GORHAM – Gorham voters will fill openings on two boards next week and decide whether to spend up to $4.99 million to upgrade an aging public safety headquarters. Another referendum question will ask voters to amend language in the town charter to define the term “moral turpitude,” a provision aimed at ousting violators from the […]

For Emily Downing, an interest in politics stemmed from her father, and resulted in starting a Young Republicans Club at Sanford High School. For Dillon Bates, Downing’s Democratic opponent in the upcoming Maine House District 35 race, it was visiting a remote Maine town and connecting with hardworking people. Downing, 22, and Bates, 26, were […]

WESTBROOK – The dormant Westbrook Arts and Culture Committee, first formed in the late 2000s, has been reignited, as members look to bolster an arts scene and creative economy that help revitalize communities. “That’s kind of how the creative scene works,” said Caren-Marie Michel, a Westbrook artist who was recently elected president of the committee. […]

GORHAM – Friends and family packed the auditorium at Gorham High School on Oct. 24 for the funeral of student Branden Denis, who was killed in a single-car crash. Denis, 16, and another passenger, 35-year old Eric S. Morey of Gorham, died on Oct. 19 when, police said, a driver lost control of a car […]

GORHAM – Friends and family packed the auditorium at Gorham High School on Oct. 24 for the funeral of student Branden Denis, who was killed in a single-car crash. Denis, 16, and another passenger, 35-year old Eric S. Morey of Gorham, died on Oct. 19 when, police said, a driver lost control of a car […]

Gorham plaque unveiling A plaque commemorating the incorporation of Gorham will be unveiled at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30, in Gorham Municipal Center, 75 South St. Town Manager David Cole said the date marks the 250th anniversary of the incorporation of Gorham as a town. McLellan’s “History of Gorham” reported that the General Court […]

Gorham plaque unveiling A plaque commemorating the incorporation of Gorham will be unveiled at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30, in Gorham Municipal Center, 75 South St. Town Manager David Cole said the date marks the 250th anniversary of the incorporation of Gorham as a town. McLellan’s “History of Gorham” reported that the General Court […]

Legacy Publishing founder and CEO Steve Anderson has announced that the Westbrook company will be laying off roughly 50 percent of their workforce. In an emailed statement sent to all employees Thursday, Anderson said the decision was based on the company’s “strategic direction,” an announcement that the company would no longer use television and radio […]

Legacy Publishing founder and CEO Steve Anderson has announced that the Westbrook company will be laying off roughly 50 percent of their workforce. In an emailed statement sent to all employees Thursday, Anderson said the decision was based on the company’s “strategic direction,” an announcement that the company would no longer use television and radio […]