The city’s fire chief and deputy fire chief claim the mayor threatened their jobs for raising concerns about the department, but the city says there was no retaliation.
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A judge decided Albert Flick was too old to pose a threat. At 76, he’s now charged with murder.
He could have been sentenced to additional prison time in 2010 for an attack on a Portland woman, and the judge had been warned that his history of violence showed no signs of abating.
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Westbrook police arrest suicidal man with shotgun
The man, who was not identified and is undergoing a mental health evaluation, is taken into custody after police conduct a high-risk traffic stop.
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Westbrook teenagers charged with string of car burglaries
Two 18-year-olds are charged with roughly a dozen car burglaries committed Sunday and Monday night, police said.
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Westbrook neighborhood’s wandering cat Simba, a high school regular, dies at 21
A friend to many students, he achieved internet fame and inspired an art show.
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Westbrook mushroom grower North Spore wins another big cash prize
The $100,000 prize comes from Greenlight Maine, a Maine-based reality television series.
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For diners in Maine, gourmet burger trend sizzling hot
Specialty restaurants proliferate in Maine as appetites grow for new spins on an American classic.
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Complex trail led to charges in Westbrook overdose death
Talisha Goodine-Mitchell overdosed with Steven Reali Jr. a day before he died of a fentanyl overdose in Westbrook
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Suspect in Maine serial robberies now faces federal charge
Travis Card, who has been charged in only one robbery, could face 20 years in prison if convicted.
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Westbrook police charge 2 in fatal fentanyl overdose
The charges are in connection with the March 7 death of Steven Reali Jr., 30, of Hollis, who was found unresponsive at a house in Westbrook.