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School Committee OKs reopening plans for Gorham

by Robert Lowell August 12, 2020August 12, 2020

High school students would have 100% distance learning under the plan, but the committee chairman said that could change.

Feature Obituary, News

Feature obituary: Eileen Ring, 80, school bus driver and foster mother

by Melanie Creamer August 11, 2020August 11, 2020

Mrs. Ring drove a school bus for Gorham, Scarborough and Westbrook schools for nearly 40 years.

American Journal

Gorham Notes: Aug. 6

by Robert Lowell August 6, 2020August 4, 2020

Rosary rally Aug. 15 Bishop Robert Deeley will serve as the special guest at a rosary procession and rally beginning at 11 a.m. Aug.15. The socially distanced procession will begin on Morrill Avenue by the Gorham High School access road and will end at St. Anne Church, 299 Main St. The rally, in […]

American Journal

Maine Bicentennial: Gorham

August 6, 2020August 4, 2020

In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, the American Journal is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.

American Journal

Looking Back: Aug. 6

August 6, 2020August 3, 2020

Aug. 9, 1995 Roy Robinson, 90, was in bed upstairs in his Monroe Avenue home in Westbrook when the phone rang at midnight. He ignored it. Not long afterward, the doorbell rang. He ignored it. Then he heard noises. When he went to investigate, a burglar, who had broken in through a cellar window, fled. […]

American Journal

Gorham council asks for racial resolve revision

by Robert Lowell August 5, 2020

The measure called for the council to work with all town departments “to assure equal justice for all” and prevent any form of police misconduct.

American Journal

Gorham Notes: July 30

by Robert Lowell July 30, 2020July 27, 2020

Gorham’s own in concert The Don Roy Trio will entertain with a free summer concert of traditional music from 6-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Robie Softball Field, 28 Ball Park Road. Parking is available at the high school, 41 Morrill Ave., or in the municipal lot at 75 South Street. The Recreation Department […]

American Journal

Looking Back: July 30

July 30, 2020July 27, 2020

Aug. 2, 1995 On the nomination of Police Chief Steven Roberts, Mayor Kenneth Lefebvre on Monday named Paul McCarthy as Westbrook’s deputy police chief. McCarthy, 47, moves up from captain. He started as a patrolman in 1972. A cat walking within 10 feet of a mobile home in Friendly Village, Gorham, was shot July 25 […]