The Gorham Booster Station was built in 1895 by the Gorham Water Co., which was a subsidiary of or a sister company to the Portland Water Co. It’s at the corner of Main Street and Libby Avenue. It was originally steam powered. It was acquired by the Portland Water District when it formed in 1908. […]

David and Robin Dahms were hoping to move into their dream home on Beaver Pond by Christmas. Built in memory of their daughter, Brittany, who died of cancer last January, the three-bedroom ranch was going to have a deck off the back overlooking the pond, a private back yard where the family could barbecue in […]

January 1982 Westbrook Mayor William B., O’Gara set six goals for his ninth and 10th years in office in his inaugural address as follows: more retail stores; a new answer to public transportation; limits on criticism of city employees in council meetings; putting the old senior-junior high school to more use; closer work with the […]

White Rock Historical Society proposed Penny Loura of White Rock hopes to launch a White Rock Historical Society. Loura, who has lived in Gorham 54 years, is contacting other White Rock residents to see whether there’s enough interest. She recently met with Ellie Saunders of Westbrook Historical Society and plans to meet with a representative […]

(car 2) – While Valentine Lopez and Westbrook Police Officer Phil Robinson watch, Rickey Walker lends a hand to a tow truck operator after a car Lopez and Walker were repairing slid down a riverbank around noon Tuesday from a yard on Speirs Street. Lopez, who was in the car, was unhurt when the vehicle […]

(car 2) – While Valentine Lopez and Westbrook Police Officer Phil Robinson watch, Rickey Walker lends a hand to a tow truck operator after a car Lopez and Walker were repairing slid down a riverbank around noon Tuesday from a yard on Speirs Street. Lopez, who was in the car, was unhurt when the vehicle […]

Bean supper – Saturday, Dec. 30, 4:30-6 p.m., Elm Street United Methodist Church, 168 Elm St., South Portland. Beans, casseroles, chop suey, cole slaw, hot dogs, pies and beverages. $7, $2.50. Bean supper – Saturday, Jan. 6, 4:30-6 p.m., Hollis Lions Club, Palmer Hall, intersection of route 202 and 35, Hollis. Two kinds of beans, […]

Once again, it’s time to make a list of good intentions for the new year. Resolutions. Resolves. Promises meant to be kept. These usually involve weight, since we’re guilt-ridden after the holiday feasting. There is no shortage of diets, diet books and diet experts. The bottom line usually goes right back to that familiar food […]

Westbrook had one of the first electric locomotives in the state. This photo on the left was taken around 1882, and shows this locomotive that was equipped with two 6-horsepower motors. It hauled one freight car at a time from the Westbrook Railway Station through Mechanic Street, across Main Street on tracks that ran between […]

High school students honored Eight Bonny Eagle High School students have been accepted recently for membership in the Foreign Language Honor Society. Each student has earned at least a 90 (B-plus) in at least three levels of a modern or classical language offered at the school (Spanish, French or Latin). The students inducted in a […]