Bonnie Waterman sat on a step just outside the kennel at the Animal Refuge League Tuesday as four dogs that had recently been seized by Buxton police because of neglect frolicked around her. If the dogs health had suffered any long-term damage due to malnutrition, it wasn’t apparent as they ran around wagging their tails […]

The USM Art Department proudly presents an exhibit of its graduating emerging artists. B.F.A. Exhibitions represent culminating educational experiences for art majors graduating with a Bachelors of Fine Art degree. This exhibit is typically the student’s first major presentation of a cohesive group of work. This year, a total of 22 students will display their […]

Woman’s club hosts district meeting, art show Evelyn Meserve, District 1 president, hosted the GFWC/Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs district meeting on March 31 at Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church. “Everyone enjoyed the delicious luncheon prepared by Marion Broaddus and Elizabeth Young, members of the host club,” said Carol Quint. Forty-two pieces of art submitted by high […]

Woman’s club hosts district meeting, art show Evelyn Meserve, District 1 president, hosted the GFWC/Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs district meeting on March 31 at Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church. “Everyone enjoyed the delicious luncheon prepared by Marion Broaddus and Elizabeth Young, members of the host club,” said Carol Quint. Forty-two pieces of art submitted by high […]

Snow was coming down, heavy and wet, when Iggy Infantides and Terry Wright left work a couple of Wednesdays ago. Iggy climbed into his car, Terry headed for his truck, and the two postal employees left the huge U.S. Postal Service sorting facility in Scarborough, headed for the back corner of South Portland’s Calvary Cemetery. […]

Never has it been more important for Maine to make energy policy a priority and to aggressively pursue energy independence and security for our state. Energy prices are high and extremely volatile. The dangers of rapid climate change are becoming increasingly apparent, and the federal government has failed to articulate a sustainable energy policy for […]

BEHS Spanish students in world test Eight students in Dan Bennett’s Spanish 5 class at Bonney Eagle High School are preparing to compete against students from approximately 50 high schools from around the world in a European geography contest. High school students from Canada, Spain, Nepal, Romania, Norway, Japan, and many other countries, will be […]

Top three percentage hikes in Gorham Municipal budget Last year proposed % change Gorham Municipal Center $175,780 $222,150 up 26.4 Fire Dept. $691,472 $782,994 up 13.2 Local road $286,400 $344,400 up 20.3 Repair Total Municipal Budget $10.9 m $11.3m up 3.7 Municipal budget total does not include county tax and Gorham School Department budget.

The Westbrook City Council voted Monday night to move up the date of a referendum on the new junior high school three weeks and to ask whether residents want to fund an auditorium as a separate question on the ballot. In two separate ballot questions, residents will vote May 22 on whether to approve a […]

April 1982 The star of the second annual Westbrook High School academic awards ceremony was senior Wenda Saunders, who was named valedictorian and received the Rachael Hutchinson Mathematics Award, the Bausch and Lomb science award, and commendations for her work in biology, music and English. She was named outstanding participant in the Pi Cone Math […]