With the exception of one washout in Buxton, local roads are holding up under the relentless rain that has doused the area in the second wettest May on record. Buxton Public Works Director Lary Owen said workers installed a larger culvert on Osborne Road after a brook overflowed, closing the road on Monday. Owen said […]

Seniors meal – Wednesday, May 17, noon, St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Home cooked meal. Donation $3.50. Church luncheon – Thursday, May 18, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Ham, $3. Fish chowder dinner – Friday, May 19, 5-7 p.m., Gorham Lions Club, South Street, Gorham. $6. Bean supper – […]

Goodall’s Women’s Expo is a free full day of demonstrations, lectures, food and surprises. (sub title) The largest free women’s health event will come to the Goodall Hospital campus this Saturday, when the inaugural Women’s Expo takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Goodall Hospital. More than 25 lecturers, a dozen health screenings, […]

Goodall’s Women’s Expo is a free full day of demonstrations, lectures, food and surprises. (sub title) The largest free women’s health event will come to the Goodall Hospital campus this Saturday, when the inaugural Women’s Expo takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Goodall Hospital. More than 25 lecturers, a dozen health screenings, […]

Virginia Wilder Cross was named “Business Person of the Year” at the Gorham Business and Civic Exchange’s annual May reception on May 9. Cross teaches technical writing at the University of Southern Maine, and has a consulting business. Exchange President Trish Moulton, listed the attributes that won Cross, a former executive director of the exchange, […]

Buxton taxpayers got good news last week when SAD 6 presented its proposed budget. Buxton’s share of the SAD 6 budget is dropping although the school budget is $37.2 million, up from last year’s $35.6 million or a 4.5 percent increase. According to SAD 6 figures, the Buxton share of the budget will be $4.7 […]

The former Gorham Town Hall on College Avenue was a gift from the town to the University of Southern Maine in 1961. The town acquired the building in a trade with Toppan Robie in the 1800s. It had been built in 1821 as a church and now houses the university’s art gallery. Robie gave the […]

The U.S Supreme Court’s recent ruling that the S.D. Warren paper mill must comply with state environmental regulations in regards to its dams on the Presumpscot River is the correct one. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 to uphold Maine’s right to mandate water quality certifications as part of the federal licensing of hydroelectric […]

Drivers will have a chance to drive a BMW for charity as part of the “Ultimate Drive” on May 18 at Bill Dodge BMW from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Two fleets of specially-designed BMWs, decorated with pink ribbons and the phrase “10 Years, 10 Million Miles, 10 Million Dollars,” will be revving their engines […]

Over the years, City Councilor John O’Hara has proven to be one of the most eminently quotable politicians in the city. Here are a few of his more memorable statements. On the Skybox Bar & Grill: “The spots on the leopard have not changed.” On the transition of Westbrook from mill town to city: “Build […]