State police are investigating a collision of two cruisers involving Buxton police and York County Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. Jonathan Shapiro, a spokesman for Maine State Police at Troop A in Alfred, said Buxton Police Officer Brad Gaumont and York County Deputy Sheriff Shawn Sanborn were uninjured in the collision, which occurred at 2:30 a.m. on […]
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Two cruisers – Buxton's and sheriff's – collide
State police are investigating a collision of two cruisers involving Buxton police and York County Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. Jonathan Shapiro, a spokesman for Maine State Police at Troop A in Alfred, said Buxton Police Officer Brad Gaumont and York County Deputy Sheriff Shawn Sanborn were uninjured in the collision, which occurred at 2:30 a.m. on […]
Junior high musicians earn honors
Wescott Junior High School students were selected Dec. 7 for a regional honors band. The selected students had participated in the Southern Maine Middle School Honors and Auditions held at Wescott on Nov. 1. Seven local schools sent students to audition for selection into the ensemble. Of the students selected, four received top scores on […]
Junior high musicians earn honors
Wescott Junior High School students were selected Dec. 7 for a regional honors band. The selected students had participated in the Southern Maine Middle School Honors and Auditions held at Wescott on Nov. 1. Seven local schools sent students to audition for selection into the ensemble. Of the students selected, four received top scores on […]
Junior high musicians earn honors
Wescott Junior High School students were selected Dec. 7 for a regional honors band. The selected students had participated in the Southern Maine Middle School Honors and Auditions held at Wescott on Nov. 1. Seven local schools sent students to audition for selection into the ensemble. Of the students selected, four received top scores on […]
$13.5 million Nappi project begins
Construction is under way on Main Street in Gorham for a $13.5 million warehouse and office complex for Nappi Distributors. Nappi, which is relocating to Gorham from Portland, will become Gorham’s fifth largest taxpayer and third largest employer. “We’re pleased to have Nappi here,” said Norm Justice, chairman of the Gorham Town Council, in remarks […]
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Choirs highlight Christmas program The School Street United Methodist Church, 29 School St., is sponsoring an “Evening of Christmas Music” at 7 p.m. on Friday. The program will feature four choirs and a praise team. Participants include a choir, junior choirs, hand bell choir and a junior hand bell choir. The program benefits the church’s […]
Gorham strikes it rich, faces clock move
With a clock on its hands that could have a value of up to $1 million, Gorham is facing a debate on where to put it once repairs are complete. Now in pieces at a Freeport clock works shop, it had been ticking away for 138 years in the steeple at the First Parish Church, […]
Gorham Remembered
Long known as the “Old Richardson Place,” this historic house at 510 Main St. now serves as professional offices. It was built 198 years ago by James Mosher Jr., and finished in 1831 by Joseph Gerrish, according to “The Way It was in Gorham” by Bertha B. Willis. The former farmhouse was home to several […]
Officer back on duty after shooting incident
A Westbrook police officer has returned to active duty after more than a month on administrative leave for firing a weapon at a Portland man in early November. Although an investigation into the incident by the Maine Attorney General’s Office is not complete, Westbrook police have found no fault in Officer Phil Robinson’s actions and […]