Estate book sale – Saturday, Sept.14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., North Gorham Public Library, 2 Standish Neck Road, Gorham. Large estate collection dating from 1890 to present day, including large selection of Maine books and history, novels, biographies and poetry. For more information, visit www.north-gorham.lib.me.us, email libng@north-gorham.lib.me.us or call 892-2575.
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Four vie to unseat three council incumbents in Gorham
Three others run for two School Committee seats.
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Gorham Notes: Sept. 5
Bardens celebrate 70th Richard T. and Rosalie E. Barden celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Sept. 4. They met in Gorham, where they were married at the First Parish Church in 1949. He was the town pharmacist, owning Gorham Pharmacy and later working at other pharmacies in town. Rosalie was an art teacher at the University […]
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Westbrook Notes: Sept. 5
Eliscu to speak Author Kathy Eliscu will speak from 6-7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, in the Summer Speaker Series at Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St. Eliscu, a retired registered nurse, will talk about her writing process and her book, “Not Even Darl Chocolate Can Fix This Mess.” For more information, call the library […]
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Buxton Notes: Sept. 5
Historical society benefit A stroll through Googins Woods Nature Preserve at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, and a barbecue after will benefit Buxton Hollis Historical Society. John Mattor will be the guide. The gathering will meet at 104 Pleasant Hill Road in Hollis. Burt and Barbara Pease of 59 Depot St. in Bar Mills will […]
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We Love to Eat: Sept. 5
Free dinner – Thursday, Sept. 5, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Sept. 6, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; combination lobster […]
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Council sends $4M land buy to Gorham voters
The town wants to purchase 141 acres for industrial use.
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Gorham’s police chief retires
Daniel Jones had been on the job for 4 years.
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Scout’s Buxton bell project rings in a mystery
Boy Scout Ian Ruona builds a structure at a church in the Chicopee area of Buxton to display a historic school bell, whose origins are unclear.
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Gorham Notes
Labor Day closures Gorham Municipal Center, administrative offices and Baxter Memorial Library will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2, in observance of Labor Day. Historical society kick off Gorham Historical Society will kick off its fall meeting schedule at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at White Rock Grange on Wilson Road. Note the meeting day […]