Community Plates potluck, storytelling A Community Plates Dinner is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Westbrook-Warren Church, 810 Main St. The event is a statewide series of community potluck dinners that feature recipe and story sharing, with live storytelling performance and/or readings at the end of each supper. It is a […]
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 Sales and Fairs: Oct. 10
Two-day fall book sale – Friday. Oct. 18, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 19, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Shaw Gym, 75 South St., Gorham. Also features a train show by the Maine3Railers. Sale sponsored by Baxter Memorial Library. Craft fair – Saturday, Nov. 2, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Windham Christian Academy, 1051 Roosevelt Trail, Windham.
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We Love to Eat: Oct. 10
Free bean supper – Saturday, Oct. 12, 4-6 p.m., Narragansett Elementary School, 284 Main St., Gorham. Parking lot is accessed off Chick Drive. Call the school at 222-1250 to RSVP. Westbrook bean supper – Saturday, Oct. 12, 5 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Beans, coleslaw, hot dogs, American chop suey, bread, fresh […]
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Gorham relief convoy headed for hurricane-ravaged North Carolina
Local businessman Dennis Nickerson organized a collection of donations and will lead the convoy of trucks and trailers next week.
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Gorham voters to fill 2 Town Council, 2 School Committee seats
A record turnout is expected for the Nov. 5 election, which also includes two local referendum questions.
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Adopted horse ‘Niles’ still winning after harness racing career
Retired Standardbred Annihilator, or Niles for short, is taking it easy on the show circuit thanks to a Buxton matching service.
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Gorham grants contract zone for village housing project
KV Enterprises plans 96 single-family homes and 295 multi-tenant units.
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Buxton Notes: Oct. 3
Historians to meet The Buxton-Hollis Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, at its headquarters, 100 Main St., Route 4A, in Buxton. The meeting’s program is titled “Vintage Songs of Reform.” The society and museum also is open to the public from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays or by special appointment […]
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Westbrook’s Harris House readies for new role
New Hampshire man promises to gift antique pewter collection to Westbrook Historical Society for display in Harris House.
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Westbrook Notes: Oct. 3
Police department gets federal grant Westbrook Police Department has been named a recipient of a $250,000 federal grant to hire officers. The grant comes through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. “Law enforcement officers willingly place themselves in harm’s way to protect our communities,” Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King […]