October 1981 Martin’s will go ahead next year with a “substantial enlargement” of its supermarket at 25 Main St., Westbrook. On Tuesday, Westbrook will elect its full city government: mayor, clerk and all seven aldermen, for two-year terms. It will choose three of the seven school committee members for four-year terms. An editorial calls for […]

October 1981 Martin’s will go ahead next year with a “substantial enlargement” of its supermarket at 25 Main St., Westbrook. On Tuesday, Westbrook will elect its full city government: mayor, clerk and all seven aldermen, for two-year terms. It will choose three of the seven school committee members for four-year terms. An editorial calls for […]

The Building Committee for the Wescott Junior High School project will be holding informational meetings for Westbrook residents. The Building Committee wants to make sure that everyone who wants to learn more about the project would have an opportunity to attend an informational meeting, so it has scheduled several meetings throughout the city. The informational […]

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield came before the state’s superintendent of insurance Tuesday to make its case for a 20.5 percent rate increase for the health-care plan it offers to individuals not covered under group policies – a rate hike health-care advocates called excessive and unnecessary given Anthem’s profits. The state’s Attorney General’s office and […]

The city Of Westbrook has scheduled a yard waste collection program. This program is to assist the citizens of Westbrook in disposing of yard waste and garden debris. The items eligible for collection and disposal are as follows: • Tree Branches – tree branches that are 4 inches or less in diameter stacked butt end […]

By Victoria Wallack The Maine State Chamber of Commerce, the largest business advocacy group in the state, has voted to oppose the Taxpayers Bill of Rights on the November ballot, saying the proposal needs more than tweaking. Instead the chamber plans to support an alternative proposal put together by the Maine Municipal Association and the […]

By Victoria Wallack The Maine State Chamber of Commerce, the largest business advocacy group in the state, has voted to oppose the Taxpayers Bill of Rights on the November ballot, saying the proposal needs more than tweaking. Instead the chamber plans to support an alternative proposal put together by the Maine Municipal Association and the […]

I’m writing today to announce my dismay about the recent news that Gov. Baldacci has said that Maine will finally reimburse our hospitals their long-awaited Medicaid payments. As I am very happy that the hospitals are receiving these funds, I am concerned about where the money is coming from. The governor has proposed budgeting $204 […]

It’s difficult having a family member serving with the Army in Baghdad, but the people who love Edward Turgeon of Buxton are glad. Since enlisting in 2004, the Bonny Eagle High School dropout, who seemed to be heading down the wrong road, has turned his life around. He’s carried the body of a dead buddy, […]

Lecturer’s Night at Presumpscot Grange Presumpscot Grange was filled Oct. 13 for Lecturer’s Night. Marlene Moore, the president, introduced the visiting officers: Master, Ivonne Johnson of Cape Elizabeth Grange; Overseer, Stanley Douglas, North Scarborough; Lecturer, Phyllis Schroeder, West Baldwin; Steward, David Burnham, Saco; Assistant Steward, Clayton Collins, Cape Elizabeth; Lady Assistant Steward, Jeanne Burnham, Saco; […]