The Westbrook American reported in its issue of Wednesday, Sept. 19, 1956, that Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Willis accompanied their son, Ralph, to the University of Maine, where he will study engineering.

It’s a beauty! This enormous ash tree keeps watch on a lawn at the corner of Hammond and Longley streets in Westbrook. Ramblings caption

While Maine is nationally known for its prestigious research and development foundations like Jackson Labs and the Foundation for Blood Research, it still lags far behind in investing for innovation in private industry and at the university level. And that is keeping the state poor. That’s the working premise behind the newly formed special legislative […]

Voters in Buxton may be asked in November to approve a zone change in Buxton Center, paving the way for School Administrative District 6 to buy more land for a new elementary school that could cost $35 million. SAD 6 unveiled its plans to build a new school to replace four elementary schools in Buxton […]

The Westbrook Republican City Committee invites all Westbrook Republicans to attend the next meeting Sunday, Sept. 24. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the training room on the first floor of the Public Safety Building with light refreshments and a social time. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. For more information, call Bill […]

Lenora Berry, 93 Taught in rural one-room schools Lenora (Nonie) Berry, 93, Gorham, died on Sept. 4, 2006, at the Gorham House where she had resided since January 2002. Lenora was born in Buxton on Jan. 5, 1913, the youngest child of Frank and Susan (Flood) Berry. She graduated from S.D. Hanson High School in […]

Alcohol and drug use among Westbrook teens is above the state average, and more Westbrook teens are smoking than two years ago, according to a state survey. The just-released Maine Youth Drug and Alcohol Use Survey puts Westbrook at a level significantly above the state average in a number of categories, particularly in marijuana use. […]

Alcohol and drug use among Westbrook teens is above the state average, and more Westbrook teens are smoking than two years ago, according to a state survey. The just-released Maine Youth Drug and Alcohol Use Survey puts Westbrook at a level significantly above the state average in a number of categories, particularly in marijuana use. […]

Westbrook residents seeking to get rid of hazardous household items like paint thinner and rat poison can bring them to the Westbrook High School football field parking lot this Saturday. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., residents can bring unneeded household hazardous waste in sealed containers for drop-off. Proof of residency is required, and any […]

The 23-room house and property on Fort Hill Road in Gorham has weathered more than two centuries. Now known as Dragonfly Farm, its fate is in the hands of Peter and Debe Loughlin, who are pouring their hearts into preserving the historic home and a way of life. The house was built about 1774 by […]