Gorham enrollment 1995-96 2,456 2000-01 2,610 2005-06 2,718 Gorham projected enrollment 2006-07 2,696 2011-12 2,632 2016-17 2,691 2020-21 2,799 Enrollment projections completed in February by Planning Decisions, Inc. Source: Gorham School Department

Shortly after the Civil War, a dream came true for a little girl from Tory Hill, as a train rumbled down the tracks between Portland and Boston. Disappointed that she couldn’t get a ticket to see British author Charles Dickens in a Portland performance in the 1860s, the girl was given a consolation gift. Her […]

Imagine this. You know that a number of your neighbors can’t afford to heat their homes this winter. You know how scared they are. And cold. They are backed into a corner. They have no good choices. Your friends decide to do something about it. They hold a fundraiser in a church. You think it […]

Jim Hager, chairman of the Gorham School Committee, said this week that residents would not be charged for copies of the school budget. His comments followed a controversy that surfaced at last week’s town council meeting over whether the school department charges Gorham residents for copies of the budget. Town Councilor Matt Robinson said last […]

The historic house at 92 Cumberland Street known simply as “The Elms” has been sold to a Portland commercial real estate and business broker for use as his private residence. For almost a century and a quarter, the Elms has been associated with the S.D. Warren and Sappi mills, serving as a residence, guest house […]

Cutline: Warren Plaque presentation 1 In recognition of the association’s service to the city, Westbrook Mayor Bruce Chuluda recently presented a plaque to Dave Rolf, right, and Bill Currier of the Cornelia Warren Association in gratitude of the foundation’s service to Westbrook over the years. The plaque acknowledges the association’s charitable donations over the years. […]

On a recent afternoon at Keene’s Painted Horse Farm in Buxton, a young foal awoke from a nap and took a spin around the paddock. Although the one-day-old foal moved fast for his age, he was much smaller than a normal foal. The foal, Lightning, weighed only 15 pounds at birth and will grow to […]

On a recent afternoon at Keene’s Painted Horse Farm in Buxton, a young foal awoke from a nap and took a spin around the paddock. Although the one-day-old foal moved fast for his age, he was much smaller than a normal foal. The foal, Lightning, weighed only 15 pounds at birth and will grow to […]

Looking for a more visible location, Cosmotech School of Cosmetology moved from Portland to Westbrook last August. “We moved to Westbrook for the location,” Debra Krasniak, a head instructor at Cosmotech said. The school, owned by Jim and Ilean Cavallaro, moved from an unnoticeable location in Portland to a more prominent on Mechanic Street. “It […]

The Westbrook American reported in its issue of Wednesday, April 11, 1956, that hostesses for the Gorham Woman’s Club meeting were Grace Fitz, Ruth Kittleson and Mamie Sylvester.