Every year in early September, the Sebago Lake Anglers’ Association holds its annual Lake Trout Derby, and more than 100 anglers join the two-day event to win cash prizes and merchandise, all for a good cause. Founded in 1994 by a group of local anglers, the association was formed to promote fishing on Sebago Lake, […]
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Westbrook Notes: Sept. 5
Jim Farrell receives community award Members of Highland Lake Grange No. 87 presented its 2024 Community Service Award to Jim Farrell on Aug. 20 at his residence at Stroudwater Lodge. The award recognized his “outstanding contributions” to the city of Westbrook over his lifetime, specifically his role in founding Westbrook Volunteer Rescue in 1969 along […]
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Buxton Notes: Sept. 5
Parade video available Buxton’s annual Community Day Parade on Aug. 17 can be viewed at youtu.be/mjeauZhrftU. Town Clerk John Myers, parade organizer, said the video is “compliments of the staff at Saco River Community Television.” Historical society to meet The Buxton-Hollis Historical Society will kick off its fall program meetings at 7 p.m. on Sept. […]
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Gorham Notes: Sept. 5
Babb’s Bridge history Gorham Historical Society will have a program about Babb’s Bridge when it meets at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, at its headquarters in the Mosher Barn at Shaw Cherry Hill Farm, at 28 Cherry Hill Road. The present-day, replica bridge was damaged Aug. 23 when a dump truck, too heavy for […]
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Gorham proposes tennis courts go to middle school in November referendum
The referendum has been split into two questions for the November ballot – $9.5 million for school expansions and repairs, and another question for $2.5 million for new tennis courts at the middle school.
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State will repair Babb’s Bridge; historic status will wait
Babb’s Bridge, spanning the Presumpscot River between Gorham and Windham, is a replica without historical status, but will be saved after a dump truck crashed Aug. 23 through the deck and dropped into the river. State authorities said the truck, loaded with gravel, weighed 36,000 pounds and broke through the covered bridge posted for a […]
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Westbrook launches swimming pool survey
The city’s official survey seeks to learn about residents’ preferences for a water amenity.
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Local housing prices make ownership for many a pipe dream
Housing north of Portland has become too expensive for many people who work in those communities.
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Free camp for disadvantaged children marks 50 years
An estimated 19,000 Maine kids have attended Camp Susan Curtis over the past five decades.
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Gorham Notes: Aug. 29
Gorham connector forum Mainers for Smarter Transportation have a community forum planned from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, at the Westbrook Community Center on the proposed Gorham Connector to the Maine Turnpike. The Maine Turnpike Authority is proposing a 5-mile, four-lane connector from the roundabout on Gorham’s South Street to Exit 45 in […]