Blueberry jamboree and bake sale – Saturday, Aug. 10, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., West Gorham Union Church, 190 Ossipee Trail (Route 25), Gorham. Items for sale include Rada knives and blueberries; features include a picnic lunch, yard games and live music under a tent. Rain date Sunday, Aug. 11, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Community […]
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We Love Sales: Aug. 1
Yard and bake sale – Saturday, Aug. 3, 8 a.m., Buxton Center Baptist Church, Route 22, Buxton. Hot homemade doughnuts and steamed hot dogs. Blueberry jamboree and bake sale – Saturday, Aug. 10, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., West Gorham Union Church, 190 Ossipee Trail (Route 25), Gorham. Items for sale, blueberries, picnic lunch, along with yard […]
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Arts Calendar: Aug. 1
Music Aug. 2 David Mallett, 7:30 p.m., Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. Tickets: $15, 929-6472 or sacorivertheatre.org. Aug. 7 Pardon Me Doug – A Tribute to Phish, 6-8 p.m., Riverbank Park, 677 Main St., Westbrook. Free. Through Aug. 13 Sebago Lake-Long Lake Music Festival, Tuesday night chamber concert series with 27 […]
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Westbrook Notes
Another $10,000 grant for teen center My Place Teen Center has been awarded a $10,000 grant from Wells Fargo for the second year in a row — this time to fund general year-round programming. “Wells Fargo invested in our Youth Leadership Academy a year ago and we have all seen the results,” MPTC CEO […]
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Gorham Notes
Stickney joins GPD Veteran Police Officer Christian Stickney has joined the Gorham force and is serving on the midnight patrol shift. Stickney, who has 25 years experience, was sworn-in by Town Clerk Laurie Nordfors on July 24. He spent 23 years with the Portland Police Department and two years with Waterville police. He holds a […]
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Looking Back: Aug. 1
Aug. 3, 1994 Westbrook may become the first Maine community to license sellers of tobacco.The target would be the lucrative, but illegal, market among children under 18. An informal committee agreed Thursday to push for a city ordinance. A broad-based meeting in September is planned and tobacco retailers are invited. Westbrook City Hall will be […]
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Looking Back: July 25
July 27, 1994 Plans for a housing development along one of the most scenic areas of Westbrook’s Mill Brook are back before the Planning Board. The same plans were abandoned after a veto four years ago by the late Mayor Fred Wescott. The plan involves 16 house lots at the Route 302-Methodist Road corner. Alexander […]
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Buxton Notes
Jazz ensemble at Tory Hill The Tory Hill Meeting House at the First Congregational Church of Buxton is hosting its fourth annual Saco River Jazz Ensemble 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 28, on the lawn of the church, located at the intersection of routes 202 and 112. The event is open to the public and admission […]
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We Love Sales
Huge yard and bake sale – Saturday, Aug. 3, 8 a.m., Buxton Centre Baptist Church, Route 22, Buxton. Hot homemade doughnuts and steamed hot dogs. Blueberry jamboree and bake sale – Saturday, Aug. 10, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., West Gorham Union Church, 190 Ossipee Trail (Route 25), Gorham. Items for sale include Rada knives, blueberries […]