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(DECA 1) James Bowser, a culinary arts student, works in the kitchen at a benefit dinner for Hurricane Katrina relief. Staff photo by Matthew Crellin (DECA 3) From left to right, vocational center students Kevin Foster, Sam Murphy and Lindsey Williams help to raise money at a benefit dinner for Hurricane Katrina victims. Staff photo […]

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(DECA 1) James Bowser, a culinary arts student, works in the kitchen at a benefit dinner for Hurricane Katrina relief. Staff photo by Matthew Crellin (DECA 3) From left to right, vocational center students Kevin Foster, Sam Murphy and Lindsey Williams help to raise money at a benefit dinner for Hurricane Katrina victims. Staff photo […]

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Westbrook Remembered 1005

Church Street Construction This photo of Church Street looking from William Clarke Drive toward Main Street was taken during Urban Renewal. The three-story building, known as Peter’s Tea Room and Peter’s Fruit Store, was located on Main Street at Church Street. The one-story building was occupied by a beauty parlor known as Coiffures by Irene […]

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Spur, sewer to bring industry

A bucolic roadside now marked by the green fields of the Mosher Farm stretches along Route 237 in Gorham. With a sewer line and a possible Turnpike spur on the way, however, town leaders believe the fertile soil that surrounds the road known locally as the Mosher Road could begin sprouting industry. Shaw Brothers Construction […]

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we love to eat 1005

Seniors meal – Wednesday, Oct. 5, noon, St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Home cooked meal. Donation, $3. Church luncheon – Thursday, Oct. 6, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Chicken casserole. $3. Bean supper – Saturday, Oct. 8, 4:30-6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 179 Ridgeland Ave., South Portland. $6, […]

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Dance-a-thon to aid Katrina victims

The Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts in Gorham is holding a 24 Hour Dance-a-thon starting on Oct. 8 to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. The dancing at the school, located at 19 State St. in Gorham, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 8 and end at the same time the following day. A […]

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Dance-a-thon to aid Katrina victims

The Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts in Gorham is holding a 24 Hour Dance-a-thon starting on Oct. 8 to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. The dancing at the school, located at 19 State St. in Gorham, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 8 and end at the same time the following day. A […]

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Dance-a-thon to aid Katrina victims

The Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts in Gorham is holding a 24 Hour Dance-a-thon starting on Oct. 8 to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. The dancing at the school, located at 19 State St. in Gorham, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 8 and end at the same time the following day. A […]

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Dance-a-thon to aid Katrina victims

The Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts in Gorham is holding a 24 Hour Dance-a-thon starting on Oct. 8 to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. The dancing at the school, located at 19 State St. in Gorham, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 8 and end at the same time the following day. A […]

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Council rejects hiring consultant

By just one vote, the Westbrook City Council rejected a plan by the city administration to hire a consultant to oversee the committee discussing paper streets. The council voted, 3-2, Monday night against the plan to spend up to approximately $10,000 to hire an outside professional to manage the mayor’s advisory committee as it works […]