This old building on Bridgton Road at Duck Pond Road, shown on the left, housed a general store and post office, which was owned and operated by Alvin Dyer Woodbury when this photo was taken.The stagecoach in the photo transported passengers and mail to and from Portland and North Windham. James Gowen bought and ran […]

On Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. elder law attorney, Mary Toole, will disucss the legal and financial issues facing people with Alzheimer’s and their families. The event, sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, will be held at the First Congregational Church on Meeting House Hill in South Portland. There is no charge to […]

Cutline (Stable 16) – Beth Pauls of Falmouth, on the right, stands by her friend, Tricia Perkins of Perkins Farm, as a new riding arena rises from the ashes following a January fire that destroyed the former one in Gorham.

Cutline (Stable 16) – Beth Pauls of Falmouth, on the right, stands by her friend, Tricia Perkins of Perkins Farm, as a new riding arena rises from the ashes following a January fire that destroyed the former one in Gorham.

Jennifer Libby is homeless right now and doesn’t know where to turn to get her and her two young children a temporary place to stay in Westbrook. Libby, 25, left her Section 8 apartment three months ago to start fresh in Presque Isle, but things didn’t work out up there and she’s back, without a […]

A Portland man suspected of a Gorham theft was arrested on Sunday after leading police on a chase, with the suspect’s speed topping 100 mph on the Maine Turnpike, police said. Gorham and Maine State Police arrested Allen Neves, 47, of 37 Casco St., Portland, on several charges after he jumped from his vehicle while […]

After a bit of a struggle with the Westbrook City Council over noise during functions, the Fraternal Order of the Eagles has received a new amusement permit. A month ago, the council refused to renew the organization’s license to have bands, DJs and dances in its main hall and lounge on Saco Street because of […]

Stone by stone, Westbrook is losing a piece of its history as vandalism destroys irreplaceable gravestones dating back 200 years in Saccarappa Cemetery. Over the last weekend in September, vandals toppled 32 gravestones in the cemetery, some of which were broken, and stole a number of metal flag holders placed by the city at veterans’ […]

Stone by stone, Westbrook is losing a piece of its history as vandalism destroys irreplaceable gravestones dating back 200 years in Saccarappa Cemetery. Over the last weekend in September, vandals toppled 32 gravestones in the cemetery, some of which were broken, and stole a number of metal flag holders placed by the city at veterans’ […]

Tate House tour On Tuesday, Sept. 26, the Women’s Literary Union Antiques Study Group met at 1 p.m. at the Tate House Museum in Stroudwater for a tour of the historic Tate House. Anne Dox is the study group leader, assisted by Bettie Leonard and Barbara Washburn. WLU member Colleen Reed assisted at this meeting. […]