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Lakes Region Sportsman: 2023 was good sporting year – here’s to a banner 2024

by Tom Roth January 4, 2024December 29, 2023

As we close the calendar on another year and excitedly open a new one for 2024, it’s time to both reflect on past sporting adventures and look ahead toward those to come. For this sportsman, 2023 was an overall good year. I had what I consider one of my best years guiding anglers on Sebago […]

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Westbrook Notes: Jan. 4

by Robert Lowell January 4, 2024January 2, 2024

History calendars available, Woman’s Club history talk Westbrook Historical Society calendars for 2024 are available for $17.99, or $14.99 for members. They feature old pictures of the city, with a colorized cover photo of Main Street in 1972. Marion Sturtevant will speak about history of the Westbrook Woman’s Club when the historical society meets at […]

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New plan calls for entirely new Salmon Falls Bridge between Buxton and Hollis

by Robert Lowell January 3, 2024January 3, 2024

Construction on the new Route 202/4 bridge over the Saco River could begin next year.

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Ball rolling on repairs for Gorham’s Robie Field

by Robert Lowell January 3, 2024January 3, 2024

The softball field, where the Gorham High School team plays, will be leveled off with improved drainage as early as the fall.

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Westbrook Notes: Dec. 28

by Robert Lowell December 28, 2023December 26, 2023

A Day of Service for Martin Luther King Jr. The St. Anthony of Padua Parish will host a Day of Service to honor Martin Luther King Jr. from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Jan. 15 at St. Hyacinth Church, 268 Brown St. The annual service day calls on “individuals to strengthen communities, bridge divides, remove barriers […]

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Gorham Notes: Dec. 28

by Robert Lowell December 28, 2023December 26, 2023

Rain took toll on Sno-Goers’ trails The Gorham Sno-Goers report repairs to snowmobile trails after the Dec. 18 rain storm will cost thousands to repair and take 100 hours of labor. The club reported last week blown-down trees needed to be cleared and some trails were impassable, but the full extent of the damage hadn’t […]

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Buxton Notes: Dec. 28

by Robert Lowell December 28, 2023December 26, 2023

The tale of a tombstone Legend has it that some enterprising scofflaws during Prohibition days a century ago happened upon a safe hiding place to stash their alcoholic beverages where the York County sheriffs wouldn’t likely find it. The thirsty community culprits removed a panel on a tombstone in the South Buxton Cemetery behind the […]