stand alone cutline Officer Wayne Drown helps Carl Phillips, left, and an assistant from Phillips & Sons Body Shop right a motorcycle at noon today after it wobbled and fell. The rider was hospitalized with minor injuries.

The Prides Corner/Congin Parent-Teacher Organization has finalized its 2006-2007 meeting schedule, which begins with a public meet-and-greet with executive committee members on Thursday, Sept. 7, at 6 p.m., at the Congin School, 410 Bridge St. The board will review the events and activities performed by the PTO over the last few years, and outline what […]

Westbrook native John Allard was a man many people saw but few understood. Allard was a familiar face to most people who lived and worked near downtown Westbrook. He could often be seen walking along Main or Bridge streets during the day. On Aug. 29, Allard, 53, was found dead in a wooded area near […]

The photo at left was taken around 1920 and it shows a view looking towards Main Street from Bridge Street. The large building on the left is the rear of the Westbrook Hammock Factory that was located in the rear of the J.W.Morris Grist Mill that was located on Main Street opposite Central Street. In […]

Fifth-grader Molly Douglass was a little sad to see the end of summer, but also glad to be getting back to school. She only wished her bus ride was a little shorter. On Tuesday, the first day of school, she was on the bus home about 10 minutes longer than usual. To pass the time, […]

A former Gorham tax clerk is spending six days in Cumberland County Jail, and agreed Tuesday to a deal that also included paying back the money she was accused of stealing from the town. Laura Anderson, 32, of Arundel, entered a plea of no contest to a misdemeanor theft charge in Cumberland County Superior Court, […]

Pastor David Nicol has begun a sermon series on the book of James and living faith at the Buxton United Methodist Church. Buxton UMC is located on the corner of Chicopee Road and Cemetery Road in the Chicopee section of Buxton, near Gorham. “We are fortunate at Buxton to be one of a very small […]

Narragansett School celebrating 25th Faculty and staff at Narragansett School on Main Street are planning events throughout this year for the school’s 25th anniversary. Principal Brad Smith said an open house is planned on Thursday, Sept 14 from 5:45 to 7 p.m., for parents and children of current Narragansett families. Smith said students would receive […]

As students and parents visited Gorham Middle School Friday and teachers prepared for the first day of school, veteran teacher Patti Joyce seemed calm at the center of all the activity. Her calm might have come from her experience – Joyce has been at the head of a classroom for 20 years – or, perhaps, […]

The Gorham Town Council approved a tax break Tuesday for Nappi Distributors, which is seeking approval to build a major new faciity on property on Main Street. “We’re looking forward to becoming an active member of the Gorham community,” Frank Nappi Jr., owner of the Portland-based beer and wine distribution company, told the town council. […]