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New Westbrook ‘barcade’ hopes to be draw to Brown Street

Wessie’s Den, with a bar, pinball machines and vintage video games, wants to help revitalize the area, a co-owner says.

The city expects the revamp of the Cumberland Mills intersections to be completed by October.

The new program allows students to earn 700 training hours out of the 1,500 required for state licensing.

Home births in Maine jumped by 23% in 2020 according to CDC data, as patients avoided hospitals.

New 3 1/2-foot railings to deter people from jumping from the bridge into the Saco River are among the improvements planned.

A request for a pre-application hearing before the town planning board was withdrawn.

Virtual career fair brings expanded opportunities for middle schoolers and students in more remote areas.

The Through These Doors domestic violence resource center will continue to provide training for officers and accompany them on some calls.

City councilors and School Committee members want to get rid of the failing geothermal system that has racked up repairs costs for years.

If approved, Westbrook’s “land acknowledgment” would likely be the first by a municipality in Maine.