Game wardens rescued two Gorham boys after they became lost in a remote part of northern Maine earlier this week. According to a press release, Mark Nadeau, 46, of Gorham, was camping near Deboullie Lake on July 23 with his son, Nathaniel Nadeau, 16, and a friend, Garrick Brown, 15, also from Gorham. The two […]

July 26, 1989 Constance Goldman, Gorham’s school superintendent, is retiring. But to her, retirement is a relative term. “I have another 10 years or so before I retire completely,” she said Monday. Goldman originally planned to retire this year, but has agreed to stay on until next summer and help with the selection process of […]

July 26, 1989 Constance Goldman, Gorham’s school superintendent, is retiring. But to her, retirement is a relative term. “I have another 10 years or so before I retire completely,” she said Monday. Goldman originally planned to retire this year, but has agreed to stay on until next summer and help with the selection process of […]

July 26, 1989 Constance Goldman, Gorham’s school superintendent, is retiring. But to her, retirement is a relative term. “I have another 10 years or so before I retire completely,” she said Monday. Goldman originally planned to retire this year, but has agreed to stay on until next summer and help with the selection process of […]

WESTBROOK – The Westbrook Gorham Community Chamber of Commerce, sponsors of this year’s fourth Gorham Founders Festival, have produced a schedule packed with family activities, shows, amusement rides and a fireworks finale. “Things are looking really good for the festival,” said Darryl Wright, festival director. “We have more sponsors, vendors and local groups than in […]

BUXTON – First Congregational Church in Buxton, finished and dedicated in 1822, plans to repair its period windows, maintaining the historical appearance of the landmark, which also features wooden clapboards. Known as Tory Hill Church, it is of the same era as the University of Southern Maine Art Galley, built in 1821. Both buildings are […]

WESTBROOK – Heading into its third week in Riverbank Park, Westbrook’s Maine Market is keeping things fresh with new vendors and an emphasis on engaging activities such as music, balloon twisting and face painting. The market, which began July 12, will run each Saturday from 8 a.m.-noon until Aug. 30. Last week, artist Marijane Brink […]

BUXTON – The Buxton Community Days organizer said that last week’s annual event was a success and weather played a key role. “Community Days went amazing,” Tasha Pinkham, Buxton Recreation Department director, said on Tuesday. “We were blessed with perfect weather.” The annual festival, held July 19, included the Dorcas Society of Hollis and Buxton […]

Gorham actors in ‘Godspell’ With several Gorham actors, Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick is presenting the hit Broadway show, “Godspell,” for two shows only on Monday, July 28, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., in the Pickard Theater, 1 Bath Road, on the campus of Bowdoin College. “Godspell,” based loosely on the Gospels and […]

At a ceremony at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington Thursday, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree presented the Silver Star to Rob Jackson of Buxton, for his heroic actions saving the lives of his fellow soldiers during a fierce battle in 1970. Jackson, who joined the Army as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, repeatedly […]