Residents call for the chairwoman of the Board of Selectmen to step down after being found guilty in a slapping incident last year.
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
We Love to Eat: Oct. 17-26
Community meal – Thursday, Oct. 17, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Shepherd’s pie, $5. Free dinner – Thursday, Oct. 17, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Oct. 18, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Oct. 14, 1959, that Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hawkes of Conant Street in Westbrook were on a motor trip through Canada. A Gorham native, Herbert J. Lombard, died at age 94 in a Massachusetts hospital. He was born in Gorham in 1864.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Gorham middle school educator is honored as state’s teacher of the year
Heather Whitaker is named the 2020 Maine Teacher of the Year.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Three vie for two seats on Gorham School Committee
On the Nov. 5 ballot are incumbent Stewart McCallister, political newcomer James Brockman and former Town Council Chairman Philip T. Gagnon Jr.
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Gorham Notes: Oct. 10
Antique tractor day The annual Antique Tractor Plow Day is set to begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at Parsons Farm, 322 Buck St. Bob Parsons expects several vintage tractors to be on display and actually plowing corn fields at the farm. Parsons is hoping the weather will cooperate for a good turnout. Breakfast […]
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Buxton Notes: Oct. 10
Leslie historical speaker Mark Allen Leslie will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the Buxton-Hollis Historical Society, 100 Main St. (Route 4A), in Bar Mills. Leslie, winner of six national magazine writing awards, will present a program on the Underground Railroad and the roles of Maine residents in assisting runaway slaves. The historical […]
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Westbrook Notes: Oct. 10
Join the club The Walker Memorial Library Book Club is extending an invitation to attend the book club meeting 6-7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17. “We will be discussing the book ‘Portobello’ by Ruth Rendell,” an announcement said. “Please come even if you hated the book or were not able to finish it.” The club […]
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Centuries take toll on old academy at USM
The historic Gorham Academy on the University of Maine’s Gorham campus is in need of repairs, but while USM is responsible for the upkeep, some say the building’s board should be playing a role.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
We Love to Eat: Oct. 10
Community meal – Thursday, Oct. 10, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Meatloaf, $5. Free dinner – Thursday, Oct. 10, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Oct. 11, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder […]