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All non-esssential activities have been suspended through April 5.

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Attempt fails to send $750K Gorham school kitchen to voters

by Robert Lowell March 11, 2020

The Town Council takes no action on the issue at its Tuesday meeting, and Councilor Janet Kuech is sworn in.

Expect delays as construction along River Road resumes

by Emily Bader March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

Ernie Martin, a senior project manager with the Maine Department of Transportation, said that the next phase of the project will continue throughout the year.

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Just Love Worldwide works to end sex trafficking

by Chance Viles March 11, 2020March 13, 2020

The nonprofit, based in Westbrook, helps and advocates for sex trafficking survivors through their headquarters and by working with local police.

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Schools submit deficit plan, new budget

by Chance Viles March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

City and school officials are satisfied with the steps the Westbrook School Department will take to erase the deficit.

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Land trust plans 175-acre Prides Preserve

by Chance Viles March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

A donation drive is being held to help create the preserve, which would be the largest preserved area in the region and would double the city’s preserved land.

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Marketplace 2020 taking shape in Gorham

by Robert Lowell March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

GORHAM — The 23rd annual Marketplace in Gorham is a sure sign of spring and the place to be to meet neighbors and reacquaint with old friends. Admission is free. Gorham Business Exchange sponsors the event and Suzanne Phillips takes the reins this year, her first as the group’s latest executive director. “It’s shaping up […]

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Planning Board OKs first plan to expand up on Main Street

by Chance Viles March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

WESTBROOK — Developer Chris Wilson will be the first to expand his residential project upward under loosened regulations on downtown density. Wilson brought his already approved plans for a new building at 660 Main St., just across from Riverbank Park, back to the Planning Board March 3, seeking to expand it to a third floor. […]