Did you know that if you applied for a Homestead Exemption, your property taxes were reduced by more than $200 this year? Residents can check to see if they are receiving a Homestead Exemption by looking at the “current billing information” section on their tax bill. Any homeowner whose principal residence is in Maine, may […]

A majority of parents at a community forum last week spoke out in favor of adding discussion of sex and contraception to the curriculum at the junior high school. School teachers and administrators will take the comments made at the forum into account as they draft the curriculum, which is expected to come back to […]

Seniors meal – Wednesday, March 15, noon, St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Home cooked meal. Donation $3.50. Church luncheon – Thursday, March 16, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook, turkey fricassee, $3. St. Patrick’s Day dinner – Friday, March 17, 5-6 p.m., American Legion, 15 Lewiston Road, Gray. Spnsored by […]

Standing outside in the cold winter winds, Metro riders are missing the bus shelter that used to stand at the Valley Square stop on Main Street. The old shelter was recently removed by Metro because of problems with vandalism. Metro Spokesperson Mike Smith said the shelter was removed by Metro station because of recurrent vandalism. […]

Buxton residents will have the opportunity next month to weigh in on a new public works garage proposed on town land on Portland Road. The Buxton Planning Board will hear public comment on the garage plans at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 10, in Town Hall. The garage would be located adjacent to Town Hall. […]

New England Chiropractic is offering several free classes at its offices at 201 Main St. in Westbrook. The first on March 15 will focus on posture and energy. The second on March 29 will focus on trigger points. And, the third on April 12 is entitled “Wellness 101.” All classes will take place at 6:15 […]

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Those words, taken from the First Amendment to the U.S. […]

March 1981 Eighteen percent of the Scarborough Rescue Squad’s calls are for heart attacks, and 2 percent are for cardiac arrest. This prompts Fire Chief Michael C. Anton and Rescue Captain C. Frederick Goodwin to launch the Heartsaver Program, educating people in the signals of a heart attack and what actions to take. Lisa Blais […]

The Westbrook American reported on Wednesday, March 14, 1956, that Agnes Gibbs of North Gorham had been elected vice chairman of the Presumpscot Union Parish Church.

In 2005, the Gorham Recreation Department offered a trip to Toronto to see the Red Sox play and it was such a huge success we’ve decided to try another game and another park. Camden Yards in Baltimore will be filled with excitement when the Boston Red Sox come into town. The Gorham Recreation Department is […]