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First Snow Tests a Road Budget Already Stretched Thin

An early October storm forced the public works crew out weeks ahead of schedule, raising questions about the winter maintenance budget.

The riverfront fight has hardened into slogans; the valley would be better served by an honest conversation about tradeoffs.

With a donated set of tools and a converted supply room, Westbrook High’s robotics club is building its first competition entry in years.

After a year of quiet observation, the public library is shifting its schedule toward evenings and weekends when the building is busiest.

As warm falls shorten the fresh-apple window, several orchards on Ridgeline Road are pressing more of their crop into hard cider.

A grassroots crew removed knotweed from nearly four miles of riverbank this year, but experts warn the plant will return without follow-up.

Three new tenants signed leases downtown this quarter, and the district’s storefront vacancy dropped below ten percent for the first time since 2020.

A packed chamber pushed the council to hold off on approving the 14-acre riverfront plan until a traffic study is finished.