Free community meal – Wednesday, July 28, 5-6 p.m. Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. Sponsored by Trinity Lutheran Church and Wayside Food Services. An option for takeout will also be available. Haddock supper buffet – Saturday, July 31, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, Parker Farm Road, Buxton. Suggested donation: $8; $4, children; $20, […]
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Three injured in Westbrook deck collapse released from hospital
The fire chief says the incident could have been a lot worse if all of the two dozen or so people gathered at the home on Cumberland Street were standing on the deck when part of it gave way Friday night.
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Family escapes Westbrook fire that left their home uninhabitable
The cause of Sunday morning’s blaze at 21 Temple St. is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
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As mental health calls increase, Maine police seek and find backup ways to respond
More departments are hiring mental health clinicians better equipped to work with people in crisis.
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Deck collapse in Westbrook sends 3 people to hospital
The Westbrook fire chief said there appeared to be significant structural problems with the deck that collapsed.
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Westbrook Notes: July 15
Live music schedule El Grande will entertain when live music at the Vallee Square Outside Dining Park opens at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 15. Discover Downtown Westbrook and the city sponsor the series that continues on Thursdays weekly to Sept. 2. Maine Middle Eastern Ensemble will play at 7 p.m. Friday, July 16, at Conant […]
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Motorists in Westbrook and Portland facing road closures next week
Rand Road in Portland and Larrabee Road in Westbrook will be closed to traffic and bicyclists beginning next week as Pan Am Railways undertakes a project to rebuild rail crossings on those heavily traveled streets
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Free school meals in Maine will end stigma, advocates say
Anna Korsen said the new state initiative, just the second in the nation, “has the potential to be the most important piece of child hunger policy” in the state.
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Renowned New York chef to rock new food hall in Westbrook
Chef Akhtar Nawab supervises culinary endeavors nationwide and is a past winner of the James Beard Foundation’s Best New Restaurant Award.
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Abbott Labs layoffs hit immigrants where they live – and work
Abbott announced last week it laid off 400 people in the Westbrook and Scarborough testing facilities, and more than half of them are now seeking help with housing issues, including eviction.