Get tracking Presumpscot Regional Land Trust will house “Winter Animal Tracks,” a family-friendly event that will be held both online and in the field Saturday, Jan. 16, through Sunday, Jan. 24. Participants, from beginners through experts, will visit land trust preserves during the one-week period, walk the trails, look for tracks and share photos and […]
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Buxton Notes: Jan. 14
Joint meeting The Board of Selectmen will meet with the Planning Board at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, in the municipal office for an ordinance amendment workshop. Budget seat remains unfilled There is still an available seat on the Budget Committee. Those interested in becoming a Budget Committee member should send a letter of interest […]
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We Love to Eat: Jan. 14
Drive-thru fish dinner – Friday, Jan. 15, 5-6 p.m., St. Anne’s Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus. Baked haddock, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, peas, a roll and dessert, $12 pre-pay. For more information, visit gorhamknights.org or call 550-1320; check website for snow date cancellation info.
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Intersections tie for most crashes in Gorham
The intersections of the Rines bypass and Narragansett Street and Gray and Mosher roads topped the list for intersection accidents in town in 2020, the state says.
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Gorham Notes: Jan. 7
Tags not bags The town on Jan. 1 transitioned to the sale of trash tags, but town trash bags will continue to be available at local stores and municipal facilities until the supply runs out. Trash will continue to be collected in a town trash bag as long as residents use them, but tags will […]
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Buxton Notes: Jan. 7
Blier reappointed to joint panel on health coverage Rep. Mark J. Blier, R-Buxton, has been reappointed to the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services. The committee will focus on issues surrounding private health insurance and banking. “Health care policy remains a major focus, especially given the events of 2020,” Blier […]
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Westbrook Notes: Jan. 7
COVID-19 cases The Maine CDC reports that Westbrook through Dec. 27 had reported a total of 633 confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. The number represents 3.2% of the city’s population of an estimated 19,778. The New York Times reported as of Jan. 5 that 353,729 people in the United States […]
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We Love to Eat: Jan. 7
Drive-thru fish dinner – Friday, Jan. 15, 5-6 p.m., St. Anne’s Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus. Baked haddock, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, peas, a roll and dessert, $12 pre-pay. For more information, visit gorhamknights.org or call 550-1320; check website for snow date cancellation info.
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Gorham neighbors wary of big housing development plan
The Chase Custom Homes proposal calls for 119 residential lots off South Street.
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Gorham to sell off lot in town-owned business park
Proceeds from the sale will go to infrastructure work at the site, which is in the design phase.