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Looking Back: Sept. 5

Sept. 7, 1994 The Gorham School Committee has proposed that anyone on Gorham school property at any time be barred from smoking or using tobacco in other forms. The policy proposal, to be heard for second reading on Sept. 14, revises a 1985 smoking policy that applied primarily to students, faculty and staff, but set […]

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Gorham Notes: Sept. 5

Bardens celebrate 70th Richard T. and Rosalie E. Barden celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Sept. 4. They met in Gorham, where they were married at the First Parish Church in 1949. He was the town pharmacist, owning Gorham Pharmacy and later working at other pharmacies in town. Rosalie was an art teacher at the University […]

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We Love to Eat: Sept. 5

Free dinner – Thursday, Sept. 5, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Sept. 6, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9;  lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; combination lobster […]

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Gorham Notes

Labor Day closures Gorham Municipal Center, administrative offices and Baxter Memorial Library will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2, in observance of Labor Day. Historical society kick off Gorham Historical Society will kick off its fall meeting schedule at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at White Rock Grange on Wilson Road. Note the meeting day […]

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Looking Back: Aug. 29

Aug. 31, 1994 Eric Landry, 17, of Westbrook, went for a swim in Sebago Lake State Park and saved a life. Eric was there Aug. 18 for a family picnic with his parents, Donald and Mary Anne Landry, and his brother Benjamin, 10. Suddenly they heard a young man yelling for help. He was out […]

Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly

We Love to Eat: Aug. 29

Free dinner – Thursday, Aug. 29, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Aug. 30, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; or lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; combination […]