Heather Whitaker, a finalist for Maine Teacher of the Year, battles hunger in Gorham schools and the community.
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Fall Sports Schedules: Gorham
The Rams are gearing up for the autumn to get underway.
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60 years ago: Aug. 22
The Westbrook American reported on Aug. 26, 1959, that Mr. and Mrs. Roland Boissoneau and family of Westbrook had spent the summer at their cottage at Ward’s Cove on Sebago Lake. Elizabeth Hillock of South Gorham had visited friends in Camden.
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Looking Back: Aug. 22
Aug. 24, 1994 It’s the only one of its kind in the state of Maine. It serves the fastest-growing sport in the United States. It’s Westbrook’s new floodlighted, four-season hockey and skating rink on Lincoln Street, a $35,000 gift from the Cornelia Warren Association. The association president, William Currier, told the friendly group that gathered […]
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Letter: Town has bigger issues than a pet pig
I can’t believe that the Town Council in Gorham, traditionally a “farming town,” is debating the fate of a family who wants to keep their pet mini-pig in their yard. Let’s get real here: the family is not starting a pig farm (though pig farms do exist in farming communities), the mini-pig is a family’s […]
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Gorham Notes: Aug. 22
Crowded council field Twelve people have taken out nomination papers for three available Town Council seats in the municipal election this fall. The latest to take out papers include Town Council Chairman Benjamin Hartwell, Janet Keuch, Andrew O’Hare, Stewart McCallister and former Councilor and Vice Chairwoman Sherrie Benner. They join, as previously reported, candidates Dan […]
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Cherry Hill trails opening hinges on pending lease to town
Shaw Brothers Family Foundation appears close to a deal with Gorham to open trails at a historically significant land tract.
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Gorham youth racewalkers win at nationals
Daniel Smith and Rowan McDonald took first in their respective age groups in the 1500-meter competitions.
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60 years ago: Aug. 15
The Westbrook American reported on Aug. 12, 1959, that Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lepenven of North Street in Westbrook were vacationing at White’s Bridge. Grace Gordon of Gorham was to entertain the Women’s Christian Temperance Union at her State Street home.
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Looking Back: Aug. 15
Aug. 17, 1994 The S.D. Warren paper mill is masking the odors of its wastewater treatment plant in Westbrook with a flowery scent. The experiment began in early summer and appears to be helping, said Elizabeth Sisson of the mill’s public relations office. “We are well aware that people are unhappy with the odors. We’ve […]
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