This is the power generating plant in North Gorham. A dam was built at this site in 1900 and it was replaced with a concrete one in 1915. Bert Gilman worked at the plant for 35 years. The date of the photo is unknown. Photo courtesy of George Watson, Gorham Historical Society archivist. Gorham remembered […]

Westbrook activist George Rodrigues has filed for a protection from harassment order against Westbrook School Committee member Tim Crellin. The filing follows two public events where Rodrigues and Crellin clashed, and Crellin asked Rodrigues to leave. The first confrontation took place at a Feb. 25 spaghetti dinner at the parish hall of St. Hyacinth’s. The […]

While the long-awaited Gorham bypass will help commuters zip through Gorham, building the road will take a toll on people, property and quality of life. Mike Danforth, the state’s senior right-of-way manager for the project’s acquisitions, confirmed this week that 40 properties would be affected. The list includes six houses and one business, which are […]

A bill that would allow tax breaks under the state’s Pine Tree Zone program to be used to encourage development of the Sappi site in Westbrook is on a fast track for consideration by the Legislature. While Pine Tree Zones are supposed to be used in economically depressed areas of the state, Gov. John Baldacci […]

April 1981 Westbrook Mayor William B. O’Gara is taking a strong stand against the recommendation of School Superintendent Carl Knowlton that Forest Street Elementary School and the Warren kindergarten be closed. O’Gara said closing them would cause harm that would show up in students years later. Sarah MacDuffie is this year’s valedictorian at Westbrook High […]

Gorham’s School Committee is expected to adopt a $28 million budget, up 7.2 percent from last year, on April 12. The budget represents an almost $1.9 million increase over last year’s $26.1 million. It would increase the town’s tax rate by 36 cents for each $1,000 of valuation. The budget would eliminate two teaching positions […]

Gorham’s School Committee is expected to adopt a $28 million budget, up 7.2 percent from last year, on April 12. The budget represents an almost $1.9 million increase over last year’s $26.1 million. It would increase the town’s tax rate by 36 cents for each $1,000 of valuation. The budget would eliminate two teaching positions […]

Gorham’s School Committee is expected to adopt a $28 million budget, up 7.2 percent from last year, on April 12. The budget represents an almost $1.9 million increase over last year’s $26.1 million. It would increase the town’s tax rate by 36 cents for each $1,000 of valuation. The budget would eliminate two teaching positions […]

Six Westbrook Regional Vocational Center students got real-life work experience this year when they planned and organized the sixth annual summit of a youth community service organization that took place late last week. KIDS – Kids Involved Doing Service – Consortium is a non-profit organization based in Lewiston that works to get kids involved in […]

Six Westbrook Regional Vocational Center students got real-life work experience this year when they planned and organized the sixth annual summit of a youth community service organization that took place late last week. KIDS – Kids Involved Doing Service – Consortium is a non-profit organization based in Lewiston that works to get kids involved in […]