The tug of war between Gorham and the First Parish Church for custody of the historic town clock remains unresolved, and an attempt for negotiations has apparently wound down. “We made a request to meet with the town council and they have declined to do that,” the Rev. David Butler, senior pastor of the First […]

Five years after the state opened the doors on new prison facilities costing more than $140 million, the Criminal Justice Committee and the Department of Corrections say more space is needed to alleviate overcrowding that is only going to get worse by the end of this decade. “We’ll have to think about bricks and mortar,” […]

Stanwood tribute at Lincoln dinner G. Philip Stanwood, formerly of Gorham, was honored on Feb. 3 at the Italian Heritage Center by the Lincoln Club of Portland at its 122nd celebration of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln. Stanwood, now living in Biddeford, was presented with a plaque recognizing his 20 years of dedication and service […]

Stanwood tribute at Lincoln dinner G. Philip Stanwood, formerly of Gorham, was honored on Feb. 3 at the Italian Heritage Center by the Lincoln Club of Portland at its 122nd celebration of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln. Stanwood, now living in Biddeford, was presented with a plaque recognizing his 20 years of dedication and service […]

When the state’s economic experts meet Friday, they will have to decide whether two consecutive drops in corporate income-tax collections warrant readjusting the state’s forecast on how much money the Legislature really has to spend. The numbers just in for January show corporate income-tax collections were down $1.6 million from a budget of $8 million. […]

After 10 years as a political watchdog, the Buxton Taxpayers Association is defunct. Members voted 9-1 to disband Monday in its last meeting in the Pythian Sisters hall at Buxton Center. Ervin Colbath wanted the organization to continue and cast the dissenting vote in a show of hands. “This is the time for these groups […]

After 10 years as a political watchdog, the Buxton Taxpayers Association is defunct. Members voted 9-1 to disband Monday in its last meeting in the Pythian Sisters hall at Buxton Center. Ervin Colbath wanted the organization to continue and cast the dissenting vote in a show of hands. “This is the time for these groups […]

After 10 years as a political watchdog, the Buxton Taxpayers Association is defunct. Members voted 9-1 to disband Monday in its last meeting in the Pythian Sisters hall at Buxton Center. Ervin Colbath wanted the organization to continue and cast the dissenting vote in a show of hands. “This is the time for these groups […]

For one addict, it took only four months to become hooked on heroin, and it’s taken him years to get clean. The 23-year-old man, who asked to remain anonymous, eventually hit the lowest point of his life – an overdose that almost claimed his life and nearly led him to suicide. His mother, who had […]

Call it a clash of good intentions. On one hand, there’s the Greater Portland YWCA, a nonprofit that had been providing women in need with shelter and services for nearly 150 years before financial problems compelled its board to fold the organization last year. Saddled with about $2.5 million in debts to the state, lending […]