The staff of the Mission Possible Teen Center wishes to congratulate Tim Petitpas as our teen of the month. Tim has been coming to the teen center for several years now-almost every day. Underneath his quiet exterior, he is an incredibly bright, endearing young man. When he first started coming to the center he was […]

Mayor Bruce Chuluda is looking for any interested residents to fill several vacancies on several boards, commissions and committees in the city. The city is looking for people to fill the following spots: Ward 3 Planning Board member, a Ward 3 representative on the Walker Library Board of Regents, representatives from both Ward 1 and […]

Gorham educators recently witnessed what Napoleon prophesied two centuries ago. “Let China sleep. For when she awakes, she will shake the world,” he said. “She has awakened,” said Gorham Superintendent Ted Sharp. Sharp, Gorham High School Principal John Drisko and Assistant Middle School Principal Susie Hanley were among 400 educators from the United States who […]

Charlie Smith wrote a thought-provoking article. Absentee landlords have long been a problem in the Brown Street area. Tenants create disturbances, the police are called often, and they leave trash and discarded furniture in front of the property. And the landlord is elsewhere, oblivious to what the neighbors have to live with. Now it seems […]

Charlie Smith wrote a thought-provoking article. Absentee landlords have long been a problem in the Brown Street area. Tenants create disturbances, the police are called often, and they leave trash and discarded furniture in front of the property. And the landlord is elsewhere, oblivious to what the neighbors have to live with. Now it seems […]

The old Trickey homestead located at 649 Saco St., shown in the photo at left, was one of the oldest houses in Westbrook. In 1757, Eleanor Trickey, widow of Zebulon Trickey, deeded the 83-acre farm and buildings to her sons, David and Zebulon Trickey. The property remained in the Trickey family up until 1906. Since […]

An ammonia spill at Sappi Fine Paper last week gave Westbrook its first chance to participate in a cleanup since the city entered into a formal hazmat agreement with other area communities early this month. According to Westbrook Fire Chief Gary Littlefield, the spill was contained and no one was hurt other than heat exhaustion […]

Shaw meets Collins Sen. Susan Collins recently hosted Laura Shaw of Gorham in her Washington, D.C. office. Shaw was in the nation’s capital to participate in LeadAmerica, a Congressional student leadership conference. LeadAmerica’s mission is to transform the world’s next generation of leaders by educating, inspiring, and instilling in them ethical and principled leadership values, […]

The Westbrook American reported in its issue of July 25, 1956, that the Ladies Auxiliary of the Gorham Fire Department were to hold their annual banquet Aug. 3 at the Cascade Lodge in Scarborough. Lydia Hoyt and Esther Shepard were hostesses.

A conversation series about memory loss and dementia for families and friends of memory-impaired adults will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m. at the First Congregational Church on Meeting House Hill in South Portland. Lori Axelson, MSW, and Liz Weaver, MS, LSW, will facilitate this open discussion forum. There is no charge. […]