GORHAM – A Gorham town councilor who pleaded guilty to a drunk driving charge last week plans to continue serving on the town board. “I have no plans to resign at this time,” Gorham Councilor Suzanne Phillips said Tuesday. Phillips, 36, was elected in 2011 to a three-year term on the Gorham council. She was […]
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Gorham councilor won’t resign after OUI plea
GORHAM – A Gorham town councilor who pleaded guilty to a drunk driving charge last week plans to continue serving on the town board. “I have no plans to resign at this time,” Gorham Councilor Suzanne Phillips said Tuesday. Phillips, 36, was elected in 2011 to a three-year term on the Gorham council. She was […]
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Westbrook Notes – 9/27
Historians to hear record-breaking swimmer Pat Gallant Renowned marathon swimmer Pat Charette Gallant of Westbrook will speak when the Westbrook Historical Society meets at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. Gallant has swum the English Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Catalina Channel and recently the Tsugaru […]
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Gorham house charred, dog saved
GORHAM – Firefighters rescued a dog from a fire that extensively damaged a home in a wooded area on Whipple Road in Gorham on Monday. Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre said Tuesday an electrical warming light in a nearby chicken coop caused a fire that cause extensive damage to the home at 27 Whipple Road […]
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Westbrook Housing selling former church
WESTBROOK – A former church building that was supposed to be home to a new cultural center in Westbrook’s downtown is now up for sale, after the owners said necessary repairs to the building have made that proposed use impossible. “It became cost-prohibitive to go in that direction,” said Richard Begin, senior programming officer of […]
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Former teacher of the year leaving Westbrook
WESTBROOK – There was a time when Gloria Noyes was convinced that she would be a teacher in Westbrook for her entire professional life. But this week, as she continues to see a parade of teary-eyed students and well-wishing parents and colleagues pass her desk, Noyes is preparing to leave Westbrook – she’s been named […]
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SAD 6 teachers, board OK pact
After nearly two years of negotiations, the Saco Valley Teacher’s Association and the School Administrative District No. 6 board of directors finally reached an agreement late last month. Although all specifics of the contract changes were not made public, the teachers will see an increase in pay, including retroactive pay for part of 2011, when […]
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Businesses to Baker: City shortsighted
WESTBROOK – Selden Von Herten, a property owner in Westbrook for the past 50 years, told Bill Baker last week that city officials need to be more open to the needs of businesspeople if they want to encourage new companies to move into town. “It’s pretty hard for an investor or a developer to go […]
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Jail employee arrested on OUI charge
GORHAM – Gorham police arrested a Cumberland County Sheriff’s sergeant on a charge of operating under the influence. Jennifer Slocum, 42, was arrested at 2:11 a.m. on Sept. 22 on South Street. Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce confirmed Wednesday that Slocum is an employee in the department. Joyce said Slocum is a sergeant in corrections […]
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Car accident takes out gravestones in Gorham
GORHAM – A Gorham man veered off the road and into a cemetery Thursday morning, destroying a number of gravestones, including some that date back to the early 1800s. Dennis Worrall, 58, was driving a 2006 Mercury Marquis on North Gorham Road at around 8:30 a.m. when he suffered what police believe to be a […]