Thirteen southern Maine-area college students have been selected for summer internships in state government, working in a variety of capacities in departments ranging from transportation and environmental to administrative and financial services. A list of students and internships follows: Eleanor Brogan of Portland, a law student at the University of Maine Law School, law clerk […]

After 20 years with Gorham police, Lt. Ted Blais has left to become director of public safety at the University of Maine at Farmington. Blais drew praise this week for his duty in Gorham. “He did a great job,” said Gorham Police Chief Ron Shepard. “It’s a step up.” The last day of duty in […]

Editor Brendan Moran read the following speech during a tribute to former Editor and Publisher Harry Foote Saturday afternoon in Riverbank Park during Westbrook Together Days. The newspaper presented Foote with two gifts: a framed copy of a Maine Times cover story on him and a framed copy of photo of Foote with his wife, […]

Cutline: Allyson LaChance LaChance UNE graduate Allyson LaChance, daughter of Darrell and Judy LaChance, graduated on May 14 from the University of New England with a master of science in occupational therapy. Allyson has been asked by her professor to write a chapter for a textbook on splinting in pediatrics. She will be listed as […]

Yard sale – Saturday, June 11, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Elm Street Methodist Church, 168 Elm St., South Portland. Books, baked goods, candy and a large selection of miscellaneous items. Yard sale – Saturday, June 18, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuttle Road United Methodist Church, 52 Tuttle Road (near Middle Road and Route 1). You want it, […]

June 1980 Howard F. Stultz, 538 Main St., Westbrook, is 100 years old, drives his own car (van), and is licensed to drive until he’s 102. He goes to the office two or three times a week at Stultz Electric Works, a business he founded, and he is an elder in the Christian Assembly, a […]

Cutline (Bux 1, 10, 11 or 19) – A scene at the Community Fair in Buxton last year. This year’s event on Saturday, July 16, will again be held at Tory Hill, the intersection of routes 202 and 112. A file photo

Historians to dine Members will take a dish to share for a heritage dinner when the Gorham Historical Society meets at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 13, at the North Street Church, corner of North Street and Fort Hill Road. The meeting will feature an exchange of recipes. The public is invited. Woman’s Club yard […]

Buxton will elect town officials, decide on two town charter changes and vote on the SAD 6 budget next week. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14, at Buxton Town Hall on Portland Road. The town will first select a moderator for its town meeting at 5:30 a.m. […]

Cutline (Boffa 1,2 or 3) – The Tony Boffa Band entertains on Saturday evening in Riverbank Park during Westbrook Together Days. Staff photo by Robert Lowell