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 […]

Two rural Gorham roads heavily utilized by commuters will undergo a $4.7 million transformation, possibly starting this month, after plans were shelved earlier this year because of a state money shortage. Gorham Town Manager David Cole said this week that the Maine Department of Transportation would open construction bids on Wednesday, Oct. 10, for the […]

Two rural Gorham roads heavily utilized by commuters will undergo a $4.7 million transformation, possibly starting this month, after plans were shelved earlier this year because of a state money shortage. Gorham Town Manager David Cole said this week that the Maine Department of Transportation would open construction bids on Wednesday, Oct. 10, for the […]

The Westbrook American reported on Oct. 3, 1962, that Mr. and Mrs. Willie Lamb of Hurricane Road had observed their 47th wedding anniversary on Sept. 25. A missionary, Edith Townsend of West Buxton, had been home on furlough for a year from the China Islands in the Philippines. She flew to California to visit Ruth […]

Sunshine Alpacas of Maine on Flaggy Meadow Road, Gorham, hosted an open farm day Sunday. The farm, owned by Shawn and Lora Malloy, attracted about 100 visitors over the weekend. Guests received upclose and personal visits with animals in their pens and pastures. The Malloys have 32 alpacas, five llamas, two Shelty dogs, rabbits, a […]

Gorham will be seeking the approval of voters to spend $750,000 on constructing a multi-purpose playing field and softball diamond at the Gorham Middle School. “I can’t urge the community enough to support this,” said Mike Wing, who heads up Play Gorham, a citizens group advocating for more athletic fields. “It’s pretty critical,” Wing said […]

Gorham will be seeking the approval of voters to spend $750,000 on constructing a multi-purpose playing field and softball diamond at the Gorham Middle School. “I can’t urge the community enough to support this,” said Mike Wing, who heads up Play Gorham, a citizens group advocating for more athletic fields. “It’s pretty critical,” Wing said […]

Disability RMS of Westbrook, a leading provider of turnkey disability risk management products and services, has been selected as one of the Best Places to Work in Maine for the second consecutive year. The award for being the top large-size employer comes from the Society for Human Resources Management’s Maine State Council, the Maine Department […]

I feel that the city of Westbrook made a huge mistake enacting their sex offender ordinance. The citizens quoted in this newspaper on Sept. 20 seem to have pushed it forward as a revenge law. Did anyone pay attention to what Human Rights Watch has said about these types of ordinances? Did the city consult […]

with Long Creek pdf, page 9 The Long Creek Watershed, which includes a section in Westbrook, has been affected by more than 30 years of business development.