The University of Southern Maine’s Costello Sports Complex on the Gorham campus will be filled with high school students and their families from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, as the students search for colleges at the annual New England Association of College Admission Officers College Fair. The free event, intended for students […]

The University of Southern Maine’s Costello Sports Complex on the Gorham campus will be filled with high school students and their families from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, as the students search for colleges at the annual New England Association of College Admission Officers College Fair. The free event, intended for students […]

Cutline (village clock) – Rev. David Butler shows the works of Gorham’s village clock in the tower of the First Parish Church. A file photo Pull quotes – “The word is priceless.” – Rick Balzer, clockmaker, about the value of Gorham’s village clock. “It’s a rare thing.” – Rev. David Butler A rare, restored village […]

Cutline (village clock) – Rev. David Butler shows the works of Gorham’s village clock in the tower of the First Parish Church. A file photo Pull quotes – “The word is priceless.” – Rick Balzer, clockmaker, about the value of Gorham’s village clock. “It’s a rare thing.” – Rev. David Butler A rare, restored village […]

The Westbrook Republican City Committee nominated Mayor Bruce Chuluda Sunday to run for a second term in November. Chuluda did not face any opposition for the nomination at the caucus, and, in fact, there were no contested races for any of the seats on the Republican ticket. For the City Council, Councilor At-Large John O’Hara […]

The Westbrook Republican City Committee nominated Mayor Bruce Chuluda Sunday to run for a second term in November. Chuluda did not face any opposition for the nomination at the caucus, and, in fact, there were no contested races for any of the seats on the Republican ticket. For the City Council, Councilor At-Large John O’Hara […]

There will be a meeting of the Gorham Garden Club on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m., at the First Parish Church, on Church Street in Gorham. Pat Lewis of Lewis Brothers Golf & Property Services Inc. will speak at the meeting on “Care of Lawns.” He will explain how to grow the best lawn […]

With a small vegetable farm on Main Street in Gorham and a 150-acre farm on Turkey Lane in Buxton, Jeff Hawkes knows why buying locally grown food is important to him. But to explain why it should be important to others, he pointed at his farm stand. “The sign in there says ‘no farms, no […]

DiBiase Shoe Repair Joe DiBiase operated a shoe repair business at 805 Main Street for many years. Pictured from left to right are Joe Dibiase, Tom Kalperis (proprietor of Tom’s Restaurant), Lloyd Chamberlain and an unidentified male. The business later moved to 3 Brackett Street. The business closed in the early 1960s. Both buildings were […]

All letters must be signed and include contact numbers, as is our policy for all letters. But we also ask that if you’re campaigning for the candidate in an official capacity, i.e., on board as treasurer or campaign director, or are related to the candidate, you identify yourself. We reserve the right to not publish […]