What will happen to the old Wescott Junior High once it has seen its last student exit its doors? Members of a committee charged with looking at the reuse of the aging building – which will close in 2010 when a new middle school opens – met Tuesday to discuss the possibilities for the future, […]

For Madison Gouzie, the decision to go to college wasn’t an easy one. His parents hadn’t gone to college, and he didn’t know anything about the admissions process or financial aid. “College isn’t always the next logical step for kids in Maine,” said Gouzie, a graduate of Westbrook High School. Though Gouzie managed to apply […]

Bean supper – Friday, Aug. 10, 4:30-6 p.m., Old Orchard Beach United Methodist Church, corner of Washington and Fountain avenues, Old Orchard Beach. $6; $4; $20, family. Bean supper – Saturday, Aug. 11, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Two kinds of beans, hot dogs, cole slaw, American chop suey, Italian bread, […]

Westbrook has joined the Southern Maine Violent Crimes Task Force in an effort to give a boost to the Westbrook Police Department’s mission and to assist other departments, Capt. Tom Roth, Westbrook’s acting chief, said last week. Westbrook joins officers from Biddeford, Scarborough, Portland and South Portland, as well as sheriffs from York and Cumberland […]

A single-car crash closed part of New Portland Road in Gorham for six hours during the Monday morning rush hour. Gorham Police said the driver, Amber Brown, 20, of Gorham, didn’t sustain injuries when her gray, four-door Chevrolet rolled over, landed in a ditch and snapped a utility pole at 5:35 a.m. “She saw an […]

Gorham planners Monday, after a quieter second public hearing, delayed an ordinance-change decision impacting an industrial development. But the Gorham Planning Board is expected to vote this month on its recommendations to the town council for proposed amendments to the land-use code. Timing of the proposed changes – coming while the planning board is considering […]

August 1982 After nearly a year’s delay, the Westbrook Housing Authority is ready to go ahead with construction of a million-dollar apartment house for low-income elderly off lower Main Street at Larrabee Road. It has awarded a contract for $999,487 to B&D Builders, Falmouth. Issuance of a building permit is expected this is week. After […]

This is Gorham Savings Bank built at 64 Main St. in 1959. The brick building was designed by Cuneen Co. of Philadelphia, Pa., and constructed by Paul McLellan Co., according to a report in the American Journal. The bank first opened in 1868, and Toppan Robie was its first president. The bank previously was located […]

This is Gorham Savings Bank built at 64 Main St. in 1959. The brick building was designed by Cuneen Co. of Philadelphia, Pa., and constructed by Paul McLellan Co., according to a report in the American Journal. The bank first opened in 1868, and Toppan Robie was its first president. The bank previously was located […]

Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMAA) announces its 3 day Senior Medicare Patrol training session to become a Medicare Advocate. The training sessions are scheduled for August 14, 21 and 28, 2007 at SMAA’s Scarborough office. At these sessions volunteers learn about Medicare and associated insurances to help seniors work through important Medicare insurance choices […]