What started out as a couple of young women taking a winter swim at a Scarborough beach is now “this wonderful group for people from all walks of life and people of all ages.”
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Gorham Notes: July 18
Door-to-door pitches The company named Fox Pest Control has registered with the Town Clerk’s Office to obtain the required license to engage in door-to-door commercial solicitation between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. The permit expires on July 31 and the Police Department is aware of the situation. For more information, call the Town Clerk’s Office […]
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Westbrook Notes: July 18
New police officers Marije Van Der Hilst, Scott Johnsen, Noor Shidad and Vincent Greco are Westbrook’s newest police officers. They will attend the police academy in August. Activities at the Common There will be summer lunches for kids available at Westbrook Common from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 18 and 19. On […]
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Buxton Notes: July 18
Community Day 5K, parade registrations The town’s annual Community Day features a road race and parade held in conjunction with the Dorcas Society Fest Aug. 17 at Tory Hill. The 5K run is set for 8 a.m. The entry fee for preregistration is $30 and $35 the day of the race. A kids fun run […]
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Saturday downpour shuts down Westbrook parking garage
The city received an inch and a half of rain in 15 minutes on Saturday and the garage was closed after security guards noticed smoke.
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Westbrook voters OK revamped $51M school budget
A voter turnout of 12% passed the budget 997-859.
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Yarmouth Clam Festival ready to get underway Friday
This year’s festival program, including multiple appearances by American Idol’s Julia Gagnon, was a little harder to pull off because of a drop-off in the number of volunteers.
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Westbrook Notes: July 11
Free meals for kids Westbrook School District is hosting free meals for all children this summer. The dates and times have been announced. For Monday to Friday through Aug. 9, the meal distribution sites and times are: • Walker Field, 2 Walker St., 11:15-11:35 a.m. • Westbrook Pointe, 26 Prospect St., lunch, noon to 12:30 […]
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Gorham Notes: July 11
Tour Baxter Museum free The town-owned Baxter House Museum, 67 South St., is open for free tours 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays through August. The house was built in 1797 and later became the Baxter family home. James Phinney Baxter, father of Maine Gov. Percival Baxter, donated the house as a […]
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Building boom in South Gorham on the horizon
A 14-unit condo project on McLellan Road got preliminary Planning Board approval Monday, and other projects are working through the approval process.