With summer at an end, now is the time for local homeowners to prepare their lawns for next season. “Taking care of your yard in the fall will prevent the need for pesticides and fertilizers next year,” said Gary Fish of the Maine Board of Pesticides Control and YardScaping Partnership. “Too often homeowners are led […]

Even though the average person watching TV likely believes ads paid for by partisan groups favoring Gov. John Baldacci and his Republican opponent, Sen. Chandler Woodcock, are designed to win votes for the candidates, the Ethics Commission ruled last week they don’t cross the legal line into blatant advocacy. And that means the Green Party […]

Even though the average person watching TV likely believes ads paid for by partisan groups favoring Gov. John Baldacci and his Republican opponent, Sen. Chandler Woodcock, are designed to win votes for the candidates, the Ethics Commission ruled last week they don’t cross the legal line into blatant advocacy. And that means the Green Party […]

A 15-year-old Westbrook resident who was living at the Sweetser Home in Belfast was charged with elevated aggravated assault Sept. 24 after he allegedly tried to rip the clothes off a staff member. Chief Jeff Trafton said John Bennett of Westbrook was with the 21-year-old female staff member on a “therapeutic walk” on the campus. […]

September 1981 Westbrook Democrats nominated William B. O’Gara for a fifth two-year term as mayor. Republicans nominated Lyle Cramer over Alderman Louis P. Blanchette, 37-23. Donato Corsetti, Independent, also will be on the November ballot for mayor. A Gorham group is suing the town council to compel better handling of two trust funds to benefit […]

State and local government in Maine spends about $10 billion a year on public services from Medicaid to road maintenance, yet there is no easy way to determine whether what people pay for through taxes and fees is worth the money. That premise was the basis for a day-long gathering of economists, advocates, politicians and […]

A Westbrook man was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a judge in federal court after pleading guilty to charges of trafficking heroin and cocaine base. Chief U.S. District Judge George Singal sentenced John Alton Thomas, 25, in Portland on Sept. 25, said United States Attorney Paula Silsby. According to court records, Thomas was […]

The Gorham High School softball team is sponsoring its third annual craft fair, Nov. 18 at Narragansett School. The fair will run from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Crafters who would like to reserve a space should call Robin Arsenault at 839-2990.

Westbrook’s yard-waste collection program will run this year from Oct. 30 to Nov. 9. The items that are eligible for collection and disposal are: • Tree branches: 4 inches or less in diameter stacked butt-end at curbside. No large trees or stumps. • Bagged leaves and grass clippings: The use of biodegradable bags is required […]

The West Buxton Library is now serving coffee and doughnuts on Saturday mornings to heighten community awareness of its existence. Last Saturday, 26 people popped in. “We haven’t had that many people on a Saturday for years,” said Steve Nichols, a library trustee. Serving both Buxton and Hollis, the library occupies a former one-room school […]