Haddock supper buffet – Saturday, April 24, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, Parker Farm Road, Buxton. Suggested donation, $8; $4, child; $20, family. Takeout containers will be available for those who do not want to be seated inside. Social distancing guidelines will be in effect, along with face masks and hand sanitizer. Bean supper – Saturday, […]
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Buxton Notes: April 15
No contested races in Buxton All incumbents in municipal and school board offices are running unopposed at the polls on June 8. Seeking reelection are Chad Poitras, chairperson of the Board of Selectmen; Planning Board Chairperson Keith Emery and member Christopher Baldinelli; Tyler Ladd, Budget Committee; and Ellen DeCotiss, who represents Buxton on SAD 6 […]
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Gorham Notes: April 15
Grades K-8 back to school School Committee Chairman Darryl Wright announced last week that students in kindergarten through eighth grade will attend school in person Monday through Thursday beginning April 29. High school students will attend school using the hybrid model until the end of the year, Wright said. The school department is hoping to […]
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Westbrook Notes: April 15
Westbrook PD announces Employee of the Year Westbrook Police Department announced on Facebook that School Resource Officer Dennis Lowe has been selected as the Chief Pierre Harnois Employee of the Year. The award is named for Westbrook Police Chief Harnois, who was killed by a gunman during a standoff at a Limerick home in 1959. […]
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Proposed town budget up 5% in Gorham
The budget adds two staff positions and boosts ambulance coverage.
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25-home development proposed for Buxton
The Planning Board chairperson says the project planned off Waterman Road is the biggest he’s seen in his 28 years on the board.
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We Love to Eat: April 15
Curbside bean supper – Saturday, April 17, 5-6 p.m., Amvets Post 6, 1095 Lewiston Road, New Gloucester (across from Frozen Custard). A red hot dog, two kinds of homemade beans, cole slaw, American chop suey, biscuit, brown bread and dessert, $8. Participants need not exit their vehicles. To order ahead, call 210-5630. Haddock supper buffet […]
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Buxton Notes: April 8
Mains, Collins on duty with Buxton PD Chief Troy Cline and the Buxton Police Department recently welcomed Officer Heath Mains to the agency and the return of Sgt. Kevin Collins. Mains comes to Buxton with 10 years of law enforcement experience, working as a patrol officer for the city of Saco for four years and […]
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Gorham Notes: April 8
Spring cleanup day Gorham Conservation Commission is seeking volunteers for a spring cleanup day from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, April 17. “We will be meeting at a few different spots around town to help keep group sizes small and to make quick work of picking up trash along some of the busier areas,” organizers said in […]
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Westbrook Notes: April 8
KC hosts blood drive The Westbrook Knights of Columbus Council 2219 is sponsoring an American Red Cross Blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, April 9, at St. Hyacinth’s Church Hall (St. Anthony Parish) on Brown Street. “As always, there is an urgent need for blood donations,” Russ Champagne, Knights of Columbus spokesman, said […]