The preliminary spending plan for the next school year would increase property owners’ tax bills by 14.09%.
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Kuech to join Gorham Town Council next month
Janet Kuech will take her seat on the council March 10 as the result of a settlement made official last week.
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We Love to Eat: Feb. 20-29
Community meal – Thursday, Feb. 20, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Chicken pie, $5. Soup, chili and chowder challenge – Saturday, Feb. 22, 4:30-6 p.m., Casco Village Church United Church of Christ, 941 Meadow Road (Route 121), Casco. Vote for your favorite and consider submitting your own entry for a chance to win […]
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Gorham Notes: Feb. 13
Gorham GOP elects officers The Gorham Republican Committee elected officers at its bi-annual caucus on Jan. 25. Elected were Jim Means, chairman; Rick Davis, vice chairman; Marilyn Amoroso, secretary; Vincent Grassi, treasurer; and directors Ben Hartwell and George Vercelli. Each will serve a two-year term. The Gorham Republican Committee meets every fourth Monday at 6:30 […]
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Westbrook Notes: Feb 13
Woman’s club to meet GFWC Westbrook Woman’s Club will meet Tuesday, Feb. 18, at the Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., with a brown bag lunch at 11:30 a.m. Decorate your lunch bag for Valentine’s Day. The program will be Big Brothers/Big Sisters. All women in the greater Portland area are welcome to attend. Snow […]
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Buxton Notes: Feb. 13
Buxton GOP to meet Buxton Municipal Republican Committee Caucus is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, in Buxton Town Hall, 185 Portland Road. Doors open at noon. For more information, contact Nathan Carlow at 420-7424 or nathan@carlowforhouse.com
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We Love to Eat: Feb. 13
Community meal – Thursday, Feb. 13, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Roast pork, $5. Bean supper – Saturday, Feb. 15, 5-6 p.m,, Amvets Post 6, Route 100, New Gloucester. Two kinds of beans, brown bread, homemade biscuits, coleslaw, American chop suey and two tables of desserts. $8, $3. Baked haddock – Friday, Feb. […]
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Gorham council agrees to seat Kuech
The town avoids litigation in a suit filed by the winner of the November election.
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Gorham councilor questions School Board’s reporting compliance
Superintendent Heather Perry disagrees with Ben Hartwell’s claims that the public isn’t being informed of what goes on at subcommittee meetings.
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Gorham Notes: Feb. 6
Free throw champs Winners in Gorham’s Knights of Columbus annual free throw contest on Jan. 25 were: Andrew Fortier, 9-year-old boys; Logan Spera, 10-year-old boys; Lily Burgas, 10-year-old girls; Addison Rush, 11-year-old girls; Matthew Crowley, 12-year-old boys; Cheyann Densmore, 12-year-old girls; Jack Adams, 13-year-old boys; and Evelyn Rush, 13-year-old girls. Winners advance to the state […]