Plummer earns Chenette scholarship Luke Plummer, a student at Bonny Eagle High School, received the $500 Chenette Leadership Scholarship this year. Plummer has been active in Scouting and volunteering in the community since first grade. For his successful Eagle Scout project, he helped restore the old Eliza Libby School playground. He has been a member […]
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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We Love to Eat: May 25
Haddock supper buffet – Saturday, May 27, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, Parker Farm Road, Buxton. $10 suggested donation,$5 children, $20 family. Takeout available. Face masks suggested. Breakfast for dinner – Saturday, May 27, 4:30-6 p.m., Casco Village Church, 941 Meadow Road, Casco. Eggs, home fries, pancakes, French toast, bacon, quiche, breakfast casseroles, sausage, biscuits, […]
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Gorham Class of 2023: Go-getter earns high praise
Noor Sager is a published author who always has something going on, and whose college career will start the day after graduation June 11.
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Cows make a comeback at Cherry Hill Farm in Gorham
The Red Angus are the first cattle on the property in 65 years.
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First Westbrook soldier killed in World War I won’t be forgotten on Memorial Day
A graveside remembrance in honor of Stephen W. Manchester will follow an American Legion ceremony at Veterans Rest at Woodlawn Cemetery and precede the city’s Memorial Day parade.
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Gorham Notes: May 18
Register for parade Churches, community groups, businesses, school groups sports clubs and individual residents in Gorham can still register to take part in the Memorial Day Parade on May 29. The parade will form at 10 a.m. on Lincoln Street and roll out at 11 a.m. from the Village Elementary School on Robie Street and […]
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Westbrook Notes: May 18
Grange honors Johnson Christine Johnson on May 4 received the Highland Lake Grange Community Service Award for 2023. “A native of Westbrook, Christine is well deserving of this recognition,” the Grange wrote in a Facebook post. Johnson is the president of the Westbrook-Gorham Rotary – and has served as the secretary, community service chairperson and […]
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Buxton Notes: May 18
BEMS’ Tripp county teacher of year Lisa Tripp, a sixth grade science teacher at Bonny Eagle Middle School in Buxton, last week was named the York County Teacher of the year. Tripp was nominated by Melissa Fries, a parent of a former student. The Teacher of the Year award is administered by Educate Maine and […]
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We Love Sales and Fairs: May 18
Book, bake and plant sale – Saturday, May 20, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., First Parish Church, 1 Church St., Gorham. Early bird sale, books only, Friday, May 19, noon to 3 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Rain date, Sunday, May 21, noon to 3 p.m. Third annual plant and book sale – Saturday, May 20, 9 a.m. […]
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We Love to Eat: May 18
Free community meal – Wednesday, May 24, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. Face masks and social distancing. Senior meal – Wednesday, May 24, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Anne’s Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. $4 suggested donation. Breakfast for dinner – Saturday, May 27, 4:30-6 p.m., Casco Village Church, 941 Meadow Road, […]