Westbrook’s fight against underage drinking yielded results again Saturday as police broke up a house party and cited 11 minors for underage drinking. One man was arrested for assaulting an officer. The bust was the latest in the department’s efforts targeting house parties in Westbrook since the summer, when police began special details to prevent […]

It amazes me that some of the idiots that run this city can’t support a $25,000 tax-neutral position at Walker Memorial Library but support a $20 million junior high school. Penny wise and pound foolish. I rest my case. Marc P. Mailhot Westbrook

It amazes me that some of the idiots that run this city can’t support a $25,000 tax-neutral position at Walker Memorial Library but support a $20 million junior high school. Penny wise and pound foolish. I rest my case. Marc P. Mailhot Westbrook

A special commission looking for alternative ways to fund the state-subsidized Dirigo Health insurance plan took straw votes Monday, supporting new taxes on snacks and soda and an increase in the tax on cigarettes, beer and wine to keep the program going next year. The commission will take an official vote on which of those […]

Lifelong Westbrook resident Peter Plowman said he and his wife, Jeanne, donated Westbrook its new Christmas tree because they wanted to honor his mother. On Sunday evening, they got to see it light up at Riverbank Park. First came carols played and sung by Westbrook High School band members and carolers during a visit by […]

Church luncheon – Thursday, Dec. 7, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Chicken casserole. $3.50. Bean supper – Saturday, Dec. 9, 4:30-6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 179 Ridgeland Ave., South Portland. $7, $3. Bean supper – Saturday, Dec. 9, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Two kinds of beans, […]

Revenue forecasters believe the state will collect nearly $181 million more in taxes over the next two fiscal years than originally expected – money the state needs to dig out of an anticipated $670 million hole in the next two-year budget. Revenue projections for the current fiscal year also were increased by $86 million, and […]

CUTLINE ONLY IMG1210 IMG1216 Haven’s Candies in Westbrook held a fundraising event Saturday for The Center for Grieving Children, which helps provide support for childlren during traumatic experiences. The candy shop opened up its doors for customers to create their own candy canes. Haven’s employee Roger Hilden, above, readies the cooked candy-cane mixture for the […]

Students at the Westbrook Regional Vocational Center and Westbrook High School marked World AIDS Day by hearing from people who are living with the disease. The students attended assemblies last Friday to hear speakers discussing the theme: “Stop AIDS. Keep the promise.” The program, which was coordinated by Norman Sprague, a culinary arts instructor at […]

Students at the Westbrook Regional Vocational Center and Westbrook High School marked World AIDS Day by hearing from people who are living with the disease. The students attended assemblies last Friday to hear speakers discussing the theme: “Stop AIDS. Keep the promise.” The program, which was coordinated by Norman Sprague, a culinary arts instructor at […]