Maple Tree Trust of Gorham is in the chips. A Maine State Lottery spokesman said Monday the trust on May 6 claimed the winning $2.9 million Tri State Megabucks jackpot drawn on April 8. No individual name or names was released. Maple Tree Trust chose the lump sum option worth $1.9 million, which was $1.4 […]

Variety supper – Saturday, May 23, 4:30-6 p.m., Newfield United Methodist Church, Route 11, Newfield. Everyone welcome. $6, $4. Bean supper – Saturday, May 23, 4:30-6 p.m., Elm Street United Methodist Church, 168 Elm St., South Portland. Beans, casseroles, chop suey, cole slaw, hot dogs, pies and beverages. $7.50, $3. Bean supper – Saturday, May […]

Variety supper – Saturday, May 23, 4:30-6 p.m., Newfield United Methodist Church, Route 11, Newfield. Everyone welcome. $6, $4. Bean supper – Saturday, May 23, 4:30-6 p.m., Elm Street United Methodist Church, 168 Elm St., South Portland. Beans, casseroles, chop suey, cole slaw, hot dogs, pies and beverages. $7.50, $3. Bean supper – Saturday, May […]

Neighbors and Buxton Planning Board members revisited Monday the site of a former puppy mill proposed for a cluster subdivision after an abutter raised drainage concerns last week. Norman Berube Builders, Inc., a Scarborough-based company, is seeking permission to build seven homes in the Pleasant Ridge subdivision. Berube bought the 24-acre property in a bank […]

Book and plant sale – Saturday, May 23, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., North Gorham Public Library, North Gorham Road, Gorham. Annual sale. Fill a bag of books for $5. Plants for the garden. Five weeks of yard sales – Saturdays, May 23 and 30, June 13, 20 and 27, 8 a.m.- 2 p.m., 476 Sand Pond […]

Book and plant sale – Saturday, May 23, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., North Gorham Public Library, North Gorham Road, Gorham. Annual sale. Fill a bag of books for $5. Plants for the garden. Five weeks of yard sales – Saturdays, May 23 and 30, June 13, 20 and 27, 8 a.m.- 2 p.m., 476 Sand Pond […]

Book and plant sale – Saturday, May 23, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., North Gorham Public Library, North Gorham Road, Gorham. Annual sale. Fill a bag of books for $5. Plants for the garden. Five weeks of yard sales – Saturdays, May 23 and 30, June 13, 20 and 27, 8 a.m.- 2 p.m., 476 Sand Pond […]

Nearly $700,000 in federal stimulus money received by the Westbrook School Department has been designated for energy upgrades and a laptop computer program at the high school. The City Council unanimously gave preliminary approval Monday for the money to be used for those purposes, but the funds were the subject of a greater debate by […]

Lying in bed at their South Freeport home, Hugh Saunders held his wife Eleanor’s hand when she died May 11. Very soon, the former Westbrook businessman slipped into unconsciousness. In less than 24 hours, he died, too. “It was the perfect end to a love story,” said their daughter, Kris Saunders, about the 87-year-old high […]

A Gorham veteran of World War II will receive his Army medals next week – 64 years after the war ended. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins will present John Dumbrocyo, 85, with six medals at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 27, at the Gorham Municipal Center, 75 South St. Dumbrocyo served with the Army in Europe […]