As a residential building boom spreads toward his family’s century-old Westbrook farm, L. Arthur Randall Jr. draws a line at his pastures.
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Amid nationwide vacancies, Westbrook police offering $14,000 hiring bonus
The city is offering the benefit to officers with at least five years’ experience.
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Bill Nemitz: In Westbrook, young eyes focus early on the college prize
Their first scholarships in hand, some third- and fourth-graders are already thinking big.
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Water mains rupture in Portland, South Portland, Westbrook
The largest break, at Preble Street in Portland, triggered a boil-water order for Munjoy Hill residents that was expected to last until at least 11:30 p.m. Friday.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Three charged with sexually assaulting teenage girl at Westbrook motel
Garang Majok, 19, of Lewiston and two juveniles were arrested and charged with gross sexual assault, police say.
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Fake explosive device found in Westbrook woods belonged to National Guard
A PVC pipe with tape, wires and a cellphone was determined to be a training device left behind by the nearby Guard unit during previous training.
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Police in 4 communities collaborate to help drug users
Police departments of Buxton, Gorham, Windham and Westbrook pledge to work with the newly hired recovery liaison to help people in recovery.
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Westbrook man killed when car goes into Stroudwater River
Westbrook Police Chief Janine Roberts says the vehicle was on Spring Street when it crossed the centerline, hit a guardrail and went airborne, killing Fouad Abdullah, a former member of the Iraqi national table tennis team and a Maine champion.
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Two girls fall through ice on Presumpscot River
They were not injured, but Westbrook police warn residents that the ice is too thin to walk on.
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Investigation of anti-Muslim hate crime in Westbrook ends with no answers
The department ends its probe of anti-Muslim messages without an arrest, but its responses to the incident at an apartment complex helped the targets feel safe again.