Dale and Betty Rines enter an agreement with Maine Farmland Trust to forever protect 114 acres from development.
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Longtime Westbrook legislator Ronald Usher dies at 84
Usher served in the state Senate and House for 22 years, was a member of the Westbrook City Council, a firefighter and an employee of the paper mill.
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New Year Gorham back in full swing to ring in 2023
Local favorites like the Don Roy Trio and Wildlife Encounters will be joined at the family-friendly celebration by new acts this year.
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Westbrook Notes: Dec. 22
Breakfast for unhoused A free breakfast for unhoused people has been rescheduled for 8 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24, at First Baptist Church in Westbrook, 733 Main St. The church is hosting the meal and wants to hear from participants what they’d like to see for a shelter. The breakfast had been scheduled for Dec. […]
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Buxton Notes: Dec. 22
Remembering the fallen A good turnout bundled up for the Dec. 17 Wreaths Across America ceremony at South Buxton Cemetery amid the chill and mix of snow and drizzle. The hour-long observance with patriotic music was hosted by the cemetery association. Before the ceremony, volunteers placed 440 wreaths on gravestones of veterans. Featured speaker […]
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Gorham Notes: Dec. 22
New Year Gorham The annual New Year’s Eve celebration returns to town Dec. 31 with a full slate of shows, activities and fireworks. It’s the first full-blown New Year celebration since the pandemic began. “We are very excited, too,” an organizer, Krista Nadeau, said this week. Wristbands allowing admission to all events are $5 and […]
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We Love to Eat: Dec. 22
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 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 […]