With a Vietnam veteran for a father and a World War II prisoner of war for a grandfather, Darrell Caron of Westbrook knows how the horrors of war can affect former soldiers. Caron, an Army Reserve captain, is now witnessing the direct effect of war on soldiers in Iraq, where he is a counselor to […]

The Westbrook Police Department is warning all residents about a possible telephone scam. Police said in the last several days, they have had reports of residents receiving a call from a man saying he was calling on behalf of the Westbrook Police Department and he was looking to raise money for a local athletic club. […]

Pictured at left is mill No.1 of the Portland Manufacturing Company which was built on the north bank of the Presumpscot River at Bridge Street in the 1830’s. The company manufactured sail duck, which was used for sailing ships. In 1858, the company was reorganized and became the Westbrook Manufacturing Company. A second building, mill […]

When Corrinne Feeney’s oxygen supply failed in her sleep, her life was slipping away. At the same time, Sandra Berry, a secretary in the Gorham Fire Department, was trying to reach her and members of her family. When she couldn’t, she sent police officer David Kearns to her home, where he caught Feeney as she […]

Today’s topic is euphemisms. According to the dictionary, a euphemism is “the substitution of a mild, vague or indirect expression for another expression thought to be too harsh or blunt.” So, it turns out the word “euphemism” is itself a euphemism for the phrase “lie like a politician.” My favorite euphemism is “I work at […]

Cote university graduate Westbrook resident Heather D. Cote recently graduated from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. Gray on dean’s list Matthew Gray has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. A sophomore, he is the son of Daniel and Brenda Gray. Loven excels in academics Hannah Marie […]

Cote university graduate Westbrook resident Heather D. Cote recently graduated from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. Gray on dean’s list Matthew Gray has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. A sophomore, he is the son of Daniel and Brenda Gray. Loven excels in academics Hannah Marie […]

Cote university graduate Westbrook resident Heather D. Cote recently graduated from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. Gray on dean’s list Matthew Gray has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. A sophomore, he is the son of Daniel and Brenda Gray. Loven excels in academics Hannah Marie […]

Representatives from Hannaford have said construction on a new store could begin as early as this fall, though the proposed project has yet to be approved by the planning board. Hannaford representatives met with abutters at a Maine Department of Environmental Protection informational meeting last week at Buxton town hall. On Monday, Buxton Code Officer […]

The staff of the Mission Possible Teen Center would like to honor Cheyenne Preston as our teen of the month. When Cheyenne first starting coming to the center, she was quiet, reserved and kept to herself. Since then she has blossomed into a confident, strong young woman who is an integral part of the teen […]