Bean supper – Saturday, Sept. 2, 4:30-6 p.m., Hollis Lions Club, Palmer Hall, intersection of routes 202 and 35, Hollis. Two kinds of beans, red hot dogs, chop suey, coleslaw and desserts. $5. Bean and casserole supper – Saturday, Sept. 2, 5-6 p.m., West Gorham Union Church, Route 25, Gorham. Sponsored by the Ladies Circle […]

Buxton selectmen are launching a new search for a fire chief after their top two choices turned down the job. “We’re still looking,” said Dan Collomy, chairman of the town’s Board of Selectmen. The town has been without a full-time fire chief since July 1, when Jeff Grinnell resigned for personal reasons. Grinnell, chief for […]

Buxton selectmen are launching a new search for a fire chief after their top two choices turned down the job. “We’re still looking,” said Dan Collomy, chairman of the town’s Board of Selectmen. The town has been without a full-time fire chief since July 1, when Jeff Grinnell resigned for personal reasons. Grinnell, chief for […]

The city’s household hazardous chemical collection day is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 23 at the High School football field parking lot on Stroudwater Street from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. The program is for Westbrook residents only. Proof of residency is required. The collection is designed to remove hazardous materials from households […]

Fifteen-year-old Kaitlin Ridgeway doesn’t follow the crowd. A sophomore at Gorham High School, she won’t be taking her driver’s license exam for another 11 months. Nonetheless, she has just purchased her first vehicle – a pickup truck. “I’m not getting a little sports car like the other girls,” Ridgeway said. And Ridgeway, an honor roll […]

Sept. 1 No school Sept. 2 Mayor’s office hours – 9 a.m. – noon Sept. 4 Labor Day- city offices and schools closed Sept. 5 First day of school for kindergarten students Walker Memorial Library story hour 10:30 a.m. Planning Board meeting- 7 p.m.-room 114 Westbrook High School Sept. 6 Zoning Board meeting- 7 p.m. […]

A seminar entitled, “Caring for Our Aging Loved Ones,” will be held on Thursday, Sept. 21, in South Portland, and Thursday, Sept. 28, in Saco. The seminars are co-sponsored by Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution and Southern Maine Agency on Aging. The South Portland seminar will be held at the South Portland Public Library, on […]

Operators of a natural gas pipeline that runs from Nova Scotia to Massachusetts are planning an expansion over the next couple years in Westbrook and other Maine communities. Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline has requested approval from the federal government and plans to file soon with the state of Maine for extra pipeline and several new […]

What is your position with the city and how long have you been on the job? I am the vehicle maintenance manager, I started with the city of Westbrook in mid-June of this year. What is your background? I worked for St. Johnsbury Trucking Co. for 24 years until they went out of business in […]

The Prides Corner/Congin PTO will kick off the school year with a public “meet and greet” with its executive committee members at 6 p.m. on Sept. 7, at Congin School at 410 Bridge St. The board will review the events and activities undertaken by the PTO over the last few years, and outline what to […]