McLellan House workshop topic The Gorham Town Council, in a workshop at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the municipal center, will discuss the town-owned McLellan House at 77 South St., which needs repairs. The town leases the house, built in 1803, to Presumpscot Regional Land Trust. The nonprofit Gorham Times has space in […]

McLellan House workshop topic The Gorham Town Council, in a workshop at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the municipal center, will discuss the town-owned McLellan House at 77 South St., which needs repairs. The town leases the house, built in 1803, to Presumpscot Regional Land Trust. The nonprofit Gorham Times has space in […]

STANDISH – Standish residents soundly rejected, in a 142-32 vote, a proposed $25,000 appropriation for a study on the financial and logistical issues involving a possible withdrawal from School Administrative District 6 during a special town meeting held Tuesday. During the hour-long public comment period preceding the vote, residents expressed bewilderment regarding the proposed study […]

WESTBROOK – Fatimah Najm, a 17-year-old native of Iraq and a junior at Westbrook High School, was recently invited to be a member of the National Society of High School Scholars, a culmination of a drive to succeed following her family’s move from a war-torn country. After the war in Iraq forced her family to […]

WESTBROOK – Citing the need for more public input, the Westbrook Planning Board voted on Tuesday to postpone a decision on rezoning a large parcel between Westbrook Arterial and Stroudwater Street that could lead to significant commercial and residential development. J.B. Brown & Sons, a Portland-based developer, is looking to purchase the roughly 60-acre parcel, […]

GORHAM – The owner of a Gorham performing arts school worries she might have to sell her historic building after public officials, alleging a string of safety violations, shut down New Year’s Eve shows there. Victoria “Vic” Lloyd of Gorham, owner of Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, at 19 State St., signed an […]

GORHAM – The Gorham High School Building Committee was expected to unveil its renovation and expansion plans on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the regular School Committee meeting. James Hager, committee chairman and a former School Committee member, and architect Lyndon Keck of PDT, were to make presentations in the meeting at 7 p.m., after the […]

The New England Sled Dog Organization informed Westbrook officials Thursday that due to poor trail conditions at Sunset Ridge Golf Club, the races scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday will be postponed until Feb. 15-16. During last year’s festival, the popular sled dog races were seen as a main event, but a forecast for high […]

Post 197 hosts Special Olympics Christmas party The American Legion families of Districts 1 and 2 held their annual Christmas Party for the Special Olympics of Maine on Dec. 19 at Westbrook Memorial Post 197. Along with the athletes, Mr. and Mrs. Claus (Gary and Roxanna York of Westbrook) attended the event, as did Mark […]

Post 197 hosts Special Olympics Christmas party The American Legion families of Districts 1 and 2 held their annual Christmas Party for the Special Olympics of Maine on Dec. 19 at Westbrook Memorial Post 197. Along with the athletes, Mr. and Mrs. Claus (Gary and Roxanna York of Westbrook) attended the event, as did Mark […]