150/150a The view of Bridge Street from Main Street, left, was taken in the early 1970s. The building on the left was the Warren Furniture Store. The next building was an apartment house with a Salvation Army Thrift Store on the first floor. On the right is Paul’s Shoe Store (formerly Carr’s Shoe Store) and […]

The site of the notorious Buxton puppy mill, where 250 dogs were seized in the state’s largest animal cruelty case, might soon become a housing subdivision. At a real estate auction Friday morning, Norman Berube & Builders Inc. outbid nine others for the 23-acre property at 35 Paucek Road, known as J’Aime Kennels. The company […]

Plan-It Recycling and Transfer in Gorham will need to wait another few weeks before Gorham approves an already built recycling separator at the plant. The recycling center on Monday night did not have an engineering report ready to present to the Planning Board, forcing the board to halt its decision until a report is presented. […]

Plan-It Recycling and Transfer in Gorham will need to wait another few weeks before Gorham approves an already built recycling separator at the plant. The recycling center on Monday night did not have an engineering report ready to present to the Planning Board, forcing the board to halt its decision until a report is presented. […]

Gorham is considering consolidating its code enforcement and planning offices and creating a $106,000 managerial position to oversee the new department. The Town Council voted 5-1, with Councilor Michael Phinney opposed, to schedule a workshop to further define a new position’s job duties and whether it is feasible to consolidate the departments. In April, the […]

Gorham is considering consolidating its code enforcement and planning offices and creating a $106,000 managerial position to oversee the new department. The Town Council voted 5-1, with Councilor Michael Phinney opposed, to schedule a workshop to further define a new position’s job duties and whether it is feasible to consolidate the departments. In April, the […]

Next week Cosmopolitan magazine will name Derek Hawkes, 23, of Gorham, Maine’s most eligible bachelor. Hawkes, an insurance specialist with Unum and a 2003 Gorham High School grad, was surprised by his initial nomination and then “floored” when he learned of the honor, he said (see www.cosmopolitan.com for all 50 bachelors). The part-time freelance model […]

The University of Southern Maine will host three information sessions for its post-graduate teacher preparation program, the Extended Teacher Education Program. Faculty, current students, a graduate admissions representative and an adviser will all be present at each information session. Participants will receive a packet of materials about the teaching program and information on graduate admissions […]

The University of Southern Maine will host three information sessions for its post-graduate teacher preparation program, the Extended Teacher Education Program. Faculty, current students, a graduate admissions representative and an adviser will all be present at each information session. Participants will receive a packet of materials about the teaching program and information on graduate admissions […]

Native son celebrates 90th A large turnout of family and friends honored Norman F. Kennie, who was born in Westbrook, for his 90th birthday with a party at his home on Sebago Lake. Kennie, son of James W. and Edith Herrick Kennie, worked at S.D. Warren in Westbrook and the South Portland Shipyard before joining […]