Human Resources Director Tina Crellin wrote the following resignation letter to Mayor Bruce Chuluda and City Administrator Jerre Bryant on Sept. 13: It is with great emotion that I write this letter to you in the midst of the present turmoil. As I have reflected on my last decade with this organization, I have no […]

A century ago, a man with family ties to Gorham, who witnessed the emergence of a new age, gave a couple of generous gifts to what was then a small farming community. Born in 1831, he was the son of a country doctor from Gorham. He had lived to see electric lights replace oil lamps […]

Westbrook and Windham are two of about six districts that are considering consolidation despite not being required to do so. That possible consolidation was among many others outlined by Education Commissioner Susan Gendron and Gov. John Baldacci last Thursday, as they announced which schools were in compliance with state requirements. The Westbrook, Windham and Raymond […]

As the designs near completion, the Middle School Building Committee will be presenting a progress update at Westbrook High School, room 114 on Tuesday at 6 p.m. “We’ve gone a long way since we last went out to the public,” said City Councilor John O’Hara, who chairs the committee with Westbrook Planning Board member Rene […]

Walker Memorial Library is closing at 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21, and won’t open its doors again until sometime in December now that the first round of bids to repair the leaking building received council approval on Monday. Westbrook was looking to bond nearly $1 million for the renovations this fall, but if contracts […]

The Cumberland County Fair is one of the biggest fairs of the fall season. The 136th annual fair starts on Sunday and runs through Saturday, Sept. 29. The fair is held at the Cumberland Fairgrounds, at 197 Blanchard Rd. in Cumberland. Admission to the fair is $7 on weekdays and $9 on Friday, Saturday and […]

September 1982 A series of events suggests that the Westbrook School Committee may be thinking about whether to renew the contract of Superintendent Carl F. Knowlton next June 30. The series began with open criticism of two actions by the superintendent in the board’s meeting in August. Since then, the committee has been holding hush-hush […]

September 1982 A series of events suggests that the Westbrook School Committee may be thinking about whether to renew the contract of Superintendent Carl F. Knowlton next June 30. The series began with open criticism of two actions by the superintendent in the board’s meeting in August. Since then, the committee has been holding hush-hush […]

(senior officers)CUTLINE ONLY The first meeting of the Westbrook Senior Citizens for the 2007-2008 year was held on Monday at the Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church with the new officers, from left, Chloe Heiser, secretary; Ellie Archambault, president; Jan Cargill, vice president; and Betty Green, treasurer. The first meeting of the Westbrook Senior Citizens for the 2007

State revenue reports for August were released on Monday and show the state is slightly over budget for the first two months of the fiscal year, but there could be trouble ahead with sluggish income and sales tax receipts. While the state is essentially on budget right now, $11 million of the revenue appears to […]