A favorite Republican complaint is that the “mainstream media” is biased against conservatives. Congressional Republicans invariably refer to the New York Times as “liberal” or “ultra liberal” and often make a similar accusation against major network TV news. Conservative authors, supported by wealthy “angels” or by “think tanks” such as the Heritage Foundation, publish a […]

Organizers are pleased with turnouts at two events last weekend in Gorham – one at the University of Southern Maine and the other at YourSpace.. Dede Perkins, executive director of Gorham Business & Civic Exchange, said the 12th annual Marketplace held Saturday at the University of Southern Maine was one of the biggest ever. But […]

Organizers are pleased with turnouts at two events last weekend in Gorham – one at the University of Southern Maine and the other at YourSpace.. Dede Perkins, executive director of Gorham Business & Civic Exchange, said the 12th annual Marketplace held Saturday at the University of Southern Maine was one of the biggest ever. But […]

The attorney for the Gorham police officer found to have intentionally used excessive force in an arrest is weighing an appeal of the verdict. “We’re still talking about all our options,” Edward Benjamin Jr., the lawyer who represented four Gorham police officers in the case, said Wednesday. Benjamin was hired by Gorham’s insurance carrier, Maine […]

A jury in U.S. District Court in Portland began deliberations Wednesday afternoon on a suit claiming four Gorham police officers used excessive force when arresting a man after stopping a car on Spiller Road in 2006. In the suit, Steven Johnson, who was 27 and living in Gorham at the time of his arrest in […]

A jury in U.S. District Court in Portland late Wednesday found in favor of a Gorham man who claimed Gorham police officer Michael Coffin had used excessive force while arresting him in 2006. The jury found that officers Dean Hannon, Benjamin Moreland and Sgt. Mike Nault did not intentionally use excessive force against Johnson. The […]

A jury in U.S. District Court in Portland late Wednesday found in favor of a Gorham man who claimed Gorham police officer Michael Coffin had used excessive force while arresting him in 2006. The jury found that officers Dean Hannon, Benjamin Moreland and Sgt. Mike Nault did not intentionally use excessive force against Johnson. The […]

Birthday honors Former Westbrook resident Maxine Rawding was honored March 14 on her 80th birthday with a party at the Westbrook Memorial Post 197. Rawding, now a Portland resident, was born March 14, 1929, in Limington. She has five children, 20 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. A large turnout helped her celebrate at the party, which […]

Logs Wrong spot On March 13 police received a report of a window broken out of a motor vehicle on Webb Street. Fare game On March 15, a taxi driver reported that customers took off without paying the fare. Reel of fortune On March 16, police received a report that reels of wire were stolen […]

Gorham will have no shortage of opportunities for thinking about spring this weekend. The 2009 Marketplace sponsored by the Gorham Business & Civic Exchange is Saturday, and the three-day Maine Home and Garden Show will be taking place simultaneously this year at YourSpace, a sports and event center in Gorham. With a theme of “Think […]