The answer is: A contestant Tuesday on the nationally syndicated quiz show “Jeopardy” and a 41-year-old Gorham homemaker. The question is: Who is Suzanne Ennis? Ennis finished third on “Jeopardy,” which was taped in September, but nonetheless was thrilled to be on her favorite show. “It’s like being in a special, revered place like the […]

The FBI unplugged its toll-free telephone line Friday for tips about a missing 15-year-old Buxton girl. However, a national organization that helps find missing children has replaced it with another toll-free hotline devoted to collecting information on the disappearance of Coreen Wiese. Gail Marcinkiewicz of the FBI office in Boston said the FBI line was […]

The FBI unplugged its toll-free telephone line Friday for tips about a missing 15-year-old Buxton girl. However, a national organization that helps find missing children has replaced it with another toll-free hotline devoted to collecting information on the disappearance of Coreen Wiese. Gail Marcinkiewicz of the FBI office in Boston said the FBI line was […]

Westbrook school officials, responding to recent complaints from parents over long bus rides, are looking into possible changes to the transportation system. Changes could be as small as shifting a bus route here and there or as drastic as a return to the bus routes used in Westbrook before routes were combined a two years […]

November 1981 The Maine Department of Transportation has refused to accept the Gorham Town Council’s plans for village square traffic changes. In a letter to Town Manager Donald Gerrish, George N. Campbell, state transportation commissioner, said the state will withdraw money allocated for improvements to the routes 25 and 114 intersection unless Gorham changes its […]

The Baxter Museum, 67 South Street, will open for tours 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 9 during the open house at the Baxter Memorial Library next door. The museum was the family home of Maine Gov. Percival P. Baxter. Built in 1797, the home features Baxter family memorabilia among other Gorham historical items […]

This photo, left, of Main Street looking west from the area of Mechanic Street, was taken in the 1850s. The two small buildings to the right were demolished to make way for the three-story brick building at 901 Main St. This building served as an armory, canning factory and garage before being converted to its […]

This photo, left, of Main Street looking west from the area of Mechanic Street, was taken in the 1850s. The two small buildings to the right were demolished to make way for the three-story brick building at 901 Main St. This building served as an armory, canning factory and garage before being converted to its […]

Jolly Snowman Christmas fair – Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church, 280 Ocean House Road. Crafts, baked goods, homemade clothing, books, attic treasures and a silent auction for special trips, gifts and adventures. A lobster roll lunch will be offered from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Christmas craft fair – Saturday, Dec. […]

RSO Deer on Road0923.jpg – A young deer gambols down a dirt room in Gorham as the final days of the 2006 hunting season draw near. Staff photo by Rich Obrey