Playing sports should be good for Americas’s obesity problem, which we hear about on a daily basis. So why are some adults cutting kids from sports at such a young age? Every kid, no matter what their ability is, should have the opportunity to play and burn off a few calories. It certainly would be […]

Playing sports should be good for Americas’s obesity problem, which we hear about on a daily basis. So why are some adults cutting kids from sports at such a young age? Every kid, no matter what their ability is, should have the opportunity to play and burn off a few calories. It certainly would be […]

Despite the slow pace for commuters, and a few snags with moving both above-ground and underground utilities, construction on the intersection of Spring Street and County Road is on schedule and on budget, according to Shawn Smith, project manager for the Maine Department of Transportation. The state is rebuilding the intersection to add additional turn […]

Despite the slow pace for commuters, and a few snags with moving both above-ground and underground utilities, construction on the intersection of Spring Street and County Road is on schedule and on budget, according to Shawn Smith, project manager for the Maine Department of Transportation. The state is rebuilding the intersection to add additional turn […]

Animal welfare groups involved in the seizure of dogs from a Buxton kennel are seeking financial donations to help with the costs of caring for the animals, which could hit $100,000. Those willing can send donations to the Animal Refuge League, PO Box 336, Westbrook 04092. Donations can also be sent to the Animal Welfare […]

The drama at a Buxton dog kennel raided by authorities last week continued to unfold Tuesday, when kennel owners confronted police in front of their home. In the week after the raid in which animal welfare workers and police say they seized 250 dogs, the owners of the kennel have denied all of the charges […]

9/1 – Mayor’s open office hours 9 am-noon 9/3 – City offices closed for Labor Day; Family Fun Day, Riverside Park, noon-3 pm 9/4 – 6:30 pm Special City Council; followed by Finance Committee; followed by 7 pm Planning Board; first day of school for kindergarten 9/8 – Riverbank Art Festival 9/9 – Democratic Caucus […]

Gorham police said Wednesday a Gorham man was being held in Cumberland County Jail on $25,000 cash bail after being arrested Friday on charges of 20 counts of gross sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl. Gorham Detective Dana Thompson arrested Dean Walsh, 36, of Gorham about 9 p.m. Friday at his home on Mercier Way. […]

The Westbrook American reported in its issue of Aug. 29, 1962, that Van Carll, Gorham, had returned from two weeks training at Fort Eustis, Virginia, with the U.S. Army Reserves. Christine Esther LeConte of Toledo, Ohio, has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Leconte, in Westbrook.

September 1982 A meeting of the Westbrook School Committee wasn’t the most comfortable for Superintendent Carl Knowlton and two top aides. They were criticized for combining some first- and second-grade classes without consulting the full school committee, and for running deficits in some major accounts, then covering them with transfers, without school committee approval. The […]