Dec. 16, 1987 Mike Nobel is a pushover for a good cause, and the Gorham resident has found another one to get involved in – the singer-songwriter, 40, has been selected to serve as Maine’s 1987 Christmas Seal chairman. Nobel, known for his novel career as the “human jukebox,” is also well known for the […]

Gorham Public Works Director Robert Burns announced some good news Wednesday – the town’s holiday lights will soon be functional. An electrician has installed 25 light displays on utility poles in Gorham Village and another five in Little Falls. Burns said that more than half had been wired by mid-week, and he expected Central Maine […]

WESTBROOK – Tuesday was a particularly busy day for local fire crews. At about 10:30 a.m., firefighters in Westbrook were responding to a two-alarm structure fire at a condominium complex off Route 302, while at the same time, Scarborough and Windham firefighters, who were providing station coverage for Westbrook, responded to a burning car on […]

GORHAM – Gorham police searched Monday for a wanted man believed holed up in an apartment in Little Falls. But police were unable to locate the fugitive, who Lt. Christopher Sanborn said Tuesday is wanted in New Hampshire on a felony kidnapping warrant. Sanborn declined to release the suspect’s name. Police had heard the kidnapping […]

BUXTON – In an observance taking place the same day as one at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, evergreen wreaths will be placed Saturday on graves of veterans in the South Buxton Cemetery. The sixth annual Buxton ceremony featuring music, a gun salute, prayer, and playing of “Taps” is held in conjunction with Wreaths Across […]

BUXTON – In an observance taking place the same day as one at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, evergreen wreaths will be placed Saturday on graves of veterans in the South Buxton Cemetery. The sixth annual Buxton ceremony featuring music, a gun salute, prayer, and playing of “Taps” is held in conjunction with Wreaths Across […]

This Christmas season has opened with a miracle – Schoolhouse Arts Center in Standish is presenting “Miracle on 34th Street.” This is a classic story about the importance of believing in something that logic tells you is impossible. It is the tale of a little girl in New York City who is convinced to believe […]

New Year Gorham looking for snow A full slate of New Year Gorham events get under way Dec. 31, with a snow sculpture contest to be held in Robie Park near the high school from noon to 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 31. Organizers are hoping that Mother Nature will co-operate. “The contest is open […]

WESTBROOK – Scarborough and Windham firefighters responded to a burning car on Main Street in Westbrook at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. While Westbrook firefighters were busy with a structure fire on Route 302, the out-of-town crews worked to extinguish flames that quickly engulfed the engine compartment of a 2001 Dodge Neon. The car was situated […]

WESTBROOK – Scarborough and Windham firefighters responded to a burning car on Main Street in Westbrook at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. While Westbrook firefighters were busy with a structure fire on Route 302, the out-of-town crews worked to extinguish flames that quickly engulfed the engine compartment of a 2001 Dodge Neon. The car was situated […]