Just a few questions for the City Council and Department Heads. An employee of the Public Works Department has been fired for plowing a relative’s driveway with a city vehicle. I understand this is not allowed, however, do we have different rules for different people? How about the Police and Fire Dept. employees can take […]

Just a few questions for the City Council and Department Heads. An employee of the Public Works Department has been fired for plowing a relative’s driveway with a city vehicle. I understand this is not allowed, however, do we have different rules for different people? How about the Police and Fire Dept. employees can take […]

Community Bulletin Board Calendar – April 2007 Apr. 2 – 5 Congin School Book Fair, Congin Library Apr. 2 – 6 Saccarappa School Spring Book Fair Week, Saccarappa Library Apr. 3 Canal School Band Concert, Westbrook High School 6 p.m. Apr. 3 Congin School All City Instrumental Concert, Westbrook High School 7 p.m. Apr. 4 […]

Westbrook residents will get a chance to vote in June on whether to drop political parties from the ballot for local candidates and whether to change the city clerk from an elected to an appointed position. Those two questions will appear on the ballot June 12, along with the bond to build a new junior […]

Anyone interested in helping plan Westbrook Together Days is invited to join members of the planning committee at an upcoming meeting. The committee will meet next at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29.

The University of Southern Maine’s Center for Continuing Education will host “Attracting the Life you Want,” a life planning retreat for women, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, at the Abromson Community Education Center on the Portland campus. The fee is $135 and includes morning refreshments and lunch. To register, call 780-5900 or […]

Matty’s Dine & Dance, owned and operated by the Direnzo family was a popular Westbrook night spot, with Gary & The Counts the featured Band. The Direnzo family also owned and operated the D & J Variety Store, which was located in the building at 533 Main (left photo). Apartments occupied the upper floors of […]

Gorham Fire Department Wins 17th Annual Firefighters Slalom Race at Sunday River Saturday’s Ski-A-Thon and Sunday’s Race and Chili Cook-Off raised more than $350,000 for Maine Handicapped Skiing ****FOOTAGE AVAILABLE**** Download TV ready b-roll at www.sundayriver.com/files NEWRY, Maine (March. 25, 2007) – The Gorham Fire Department edged out fourteen other teams to take first place […]

Gorham Fire Department Wins 17th Annual Firefighters Slalom Race at Sunday River Saturday’s Ski-A-Thon and Sunday’s Race and Chili Cook-Off raised more than $350,000 for Maine Handicapped Skiing ****FOOTAGE AVAILABLE**** Download TV ready b-roll at www.sundayriver.com/files NEWRY, Maine (March. 25, 2007) – The Gorham Fire Department edged out fourteen other teams to take first place […]

A Democratic senator from Androscoggin County has proposed the creation of a Commission to Lower the Cost of State Government, charged with finding $30 million in savings that can be booked in the second year of the two-year state budget. Sen. John Nutting of Leeds said it was time state government looked at its own […]