Mary Jo O’Connor, 60, who has lived in Gorham for 33 years, has had a lifelong career in education. She taught at Narragansett Elementary School for 10 ears beginning in 1982. Then, she became principal at the Dyer School in South Portland for eight years. In 2000, O’Connor served as director of educational planning for […]

Mary Jo O’Connor, 60, who has lived in Gorham for 33 years, has had a lifelong career in education. She taught at Narragansett Elementary School for 10 ears beginning in 1982. Then, she became principal at the Dyer School in South Portland for eight years. In 2000, O’Connor served as director of educational planning for […]

Bean supper – Saturday, Jan. 17, 5-6 p.m., Peoples United Methodist Church, 310 Broadway, South Portland. Baked beans, casseroles, homemade pies and more. $7; $16/family. Bean supper – Saturday, Jan. 17, 5-6 p.m., Amvets Post 6, Route 100, New Gloucester. Two kinds of beans, brown bread, homemade biscuits, cole slaw, American chop suey and two […]

A Westbrook business owner arrested on drug charges in November has been indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury for aggravated trafficking in crack. Abbas Al-Hamdany, owner of the Friendly Discount store on Main Street, served 18 months in federal prison for trafficking cocaine 10 years ago. Because of his prior conviction, he’s now facing […]

Hanscom in White Rock talk Linda Hanscom will speak when the White Rock Historical Society meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, in the community center across from the Grange hall on Wilson Road. Hanscom’s topic is antique homes in Gorham. Hanscom is a member of the Windham Historical Society. ‘Ubart’ exhibit at USM […]

165/165a The building in the photo on the left was constructed in the 1950s as the Kieckhefer Container Co., and later became the Weyerhaeuser box and container plant. Weyerhaeuser closed this facility several years ago and put the property up for sale. Hannaford purchased the site, demolished the building and built a Hannaford supermarket on […]

Where to celebrate the inauguration locally: The Maine Democratic Party will celebrate the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama at the Asylum Sports Bar at 121 Center St. in Portland on Jan. 20 at 11 a.m. Walker Memorial Library in Westbrook will hold an inauguration party on Jan. 20. The library, which opens at 10 a.m., […]

A hymn to beauty The Saturday afternoon TV program of Lawrence Welk and his musicians is always a pleasure to watch. On Dec. 27, the chorus – lady singers all dressed in long white gowns, the men in white suits – gave a lovely rendition of “America the Beautiful,” which my generation still sings with […]

A hymn to beauty The Saturday afternoon TV program of Lawrence Welk and his musicians is always a pleasure to watch. On Dec. 27, the chorus – lady singers all dressed in long white gowns, the men in white suits – gave a lovely rendition of “America the Beautiful,” which my generation still sings with […]

Jan. 11, 1984 Over the past five years, ex-mayor William B. O’Gara and some aldermen drew their city pay six months or a year in advance, Westbrook mayor Philip Spiller said Monday. Democratic aldermen refused immediate action, however, on Spiller’s request that the City Council put an end to the practice. In a 4-3 party-line […]