The streets of Gorham came to life on Sunday afternoon as hundreds of people treated their palates and learned a little something about the town during the first annual Gorham Taste Walk. People walked through the village streets stopping to taste the dishes that 10 local eateries displayed during the two-hour event that showcased food […]

Chicken barbecue – Saturday, Aug. 2, noon, Public Safety Building on Route 26, Gray. Bean supper – Saturday, Aug. 2, 4:30-6 p.m., Hollis Lions Club, Palmer Hall, intersection routes 202 and 35, Hollis. Two kinds of beans, red hot dogs, chop suey, cole slaw and desserts. $6. Pig roast and Bean supper – Saturday, Aug. […]

Chicken barbecue – Saturday, Aug. 2, noon, Public Safety Building on Route 26, Gray. Bean supper – Saturday, Aug. 2, 4:30-6 p.m., Hollis Lions Club, Palmer Hall, intersection routes 202 and 35, Hollis. Two kinds of beans, red hot dogs, chop suey, cole slaw and desserts. $6. Pig roast and Bean supper – Saturday, Aug. […]

Bean supper – Saturday, Aug. 2, 4:30-6 p.m., Hollis Lions Club, Palmer Hall, intersection routes 202 and 35, Hollis. Two kinds of beans, red hot dogs, chop suey, cole slaw and desserts. $6. Bean supper – Saturday, Aug. 16, 5-6 p.m., Amvets Post 6, Route 100, New Gloucester. Two kinds of beans, brown bread, homemade […]

“Sixteen tons of company coal, another day older and deeper in debt.” If Mr. Bush had taken the “get of jail free” card offered him seven years ago by 9/11 and imposed a tax of $1.50 (gas was then $1.50), benefits today would include: Lower prices, cleaner air, more research into alternative sources, safer bridges […]

In the first vote taken on the long path to final approval, the 1.6 million-square-foot retail center proposed for Stroudwater Street won the backing of the Westbrook Planning Board Tuesday night. The Planning Board voted 6-1 to recommend the City Council amend the comprehensive plan in order to allow for the project. The major changes […]

Most college students consider themselves lucky to land an internship in the summer between semesters. But for engineering majors at the University of Maine, companies across the state are vying against each other to get the students to intern with them. The future engineers have their pick of Maine businesses to intern for – from […]

Aug. 3, 1983 You might see them as early as next summer, floating like helium-filled dreams. Blimps. Navy blimps. Coast Guard blimps. According to Jim McGranachen, Coast Guard spokesman at the Treasury Department, Washington, D.C., blimps are coming back into service as multi-mission vehicles for the Navy and Coast Guard. In a joint venture this […]

Buxton’s search for a new police chief to replace Jody Thomas, who resigned earlier this month, was complicated this week when an officer who took on some of the chief’s duties also resigned. Cpl. Kim Emery quit last weekend. Emery was supposed to share administrative duties with officer Michael Grovo until a permanent replacement was […]

Work closing Brown Street Brown Street, from Myrtle to Cumberland Street, in Westbrook will be closed to through traffic starting Aug. 4. The closure may last up to eight weeks. The Portland Water District is making improvements to its Cottage Place Pump Station and the wastewater vault located in the road. The project will install […]