GORHAM – A divided Gorham Town Council on Tuesday approved sending to referendum a proposal to construct a $6.3 million public safety complex at the Little Falls School site. The council vote was 4-2, with Council Chairman Philip Gagnon and Councilor Suzanne Phillips opposed and Councilor Matthew Robinson absent from the seven-member panel. Town Manager […]

GORHAM – A divided Gorham Town Council on Tuesday approved sending to referendum a proposal to construct a $6.3 million public safety complex at the Little Falls School site. The council vote was 4-2, with Council Chairman Philip Gagnon and Councilor Suzanne Phillips opposed and Councilor Matthew Robinson absent from the seven-member panel. Town Manager […]

GHS class of ’63 plans reunion The Gorham High School class of 1963 is planning a 50th union celebration on Saturday, July 13, at Linda Faatz’s home on Flaggy Meadow Road. Other reunion activities could include a breakfast and a tour of the building where the class attended junior high school. The building, which had […]

GHS class of ’63 plans reunion The Gorham High School class of 1963 is planning a 50th union celebration on Saturday, July 13, at Linda Faatz’s home on Flaggy Meadow Road. Other reunion activities could include a breakfast and a tour of the building where the class attended junior high school. The building, which had […]

Orfant exhibit at Saccarappa gallery The Saccarappa Art Collective, 861 Main St., is welcoming the new year with an exhibit of oil paintings by award-winning Maine artist Susan Orfant from Friday, Jan. 18, through Wednesday, Feb. 27. Orfant is best known for her painterly, realistic images of rural and coastal New England, as well as […]

GORHAM – With commercial and housing growth upward bound, the economic climate appears to be brightening in Gorham for the new year. On the horizon are a national pizza business, Papa John’s, and an AT&T store, both opening soon in town. A world leader in microwave transmissions is expanding its plant in the Gorham Industrial […]

Jan. 13, 1988 Westbrook aldermen agreed this week to disregard a new problem holding up Walker Memorial Library expansion – too many auto accidents nearby to meet Westbrook’s safe-location standards. They voted 5-2 on first reading to change the zoning ordinance so that the bad accident record won’t interfere with city building plans. At the […]

Buxton Toy Box ?big success The Buxton Toy Box Committee thanked the community for its generosity last year. This year, the Toy Box provided “Christmas magic” for 149 children in 70 Buxton families, the town’s Toy Box Committee – Mia Dodge, Joan P. Kavouksorian and Carolyn Snell – reported this week. “Thank you to the […]

WESTBROOK – Whether bundled in heavy jackets, wetsuits or running gear, everyone was wearing a smile at last weekend’s first Westbrook Winter West Fest. The festival, which officials estimate drew a few thousand people, included events such as dog sled races, hockey tournaments, kayaking on the Presumpscot River, a 5K run, snow sculpturing and even […]

UPDATE (11:41 a.m.): Danielle Jenness, the woman reported missing Wednesday by Gorham police, has been found safe. GORHAM – Gorham police are searching for a Gorham woman reported missing from a group home on Shaws Mill Road. Detective Sgt. Dana Thompson said in a report Thursday that Danielle Jenness, 28, walked away between 8 p.m. […]