STORY I KNOW WE HAD THIS STORY LAST YEAR FROM CHARLIE, THOUGH I CAN’T FIND IT. Westbrook is moving forward in growing business and property development, but if the workforce doesn’t exist, there is little reason to do so. So, through a […]

THOUGHT CHARLIE ALREADY WROTE ABOUT THIS AND ANYWAY, IF FEELS LIKE A SEPARATE STORY I KNOW WE HAD THIS STORY LAST YEAR FROM CHARLIE, THOUGH I CAN’T FIND IT. Westbrook is moving forward in growing business and property development, but if the workforce doesn’t exist, there is little reason to do so. So, through a […]

Reconstruction of a busy intersection in Gorham by a developer could get under way Friday. Gorham Planning Board Monday gave Hans Hansen, developer of the Stargazer development, the green light to upgrade the intersection of County Road (Route 22) and South Street (Route 114). Hansen was required to improve the intersection in connection with town […]

A new group of influential business leaders has formed in Westbrook to work with the city to encourage economic development and identified as its highest priority a project that has been stymied for years – the construction of an office building on Saccarappa Park. The Westbrook Development Collaborative, a group hand-picked by Mayor Bruce Chuluda […]