Call it a clash of good intentions. On one hand, there’s the Greater Portland YWCA, a nonprofit that had been providing women in need with shelter and services for nearly 150 years before financial problems compelled its board to fold the organization last year. Saddled with about $2.5 million in debts to the state, lending […]

Call it a clash of good intentions. On one hand, there’s the Greater Portland YWCA, a nonprofit that had been providing women in need with shelter and services for nearly 150 years before financial problems compelled its board to fold the organization last year. Saddled with about $2.5 million in debts to the state, lending […]

Seniors road trip Westbrook Senior Citizens are planning an overnight trip to Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun in Connecticut on April 2 and 3. The group will see the Yakov Smirnoff show. For more information, call 854-2292 or 854-2705. Woman’s Club blanket benefit Guest speaker Susan Kirk, Southern Maine coordinator for Project Linus, spoke recently to […]

While not ruling out the possibility of Wal-Mart coming to Westbrook, the owner of the property the retail giant was eyeing for a proposed Westbrook store is looking for new buyers. Saunders Brothers, which has moved its operations to Locke Mills, has dropped the asking price for its former Westbrook dowel mill from $4.9 million […]

While not ruling out the possibility of Wal-Mart coming to Westbrook, the owner of the property the retail giant was eyeing for a proposed Westbrook store is looking for new buyers. Saunders Brothers, which has moved its operations to Locke Mills, has dropped the asking price for its former Westbrook dowel mill from $4.9 million […]

While not ruling out the possibility of Wal-Mart coming to Westbrook, the owner of the property the retail giant was eyeing for a proposed Westbrook store is looking for new buyers. Saunders Brothers, which has moved its operations to Locke Mills, has dropped the asking price for its former Westbrook dowel mill from $4.9 million […]

The Westbrook American reported on Feb. 14, 1962, that Mrs. Earl Berry was named chairman for a public fried clam supper at Buxton Grange. She was assisted by Mrs. Reesa Roy and Miss Louise Reed. Rudolph Harmon was in charge of tickets and Walter Haines Orchestra played the music.

Four people made it out alive after a home in Gorham went up in flames late Saturday afternoon. The home, owned by Reginald Irish Jr., caught fire at about 3:30 p.m. after Irish and his brother were trying to warm up frozen pipes in a second-floor bedroom. “We were in the process of fixing a […]

A glimpse at old homes Christi Mitchell, a staff member of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission in Augusta, spoke about the National Register of Historic Places, at a Feb. 7 meeting of the Westbrook Historical Society. Since 2001, her primary responsibility has been to coordinate nominations to the National Register of Historic Places, and architectural […]

Church luncheon – Thursday, Feb. 15, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Turkey fricassee, $3.50. Roast beef supper – Saturday, Feb. 17, 5 and 6 p.m., Sebago Lake Congregational Church, 410 Northeast Road (Route 35), Sebago Lake Village. Roast beef, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, cole slaw, Italian bread, assorted desserts, coffee, tea […]