The weeklong fair, which opens Sunday, Sept. 25, features history, rides, demonstrations, livestock, and harness racing, among other events.
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‘Carmina Burana’: 200 voices and one organ in Portland
High school choir students will be among the performers of the popular work, transcribed for the Kotzschmar organ by James Kennerley.
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Who’s running, who’s not in Gorham’s municipal elections
There’s a seven-way race for three Town Council seats in November and a three-way race for two.
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Contested council, school board race on Nov. 8 ballot in Westbrook
Mayor Michael Foley has no opponents as he seeks a second term.
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Tenants reel from 76% rent increase at Westbrook apartment complex
The tenants say the two-increment increase is unfair because it doesn’t give them enough time to figure out how they can afford it or to make other arrangements.
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Gorham councilor denounces ‘vile’ attacks against him over old Oath Keepers link
In an interview with the American Journal, Benjamin Hartwell explains his position in the wake of reports that he was once a member of the group allegedly involved in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Gorham-Westbrook-Portland rapid transit public meeting planned
Greater Portland Council of Governments will hold the open-house style meeting Sept. 22 at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.
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Drug use education program growing around state
The program, which focuses on real stories of people in recovery to teach youth about the dangers of drugs, is now used in nine school districts.
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Gorham School Committee to rule on gender posters
The School Committee will meet Sept. 14 to discuss whether Superintendent Heather Perry’s decision to deny a father’s request to remove posters that define terms such as cisgender, transgender and nonbinary from the middle school should be overturned.
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Gorham council delays rezoning wildlife sanctuary
Residents raise concerns about the potential impact of increased housing density on natural resources in the Narragansett Game Sanctuary.