The former head of the Maine CDC is weighing a run for governor. Why stop there?

School resumes next week The Westbrook School Department has announced the dates for classes to start: Grades 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 and 10 will start on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Grades 3, 4, 7, 8, 11 and 12 start on Thursday, Aug. 28, while kindergarten begins Tuesday, Sept. 2. There will be no school on […]

Robert B. Charles’ op-ed in the Aug. 10 Maine Sunday Telegram (“Cancellation by defamation will not work in Maine“) didn’t strike me as kind. Its tone put me off — from the opening unsubstantiated claim that Mr. Charles is “the GOP’s best chance to be Maine’s next governor” to the closing veiled threat that he’ll […]

Free weekly community meal – Wednesday, Aug. 27, 5 to 6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. A hot meal plus salad, fruit, dessert and beverage is provided by Trinity Lutheran Church and Wayside Food Programs. Some evenings with live music. Buxton haddock supper buffet – Saturday, Aug. 30, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, 197 […]

The proposal would turn 300 feet of Maple Street that leads to a wharf into a footpath. Concerns have been raised about disabled residents' access to the water.

Here's what visitors ask about when they first show up in the city.

Also mark your calendar for singer-songwriter Josh Ritter, the Acton Fair and Pet Rock in the Park.

Despite challenges both budgetary and behavioral, we passed a budget with people at its core.

A 'summer person' gives thanks for the goodness and kindness of strangers.

Quinn Kenney hits the nail on the head with the op-ed “Laurel Libby is no hero” on Aug. 9. I made the same point when I sent the representative a letter after I read she was voicing an interest in running for governor. I would not consider a vote for her unless an apology was […]