Free Christmas Eve turkey dinner – Saturday, Dec. 24, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, Parker Farm Road, Buxton. Christmas service immediately following dinner. Takeout available. Face masks suggested for those unvaccinated. Free community meal – Wednesday, Dec. 28, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. Face masks required when not eating. Bean supper […]
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New year could bring evictions for many renters in Westbrook
More than 200 Westbrook households and hundreds of asylum seekers will be impacted when federal rent assistance ends.
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Remembering Eben Marsh, Gorham native and ‘quite a guy’
Marsh, a former town manager, state official and co-founder of Hillside Lumber at Smiling Hill Farm, died Dec. 6 at age 78.
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Westbrook’s bond rating gets a boost
Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the city’s bond rating this month.
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Westbrook Notes: Dec. 15
Wolongevicz joins WPD The Westbrook Police Department recently welcomed its newest officer, Kerry Wolongevicz, to the force along with her K9, Desi. Wolongevicz is a veteran officer with 12 years of full-time law enforcement experience. She was a police officer in New York state for six years, and spent the last six years as an […]
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We Love to Eat: Dec. 15
Pancake breakfast – Saturday, Dec. 17, 8-11 a.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. Proceeds benefit Project Graduation for an alcohol- and chem-free graduation for Westbrook High School class of 2023. All you can eat; $8; $4, children. Free community meal – Wednesday, Dec. 21, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. […]
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Wreath ceremonies to remember veterans in Buxton, Westbrook cemeteries
South Buxton Cemetery and Westbrook’s Woodlawn Cemetery will participate in the Wreaths Across America honor for veterans on Saturday, Dec. 17.
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Fire breaks out at Westbrook energy plant
Several fire departments responded to the fire in the upper floors and roof of Calpine’s Westbrook Energy Center.
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Letter: Grateful for Westbrook couple’s tree donation
My congratulations and appreciation to Anne and Toby Nappi of Westbrook for their generous contribution of their magnificent fir tree, nurtured by them over these past 23 years and now gracing Portland’s Monument Square for the pleasure of us all. Thank you so much. Your Christmas will be merry. Loretta MacKinnon Yarmouth