USM name change on hold The University of Southern Maine has shelved its proposal to change its name to the University of Maine in Portland. The university has a campus in Gorham and the Gorham Town Council passed a resolution earlier this year denouncing the name change. “Unfortunately, I don’t think we have seen the […]
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Gorham council vacancy spurs flurry of activity
A special election, an expected lawsuit and a move to re-seat an ousted incumbent come as the result of the Town Council’s disqualification of a winning candidate.
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Boys Basketball: Rams drop opener to Riots
South Portland overpowered Gorham from the get-go.
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Girls Basketball: Gorham falls to South Portland in season-opener
Olivia Michaud posted the Rams’ team-high: 17.
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‘Santaland Diaries’ coming to town stage this weekend
The play, starring professional actor and Gorham resident Michael Boudewyns, depicts the less than cheery side of the holidays and will benefit the Gorham Arts Alliance’s special needs theater program.
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Wreath convoy pays tribute in Gorham before heading out
GORHAM — Tractor trailer trucks loaded with wreaths bound for Arlington National Cemetery stopped at Gorham High School Monday for a ceremony to honor one of last year’s Wreaths Across America escorts, Officer Wayne “Pooch” Drown. The school gym was packed with students, veterans, visitors and first responders from around the state. Several Gorham combat […]
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About 35 miles of Maine roads have been treated with now-banned sealant
The surfaces are safe to drive on, though, according to a Maine Department of Transportation official.
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Driver dies after crashing into box truck driven by Maine man
A woman crashed her vehicle into the side of the truck as it was backing into a driveway in New Hampshire, police say.
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Gorham Notes: Dec. 5
Historical calendars available Gorham Historical Society’s 2020 transportation calendars are on sale now for $10 at the Gorham Municipal Center, 75 South St., and Baxter Memorial Library, 71 South St. For mailing information, email archives@gorhamhistoricalsociety.org. U.S.taxpayer debt The Bureau of the fiscal Service reported on Nov. 27 that the U.S. public debt was $23,076,065,396,434.08.
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Looking Back: Dec. 5
Dec. 7, 1984 Westbrook Mayor Kenneth Lefebvre and the City Council said no Monday to Michel Salvaggio’s plans for a skin show and nightclub at Exit 8. Lefebvre said Salvaggio can appeal the action to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Salvaggio, who owns Michel’s banquet center at 202 Larrabee Road, wants to use a vacant […]