I have been watching with incredulous interest as one of the most interesting campaigns in Westbrook’s history has unfolded – and I’m quite sure I’m not the only one in Westbrook who is excited beyond words about one of our mayoral candidates. There is simply no one in Westbrook with as much love for its […]

When I learned that Phillip Spiller Jr. finally decided to run for mayor of Westbrook, I had mixed feelings of great sadness that his dad, the great Mayor Philip Spiller Sr., could not be here to see this moment and also elated excitement and hope for the possibilities that this man presents for the city […]

I have been a member of Westbrook’s Prides Corner Congregational Church for 10 years. During Sunday’s service, one of the hymns played was “God of Grace and God of Glory.” In 1930, the inspirational lyrics of this hymn were written by “positive thinker” the Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick. Fosdick was born in Buffalo, New York, […]

I am not the type of person who normally pens letters in support of a candidate for office. I share a cynical skepticism that many fellow Gen-Xers have with regard to politicians and their intentions. And during these deeply divisive times, anything said can escalate quickly into an argument – lending further incentive to not […]

I think I met Phil Spiller back around 2004, when he was going from full time to part time in the U.S. Navy and starting a career in the airlines with JetBlue. I became immediately aware that everyone that knew Phil loved him, and that he was someone anyone could count on. He was not […]

“Honor the Past. Engage in the Present. Embolden the Future.” Every email note that Phil Spiller has written carries that tag line at the bottom. Phil and I first met in early 2016 – when he reached out to me while doing research of the relationship between Urban Renewal programs of the 1960s and ’70s […]

There are not many times when someone running for office on the local level stirs my imagination. Michael Shaughnessy does. Michael is the one candidate who brings a visionary sensibility to the mayor’s race in Westbrook. I am energized by his vision of making sustainability a factor in Westbrook government, at long last. I am […]

Westbrook is on the verge of becoming a destination, a place to come to – a place that is known for her river, her trails and so much more. There is one individual that stands far and above all those currently running for office that has worked tirelessly in making all of this a reality […]