Westbrook police evacuated the Air Force recruiting office and neighboring businesses on Larrabee Road due to a bomb scare that proved to be false on Aug. 30. Capt. Tom Roth of the Westbrook police said a company from Massachusetts that is banned from delivering to U.S. government buildings had called the recruiting office for directions […]

Only one candidate has returned nomination papers for one of two seats available on the Gorham Town Council in the municipal election on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Brenda Caldwell, the former town clerk, filed her nomination papers on Aug. 22, according to Deputy Town Clerk Connie Loughran. Caldwell retired in December 2004 after 28 years as […]

Gorham police said motorists should seek an alternate route for the next four business days while a section of County Road (Route 22) is repaved, beginning Friday, Aug. 25. Lt. Chris Sanborn said that the portion of the highway near the new VIP store would be reduced to one lane between 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 […]

Susannah Baker Bell is hoping the rain will stay away and she’ll be able to display her art at the upcoming Riverwalk Fine Arts Festival. “I was just crushed,” she said of last year’s event, when weather forced a cancellation. “So I’m thrilled for this year.” The Riverwalk Fine Arts Festival will take place on […]

The University of Southern Maine Lifeline Program is offering a variety of ongoing fitness classes. Enhance Fitness is a group-exercise program for those 60 years and older, designed to improve strength, balance, flexibility and cardiovascular fitness. Classes are every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 10:15-11:15 a.m. On The Ball is a group-exercise program utilizing a […]

The University of Southern Maine Lifeline Program is offering a variety of ongoing fitness classes. Enhance Fitness is a group-exercise program for those 60 years and older, designed to improve strength, balance, flexibility and cardiovascular fitness. Classes are every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 10:15-11:15 a.m. On The Ball is a group-exercise program utilizing a […]

Esty is Princess Grace winner Sara Esty, a Gorham native and professional ballet dancer, is a winner of the 2006 Princess Grace Awards, it was announced Monday. The awards for theater, dance and film, first instituted in 1984, are named in honor of Princess Grace of Monaco, who helped aspiring artists pursue their goals throughout […]

Program: On The Ball Time: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6:15am, and 4:30pm Place: USM Sullivan Complex, Portland Campus, behind Oakhurst Dairy on Falmouth St. Description: A group exercise program utilizing a Fit Ball to increase core and functional strength, flexibility, balance, and improve posture. Contact: Peter Allen, Fitness Manager, 780-4641 or pallen@usm.maine.edu Contact USM Lifeline […]

Program: Enhance Fitness Time: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 10:15 am-11:15 am Place: USM Sullivan Complex, Portland Campus, behind Oakhurst Dairy on Falmouth St. Description: A group exercise program for those 60 years and older designed to improve strength, balance, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness. Contact: Peter Allen, Fitness Manager, 780-4641 or pallen@usm.maine.edu Contact USM Lifeline for […]

August 1981 U. S. Senator George Mitchell held a “town meeting” in Westbrook. One citizen complained about “double dippers” – people who earn a pension in one job but do enough part-time in another to qualify for Social Security benefits. Mitchell looked sympathetic but didn’t comment. Louis P. (“Pete”) Blanchette, a Republican who is in […]