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Gorham Notes: Sept. 19

USM celebrates dining hall makeover The University of Southern Maine on Sept. 13 celebrated the $2.5 million renovation of Brooks Dining Hall on its Gorham campus. USM President Glenn Cummings joined representatives of Sodexo Dining Services along with representatives of Connor Architecture and Landry/French Construction of Scarborough at the event. Census coming next year The […]

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Looking Back: Sept. 19

Sept. 21, 1994 A majority of the Westbrook School Committee objected Wednesday to putting an extra adult on every school bus, but a decision was put off until Sept. 28. Other ideas considered included having bus drivers report by radio every 30 minutes and training volunteers or high school students to ride on each bus. […]

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60 years ago: Sept. 19

The Westbrook American reported on Sept.16, 1959, that North Gorham was holding a fall festival Sept. 19 with several events, including a water skiing exhibition on the Presumpscot River, a fireman’s muster and a public supper. The paper reported on Sept. 23, 1959, that Westbrook’s Sharon Pinkham, daughter of Agnes Pinkham, had entered the School […]