WESTBROOK — The Intercultural Community Council Tuesday kicked off the expansion of its site at the Westbrook Community Center to allow for extra classrooms and a computer lab. Work was originally slated for last year but was put off due to the relocation of a major gas line by Unitil. The expansion to the Community […]
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Ex-Stroudwater Lodge employee found guilty of theft from senior
WESTBROOK — A Cumberland County Superior Court judge Sept. 26 found Bernice Landry, a certified medical assistant, guilty and sentenced her to 15 days in jail for stealing from an 85-year-old resident of Stroudwater Lodge. While employed at Stroudwater Lodge in October 2018, Landry, 54, entered the resident’s apartment without permission while the resident wasn’t […]
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Westbrook Notes: Sept. 26
‘Cyrus Field’ author to speak Mary Morton Cowan will speak when Westbrook Historical Society meets at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 2, at the Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. Cowan’s topic is her book “Cyrus Field’s Big Dream: The Daring Effort to Lay the First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable.” It is her second book about Field and […]
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Looking Back: Sept. 26
Sept. 28, 1994 Students on the playground at Gorham’s Village School were startled Monday by a naked man in the woods. Principal Victoria Burns reported the incident to police at 1:56 p.m. Several children said a white male wearing no clothes stepped out from behind a tree in the woods along the perimeter of the […]
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60 years ago: Sept. 26
The Westbrook American reported on Sept. 30, 1959, that Mr. and Mrs. Ovide LeTarte of Saco Street in Westbrook were on a motor trip to Canada. Gorham Girl Scouts were to begin fall meetings on Oct. 1 with adult leaders Mrs. Philip Honan and Mrs. Robert Mountain.
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32 years later, the killing of Alice Hawkes remains unsolved
Siblings of the Westbrook resident are still hoping for justice.
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Mayor’s race: Foley’s focus on fiscal responsibility
At-Large City Councilor Mike Foley, is running for Westbrook mayor in a four-way race.
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Letter: Vote while you still can
Suddenly America finds itself in another constitutional quagmire, and it appears to this voter that the roots of this quagmire seem to be the Oval Office and the man calling the shots. In the traditional role of a dictator, orders are given way too often from the Oval Office to America’s “Justice Department” to interfere […]
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Westbrook takes in more ELL students, co-teaching plan begins
The English-Language Learner department is trying out a new co-teaching model in K-12 classrooms.
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Turnpike spur to Gorham in planning stages
Construction of the toll highway could start in five years, Rep. Andrew McLean says.