Gorham Police said Friday a prank has closed Gorham High School, 41 Morrill Ave. Sgt. Dan Young said at 8:15 a.m. that kids had piled snow in front of doors at the school and that the snow is being cleared away. Young said police are investigating because the incident closed a public building. It is […]

Turkey pot pie – Saturday, Jan. 12, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Stewart P. Morrill Post 35, American Legion, 413 Broadway, South Portland. Turkey pot pie, salad, rolls, desserts, coffee, tea and punch. $7, $3. Bean supper – Saturday, Jan. 12, 4:30-6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 179 Ridgeland Ave., South Portland. $7, $3. Family breakfast – Sunday, […]

Construction bids for a $28 million elementary school in Buxton will likely go out this month, with work targeted to begin in the spring. The new school is expected to open in September 2010. Plans for the Buxton Center school, which would be built to accommodate 850 children in Kindergarten-Grade 5, are under review by […]

The Wat Samaki Cambodian Buddhist Temple is asking the town of Buxton for permission to hold religious services at 128 Back Nippen Road in a building that previously housed Buxton Press, a small printing company. Public comment will be heard at a Buxton Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday in town hall, 185 […]

The Wat Samaki Cambodian Buddhist Temple is asking the town of Buxton for permission to hold religious services at 128 Back Nippen Road in a building that previously housed Buxton Press, a small printing company. Public comment will be heard at a Buxton Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday in town hall, 185 […]

A Gorham family rummaged through charred debris Tuesday looking for keepsakes, the morning after a fire destroyed their home and claimed the lives of three pets. “Unfortunately, everything we had was in that house,” a solemn Steve Adams said Tuesday. “Losing our pets was the worst of it.” “It’s tough to lose your house,” Phyllis […]

A Gorham family rummaged through charred debris Tuesday looking for keepsakes, the morning after a fire destroyed their home and claimed the lives of three pets. “Unfortunately, everything we had was in that house,” a solemn Steve Adams said Tuesday. “Losing our pets was the worst of it.” “It’s tough to lose your house,” Phyllis […]

Smoking vote at Post 197 Westbrook Memorial Post 197 of the American Legion will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the post headquarters on 300 Conant St. to vote on a smoking ban. A discussion will precede a vote on whether the post will remain a smoking facility or ban smoking completely. “Legally, we’re […]

Increasing affordable housing, continuing to shrink government and keeping open communication between the administration, the council and the citizens are among the challenges Westbrook Mayor Bruce Chuluda said he was “ready to face” in his inaugural address Monday. At the inauguration of municipal officers, held at Westbrook High School auditorium, citizens and city employees gathered […]

Two years ago, after decades of plowing snow on Lowell Road, near Bonny Eagle Pond in Buxton, the town halted the service on the 1,00-foot, unpaved end. The town claims that portion of Lowell Road is a private way. Lowell Road is off Route 22 and a paved portion of it was accepted by the […]