GORHAM — Sam Matey, an 18-year-old soon-to-be graduate of the University of Southern Maine, will be studying lemurs in Madagascar this summer, which is “a fulfillment of a childhood dream.” Matey, of Gorham, will be among the 1,400 USM students receiving diplomas Saturday in Portland, graduating with a degree in environmental science and policy. He began […]
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Council gives paws up to dog park plan
WESTBROOK — The City Council unanimously approved a plan for a larger dog park Monday night, two years after it rejected a similar proposal. At the time, councilors were concerned about a lack of community feedback. Since then, Mike Lahr, who created the proposed plan, has focused on gathering community input through meetings with local […]
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Cultural plan may call for more arts downtown
WESTBROOK — Just as community members come together every decade or so to lay out their vision for the future through an update to the city’s Comprehensive Plan, a similar effort is underway to map a cultural blueprint for the city. “Much like land use planning serves as tool for municipalities and regional planning entities to help […]
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Free clinic closing ‘bittersweet’ in Buxton
Patsy Leavitt, right, executive director of Leavitt’s Mill Free Health Center in Buxton, said it’s closing after serving uninsured patients for 15 years. She is pictured with Donna Shepard, her part-time administrative assistant. About 2,000 patients have sought care at Leavitt’s Mill Free Health Center on Route 4A in Buxton. Leavitt’s Mill Free Health Center […]
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Gorham voters to decide on school modulars
Phil Gagnon GORHAM — The Town Council Tuesday unanimously approved a June referendum to borrow and spend up to $2.8 million for modular buildings at Narragansett Elementary School. The referendum will go to voters on June 11. The project would be funded with a 10-year bond. The $2.8 million would be used for site work and […]
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Gorham mulls regulations for group homes
GORHAM — Treading lightly, the Town Council Monday opened talks about researching the potential of regulating sober houses and similar types of group homes not subject to state law. This week’s workshop discussion followed recent public awareness of a plan for a re-entry program for released prisoners, some who may be also recovering from substance […]
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Pavilion prepares to set stage
WESTBROOK — A lot of work has to be completed at the site of Maine Savings Pavilion between now and the first show May 26, but organizers are confident everything will get done. “You look out there right now and think we have a long way to go, but we have done this so many times […]
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Voting procedure may change in Westbrook
WESTBROOK — City Clerk Angela Holmes has a proposal before the City Council to make the voting process in the city a little easier and less confusing for voters and ward workers. Holmes wants to reconfigure voting at the Westbrook Community Center (Wards 1 and 4) and the Westbrook Armory (Wards 2 and 3) so there […]
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WHS principal search fails to find ‘right candidate’
WESTBROOK — The right candidate for the principal’s job at Westbrook High School did not emerge from the first round of interviews, and the search committee is trying to figure out the next step in order to have a principal in place by July 1. “We had good candidates, but not the right candidates,” said […]
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School makes new bid for modular classrooms
At a workshop Monday, Norm Justice, Gorham schools’ facilities director, details the sitework needed to expand Narragansett Elementary School with modular classrooms. GORHAM — A referendum to spend $2.8 million to expand Narragansett Elementary School with modular classrooms is on the front burner after the Town Council nixed a similar proposal last month. This time […]