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Published
June 26, 2019

Gorham Notes

Snappy rescue Fort Hill Road resident Margie Petrone returned home late Friday afternoon to see a strange car parked in her driveway and several people milling around in the road. She learned Good Samaritans were protecting a large snapping turtle attempting to cross the highway. Petrone said the turtle snapped at one bystander, who tried […]
Published
June 26, 2019

Westbrook Notes

Food train huge success Trinity Lutheran Church’s eighth annual “Climb Aboard the Food Train” to benefit Westbrook Food Pantry collected more than $10,000 and 90 boxes of food. An anonymous donor matched the entire monetary donations. The total also includes donations made at a Dusty Divas concert at the church. “Many of our elderly, children, […]
Published
June 20, 2019

We Love Sales: June 20

Two-day indoor yard sale – Friday, June 21, 3-6 p.m., and Saturday, June 22, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Furniture, books, garden tools, household items, dishes, toys, bikes, appliances, TVs, radios, rugs, knick-knacks, videos, CDs, microwaves and more. Selling hot dogs, chips, soda, dougnuts and coffee. Yard sale – Saturday, June […]
Published
June 20, 2019

We Love to Eat: June 20

Free dinner – Thursday, June 20, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, June 21, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; or lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; combination […]
Published
June 20, 2019

Fatal shootings haunt officers, police veteran says

PORTLAND — Joseph K. Loughlin, a 30-year veteran of police duty, this week told the stark reality of what a cop faces following a fatal shooting. “The officer goes through pretty much hell,” said Loughlin of South Portland, a retired Portland Police Department assistant chief and co-author of the book “Shots Fired” about “the misunderstandings, […]
Published
June 20, 2019

Gorham Notes: June 20

Gazebo concerts The free summer concert series at the gazebo adjacent to Baxter Memorial Library gets under way from 6-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, with the Bluegrass band World Famous Grassholes. The series will continue through Aug. 6. Parking is available along South Street (Route 114) or in the Gorham Municipal Center lot off […]
Published
June 20, 2019

Gorham sets moratorium on rooming houses

After approving the 180-day moratorium the Town Council ordered town staff to review and provide recommendations boarding houses and recovery houses.
Published
June 13, 2019

Blier, Warchol win Buxton selectmen race

Mark Blier Scott Warchol BUXTON— Mark Blier was re-elected Tuesday to the Board of Selectmen while Scott Warchol by just one vote won the other available seat in a six-way race. Both seats are three-year terms. Blier, 51, was the top vote getter in the selectman’s race with 276. “It is an honor and privilege […]
Published
June 13, 2019

New principal hired for Gorham Middle School

Donahue GORHAM — The middle school will have its third principal in its 16-year history when school opens next fall. Quinton Donahue, now principal at Mt. View Middle School in Thorndike, will succeed the retiring Robert Riley, who took the helm in 2007. The Gorham School Committee unanimously hired Donahue on May 22. “I’m pretty excited about […]
Published
June 13, 2019

Courage House set to open as town mulls moratorium

GORHAM — The Town Council in a special meeting next week could enact a 180-day moratorium on boarding houses. A public hearing and potential moratorium action is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, at the municipal center, 75 South St. The meeting follows calls at a June 4 Town Council meeting for a moratorium […]