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Bulletin Board

Mission Possible Teen Center would like to congratulate Kaitlyn Wells for earning Teen of the Month! Kaitlyn has only been coming to the center for a few months, but in that time she has shown us what an impressive individual she really is. Even with her quiet, shy demeanor Kaitlyn expresses her deep personality to […]

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YouTube's the site to be seen

Toss a couple local search terms into the video Web site YouTube and you’ll find the winning goal of a Gorham-Westbrook soccer match, a handful of Westbrook students in France and a Bonny Eagle Middle School teacher playing with drumsticks in class. It’s all user-generated material seen by people all over the world. YouTube videos […]

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YouTube's the site to be seen

Toss a couple local search terms into the video Web site YouTube and you’ll find the winning goal of a Gorham-Westbrook soccer match, a handful of Westbrook students in France and a Bonny Eagle Middle School teacher playing with drumsticks in class. It’s all user-generated material seen by people all over the world. YouTube videos […]

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Westbrook Then & Now

This building at 917 Main St. was built in the 1840s to serve as a Universalist church. The original front had pillars and exterior stairs leading into the main floor. The building served as a church until a new one was constructed at 719 Main St. in 1887. This building was sold and served many […]

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Westbrook councilor wants to cut clerk's pay

City Councilor Ed Symbol has proposed cutting the salary of Westbrook’s elected city clerk to create assistant positions to fulfill some of the duties of the clerk, and he might have some support from Mayor Bruce Chuluda. Symbol proposed the change during a budget and finance committee meeting May 24, two days after residents voted […]

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Westbrook councilor wants to cut clerk's pay

City Councilor Ed Symbol has proposed cutting the salary of Westbrook’s elected city clerk to create assistant positions to fulfill some of the duties of the clerk, and he might have some support from Mayor Bruce Chuluda. Symbol proposed the change during a budget and finance committee meeting May 24, two days after residents voted […]

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Together Days: All welcome – except rain

Westbrook Together Days, a city tradition for nearly 30 years, has grown and expanded since it began in 1980, but one thing remains the same – it is still a way for the community to gather and enjoy sense of camaraderie in a growing city. This year’s edition runs Friday and Saturday at Riverbank Park, […]

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Ramblings

A fountain, a duck house, a celebration On Saturday, May 19, a group gathered on a lawn above the duck pond at Deering Oaks Park to celebrate installation of a new fountain and a restored duck house. The weather was fine, free of the frequent rain during the week. It was the 10th anniversary of […]

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Ramblings

A fountain, a duck house, a celebration On Saturday, May 19, a group gathered on a lawn above the duck pond at Deering Oaks Park to celebrate installation of a new fountain and a restored duck house. The weather was fine, free of the frequent rain during the week. It was the 10th anniversary of […]

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Man jailed for assault on baby

A Westbrook man is under suicide watch at the Cumberland County Jail after his arrest last Thursday on charges of assaulting a 5-month-old baby. Steven Waterman, 19, is being held on two counts of aggravated assault and one count of assault of a minor, Camren Anthony Baker. The baby is the son of Waterman’s girlfriend, […]