Congratulations Elizabeth Elizabeth Glidden recently celebrated her 104th birthday at her residence, South Portland Nursing Home on Anthoine Street, South Portland. She was born Nov. 5, 1901, in Bath. A small birthday party was attended by family, which included her daughter, Glenda Deschaine of Gorham, and a granddaughter and her husband, Gloria Ouellette and Ben […]

Gorham youths in concert Nine Gorham youths will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, in Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Angela Doxsey, Cassandra McBride, Thomas Portlock, Aaron Seale and Vincent Smart, all of Gorham, will perform in the world premier performance of “Rumplestiltskin” with the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra. It was composed […]

Gorham youths in concert Nine Gorham youths will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, in Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Angela Doxsey, Cassandra McBride, Thomas Portlock, Aaron Seale and Vincent Smart, all of Gorham, will perform in the world premier performance of “Rumplestiltskin” with the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra. It was composed […]

Bishop Richard Joseph Malone of Portland has approved the plans to merge Westbrook’s Catholic parishes and sell two churches in the city. At masses this past weekend, members of St. Anthony’s parish received a notice from Malone’s office in the weekly church bulletin confirming Malone had signed off on the plan to move parish operations […]

Bishop Richard Joseph Malone of Portland has approved the plans to merge Westbrook’s Catholic parishes and sell two churches in the city. At masses this past weekend, members of St. Anthony’s parish received a notice from Malone’s office in the weekly church bulletin confirming Malone had signed off on the plan to move parish operations […]

November, 1980 The Portland area Council of Governments wants the Maine Board of Environmental Protection broken up into regional boards. It took that position after the BEP first rejected, then permitted development of an industrial park in Scarborough that borders on the big Scarborough Marsh. The Society of Southern Maine Craftsmen is presenting its seventh […]

While British author J.K. Rowling took five years to write her bestselling first novel, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” a Westbrook couple is hoping to beat that time for the completion of their first novels by a wide margin – Four years and 11 months to be exact. Lanna Lee Maheux-Quinn and her husband, […]

David J. Homa, 29, is a political science major at the University of Southern Maine making a run for Gorham’s Town Council. “I have decided to take the plunge into local politics to make my voice heard,” he said. He said he’s constantly learning. “I take an academic approach to things,” he said. Work on […]

Seeking a seat on Gorham’s town council, Harold E. Freeman Jr., 44, is making his first bid for public office. Freeman, an Army staff sergeant, served with Company B of Maine’s 133rd Engineer Battalion in the Iraq war. Now, he’s asking that townspeople give him a chance to also serve them on the home front […]

Jim Violette embodies traditional common sense and work ethic. Over the years, I have had the pleasure of working with Jim on numerous economic development and educational issues. Jim will rely on his background as a financial planner. He will spur economic growth and will seize every opportunity to revitalize Westbrook in a positive manner. […]