GORHAM – The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office said that an early morning fire Wednesday that burned grass and brush around a house at 363 Sebago Lake Road in Gorham is another case of arson. Fire investigators say, “The target of the fire was an unoccupied house on the property, but the wind blew the fire […]

GORHAM – The Gorham Town Council will consider offering a $10,000 reward in the rash of recent arsons in a special meeting at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, at Gorham Municipal Center. Since March 27, Gorham has been targeted with four arsons, with another ruled as suspicious. The most recent arson case was at a […]

WESTBROOK – Food Coma TV, a local online food and travel program began its second season Monday with a show on various eateries in Westbrook. Food Coma TV is a collection of short films released as a series online at www.foodcoma.tv, and hosted by Joe Ricchio, food editor at Maine magazine. The show is based […]

GORHAM – Gorham police are hunting for a man who robbed a pharmacy at about 11 a.m. on Monday. In a report, Detective Sgt. Dana Thompson said a white or Hispanic man robbed Community Pharmacy at 365 Main St. Police said the man “entered the pharmacy and presented a pharmacist with a note, which stated […]

WESTBROOK – Braving the rising heat Monday morning, 110 young runners took part in the Patriots Day Kids Road Race in Westbrook, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Westbrook-Gorham. Jesse Orach, a 12th-grader from Gorham, won the two-mile race in 10:57. Pyajock Pan, an 11th-grade student from South Portland, was the first female finisher, in […]

GORHAM – Gorham Police Chief Ronald Shepard and Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre announced Friday investigators probing a series of fires in Gorham have asked a federal agency for assistance. “Contacts are being made with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to see if they have any useful expertise that might assist the […]

GORHAM – Fire investigators canvassed Gorham neighborhoods Thursday afternoon as they continued to search for clues in the series of fires that has plagued the town. Four fires have been set intentionally in Gorham since March 27, while another is being called suspicious. The latest was Wednesday night at 54 Dingley Road. Fire Marshal investigators […]

GORHAM – Fire investigators canvassed Gorham neighborhoods Thursday afternoon as they continued to search for clues in the series of fires that has plagued the town. Four fires have been set intentionally in Gorham since March 27, while another is being called suspicious. The latest was Wednesday night at 54 Dingley Road. Fire Marshal investigators […]

GORHAM – Fire investigators canvassed Gorham neighborhoods Thursday afternoon as they continued to search for clues in the series of fires that has plagued the town. Four fires have been set intentionally in Gorham since March 27, while another is being called suspicious. The latest was Wednesday night at 54 Dingley Road. Fire Marshal investigators […]

It’s stood sentinel on Westbrook’s Main Street for parts of three centuries, and while the city has grown and changed around it, the original Walker Memorial Library building has remained a constant. But time and the elements have taken a toll on the building, which opened in 1894, and on the heels of a complete […]