March is like a teenager stuck in that awkward period between youth and adulthood. It’s not quite spring but it’s not winter, either. With rapidly deteriorating ice on Sebago Lake, it’s time to get out on a mild evening and do some cusk fishing. Arguably one of the ugliest fish in our lakes (well, except […]
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Gorham school plan for new kitchen stirs controversy
The kitchen at Narragansett Elementary School would be funded with money approved in a referendum for modular classrooms.
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Buxton church holds first service since meth lab found
A cleanup at Buxton United Methodist Church costing more than $100,000 is nearly complete and a suspect is scheduled for trial next month.
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Happy Wheels looks to skate into Westbrook
Happy Wheels, which closed in December, looks to open anew this fall on Warren Avenue.
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Sanders wins in Westbrook, Gorham; Buxton goes for Biden
WESTBROOK — Voter turnout was nearly 40% in Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton in Tuesday’s presidential primary. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders took Westbrook and Gorham and former Vice President Joe Biden was the winner in Buxton. Westbrook had a 39% voter turnout, or about 6,102 voters, exceeding the city’s projection of a 29% turnout based on […]
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Mary Hall served Westbrook schools ‘with heart’
Mary Hall, a longtime member of the School Committee who died March 1, is remembered for her incredible memory and her devotion to children, especially her grandchildren.
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Gorham approves warehouse for Old Canal Way
GORHAM — The Planning Board unanimously approved with conditions a warehouse project for Northeast Contracting Services in Old Canal Way, an industrial park off Mosher Road. The company performs concrete demolition. Among the conditions applied to the approval was dust control. Craig Burgess of Sebago Technics presented the request Monday. Burgess said the project will […]
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Oakhurst rolls out program that will benefit teen center
Oakhurst has partnered with Full Plates Full Potential to address child hunger through the creation and funding of after school meal programs.
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Gorham starts planning voter-approved industrial park
An engineering firm has been selected and a steering committee is being appointed for the project at the 141-acre site, which also was the scene of an infamous murder in 1901.
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School health clinic to open after survey shows at-risk behavior
Westbrook High School is set to open a health clinic in April that will provide needed healthcare to students.