Kate Rotroff, adult education director in Gorham and Westbrook, is retiring next month. Kate Rotroff, who is retiring after serving as the adult education director at Westbrook and Gorham school districts for two decades, says she’ll miss both her fellow educators and former students. GORHAM — Kate Rotroff will retire at the end of June […]
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Blaze destroys Buxton barn
BUXTON — A late afternoon fire on Sunday destroyed a barn at 32 Cummings Ave. Firefighters responded around 4:15 p.m. on May 19 to a fire at a two-story barn with an unoccupied apartment, Fire Chief Nathan Schools said Monday. According to a spokeswoman at Buxton Town Hall, the owner of the property is Trudy […]
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Class of 2019: GHS graduate ‘set the bar’
Kyren Bettencourt will graduate magna cum laude June 9 from Gorham High School. GORHAM — Kyren Bettencourt, who will go off to college in Boston this fall, offered an early parting message this week for classmates in the countdown to high school graduation: “It’s important to remember your roots and be thankful.” She lauded her teachers […]
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Westbrook Notes
Did Old Man Winter leave this footprint on the city, or using a Maxwell Smart catch phrase from the old TV comedy “Get Smart,” would you believe, Bigfoot? Tom Robinson, financial services representative at TD Bank in Westbrook, discovered this big, shoe-shaped pothole behind the municipal lot between TD Bank and Bank of America near […]
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Free clinic closing ‘bittersweet’ in Buxton
Patsy Leavitt, right, executive director of Leavitt’s Mill Free Health Center in Buxton, said it’s closing after serving uninsured patients for 15 years. She is pictured with Donna Shepard, her part-time administrative assistant. About 2,000 patients have sought care at Leavitt’s Mill Free Health Center on Route 4A in Buxton. Leavitt’s Mill Free Health Center […]
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Gorham voters to decide on school modulars
Phil Gagnon GORHAM — The Town Council Tuesday unanimously approved a June referendum to borrow and spend up to $2.8 million for modular buildings at Narragansett Elementary School. The referendum will go to voters on June 11. The project would be funded with a 10-year bond. The $2.8 million would be used for site work and […]
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Roof of sand shed collapses
Buxton’s sand-salt storage shed at the municipal complex is pictured Friday without its roof, which recently collapsed. The cause of the collapse remained a mystery early this week, but the town’s insurer is looking into why the roof fell, Selectwoman Jean Harmon said Monday. The Buxton Police Department is not involved in the investigation, a spokesman […]
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Gorham mulls regulations for group homes
GORHAM — Treading lightly, the Town Council Monday opened talks about researching the potential of regulating sober houses and similar types of group homes not subject to state law. This week’s workshop discussion followed recent public awareness of a plan for a re-entry program for released prisoners, some who may be also recovering from substance […]
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School makes new bid for modular classrooms
At a workshop Monday, Norm Justice, Gorham schools’ facilities director, details the sitework needed to expand Narragansett Elementary School with modular classrooms. GORHAM — A referendum to spend $2.8 million to expand Narragansett Elementary School with modular classrooms is on the front burner after the Town Council nixed a similar proposal last month. This time […]