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Gorham Notes: July 28

Lions’ car show The 14th annual Gorham Lions Club’s Classic Car Show is from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at Gorham Middle School on Weeks Road. Admission is free but donations are appreciated. Car registration is $10. Art contest for recycling Maine recycling firm ecomaine will select as many as six winning […]

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Buxton Notes: July 28

Public meeting to discuss plans for Bar Mills Dam A public informational meeting about the fate of the Bar Mills Dam is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug, 2, in the Buxton municipal office meeting room, 185 Portland Road. The purpose of the meeting is to inform the public of the proposed decommissioning and planned […]

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Westbrook Notes: July 28

Brass brigade Concert schedule Boys Gone Wild will be in concert at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, at Vallee Square; free. Quiet Riot Act, 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, Riverbank Park; free. Brother Blues, 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, Conant Homestead, 99 Conant St. Farm opens at 6 p.m. Suggested donation $10. […]

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Arts Calendar: July 28-Aug. 6

Art July 31 BackStage Art Gallery: artist reception, 5:30 p.m., Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison. Music by The Milltown Roadshow in the Salt Lick Cabaret at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 6 “Painting the Light”: exhibit opening, 6 p.m., Denmark Arts Center 50 West Main St., Denmark. Show of contemporary landscape paintings of Maine and New […]

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Buxton Notes: July 21

Tory Hill Meetinghouse celebrates 200th The 200-year-old Tory Hill Meetinghouse is part of the town’s 250th birthday observance Saturday, Aug. 6. The church is hosting a lawn sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in conjunction with the town’s sestercentennial celebration and the annual Dorcas Fest, sponsored by the Dorcas Society of Hollis and Buxton, […]

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Gorham Notes: July 21

Read all about library’s Print Run 5K Baxter Memorial Library is celebrating its summer reading program with its second edition Print Run 5K at 7 p.m. Aug. 12. The timed race is open to all ages and abilities. A kids fun run will precede the 5K at 6:30 p.m. Registration is not required. Those who […]

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We Love to Eat: July 21

Free community meal – Wednesday, July 27, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. COVID precautions are still in place, including masks and spaced seating. Haddock supper buffet – Saturday, July 30, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, Parker Farm Road, Buxton. Suggested donation $8; $4, child; $20, family. Dine in or take out. […]

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Arts Calendar: July 21-31

Art “Coalesnsce” by Martha LaMarche: through July 27, Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton. gallery302.com. July 31 BackStage Art Gallery: artist reception, 5:30 p.m., Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison. Music by The Milltown Roadshow in the Salt Lick Cabaret at 6:30 p.m. Film Ongoing Bridgton Twin Drive-In Theatre: 383 Portland Road, Bridgton. Check the […]

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Westbrook Notes: July 14

Water district warns painting hydrants is prohibited The Portland Water District, which provides services to the Greater Portland area, including Westbrook and Gorham, has issued a warning about the unauthorized painting of fire hydrants after it was reported that several were illegally painted in Portland. “Painting hydrants non-standard colors can jeopardize public safety and a […]