GHS renovation could cost $11M Kyle Currier, chairwoman of the Gorham School Committee, said on Dec. 21 that the estimated cost of a renovation-expansion planned for Gorham High School would be $11 million. The School Committee this month authorized forming a building committee to oversee the project. “We are in the process of populating that […]

GORHAM – Gorham Public Works has announced a parking ban will be in effect beginning at midnight tonight, Dec. 26, until 6 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 28.

WESTBROOK – Central Maine Power reported at 4:10 p.m. on Friday that 2,864 customers in Westbrook had lost power as rains and winds lashed the town. The utility reported that it has 8,838 power customers in Westbrook. At the same time, Gorham had 2,124 outages of 6,706 customers. Other communities in Cumberland County with outages […]

GORHAM – Gorham school officials will soon name members of a building committee to plan a renovation and expansion to relieve cramped conditions at Gorham High School, plus upgrade security. The school, at 41 Morrill Ave., opened in 1959 and was renovated in 1995 for an estimated 675 students. But high school enrollment is now […]

GORHAM – The traveling Dunns of Gorham, who are on the road in an 18-month family RV adventure, are managing a Christmas tree lot in the San Francisco Bay area this week. “We are busy selling Christmas trees,” Tanya Dunn said in a telephone interview this week, adding that San Francisco 49ers’ fans were jubilant […]

GORHAM – The traveling Dunns of Gorham, who are on the road in an 18-month family RV adventure, are managing a Christmas tree lot in the San Francisco Bay area this week. “We are busy selling Christmas trees,” Tanya Dunn said in a telephone interview this week, adding that San Francisco 49ers’ fans were jubilant […]

GORHAM – The traveling Dunns of Gorham, who are on the road in an 18-month family RV adventure, are managing a Christmas tree lot in the San Francisco Bay area this week. “We are busy selling Christmas trees,” Tanya Dunn said in a telephone interview this week, adding that San Francisco 49ers’ fans were jubilant […]

WESTBROOK – Residents of Westbrook and surrounding communities who aren’t tired of holiday celebrations will have a perfect way to keep the fun going in 2013. The brand-new Westbrook Winter West Fest is coming to various downtown locations from Friday, Jan. 4 through Sunday, Jan. 5. Bill Baker, Westbrook’s assistant city administrator for business and […]

WESTBROOK – Some dedicated Westbrook senior citizens have been working to help some of the city’s youngest children learn about having fun and staying fit by eating healthy foods and exercising. It’s all part of the free “Catch Healthy Habits” program at the Westbrook Community Center. Funded by a grant from the Anthem Foundation, the […]

False fire alarm soaks students A false fire alarm sent students at Westbrook’s Canal School out into a heavy rainstorm on Tuesday, soaking the students before they could get to shelter. According to Westbrook Police Capt. Tom Roth, the alarm came in just before 9 a.m., Per the school’s procedure, students were brought outside the […]