Westbrook pancake breakfast – Saturday, June 1, 7-9 a.m., Riverbank Park, Main Street, Westbrook. Sponsored by Boy Scouts during Westbrook Together Days. Gray bean supper – Saturday, June 1, 5-6 p.m., American Legion Auxiliary Post 86, 15 Lewiston Road, Gray. Beans, chop suey, red hot dogs, coleslaw, casseroles, homemade biscuits and butter, punch and coffee. $12, […]
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Westbrook Together Days is ready to roll
The 43rd Westbrook Together Days, a two-day, fun-filled festival featuring food, entertainment, an auction, carnival amusements and parade, kicks off Friday, May 31. The theme this year is American heroes. The Westbrook-Gorham Community Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event at Riverbank Park, 677 Main St, Westbrook, and thousands are expected to flock to the city […]
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EPA funds boost Westbrook River Walk plans
Westbrook hopes to go out to bid by the fall of 2025 to construct a walk on the north side of the Presumpscot River to complete a two-mile, downtown loop. Westbrook already has a River Walk on the south side of the river. The city, in a first step, is the recent recipient of a […]
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Westbrook Notes: May 29
Salisbury helps observe EMS Week Rep. Sue Salisbury, D-Westbrook, participated with other key state lawmakers in the annual Maine EMS Week celebration and remembrance ceremony on State House Grounds in Augusta. National EMS week was May 19-25. Other legislators participating were Senate President Troy Jackson, Sen. Chip Curry and Speaker of the House Rachel Talbot […]
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Buxton Notes: May 29
Hand in your guns Buxton Police Department will have a booth outside Town Hall, 185 Portland Road, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on June 1 for people to surrender their unwanted firearms and ammunition. The event is sponsored by the Maine Gun Safety Coalition. “It is very important that you do not remove your firearms from your […]
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Gorham Notes: May 29
Annual Taste Walk The fun-filled annual Taste Walk is set for 11a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, in Gorham Village. Those participating will sample a signature dish at each of several venues and vote for their favorite. The winning venue receives the Golden Spoon award. Maps for locations of participating venues are $10 day of […]
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Gorham Notes: May 23
Ducklings saved Police responded last week to a big squawk on New Portland Road to find a mother duck disrupting traffic. It was ducking in and out among vehicles, according to a release. Assisted by a passerby, police tracked down the sounds of ducklings that were trapped in a storm drain. “Thanks to collaboration with […]
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Buxton Notes: May 23
Food drive Casco Federal Credit Union is hosting a food drive to benefit Buxton Food Co-op and pantries in Gorham and Standish Friday, May 24. The drive will run from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 393 Ossipee Trail in West Gorham. Closed for Memorial Day Buxton Town Hall will be closed on Monday, May […]
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