The blaze appeared to begin when a strong gust of wind blew flames from an outdoor stove, officials said.
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Gorham Notes: Feb. 13
Honors for Gorham officers Two Gorham Police Department officers were recently recognized with awards at the annual meeting of the Maine Association of Police. The officers who received awards are Peter Cates and Mark Sanborn. Cates received a lifesaving award for “his swift and heroic actions, utilizing his emergency first-aid training to save a man’s […]
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We Love to Eat: Feb. 13
Community meals in Casco, Buxton, Gorham and Westbrook.
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Gorham creates new group to help straighten up tombstones in public cemeteries
The new seven-member Cemetery Advisory Committee will offer recommendations about caring for the town’s cemeteries within available resources.
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Letter: Cuts to Medicare hurt Mainers, don’t make sense
When do these cuts stop? I think about living in a state like Maine, where we are the oldest state in the country, the impact these cuts have every year in a world with increased cost of labor, equipment, and overhead. Where does it end? At what point does private practice, especially, have to close […]
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Gorham Notes: Feb. 6
Gorham man who brought baseball to Japan honored A special ceremony and reception Feb. 2 honored the Gorham man who introduced baseball to Japan 153 years ago. Horace Wilson, born Feb. 10 in 1843 on a farm in Gorham, became a teacher at Tokyo University High School in 1872 and taught his students to play […]
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We Love to Eat: Feb. 6
Westbrook bean supper – Saturday, Feb. 8, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Beans, American chop suey, red hot dogs, coleslaw, sliced Italian bread, and fresh baked pies. $10, $5 under age 5. Takeout available and advance orders can be picked up at 5 p.m. Order in advance by calling 854-9157. Buxton […]
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Gorham denies Shaw Brothers quarry expansion
Following the quarry expansion denial, Shaw Brothers plans a trailer park.
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‘Huge’ housing project proposed at former Gorham golf course moves forward
The Planning Board on Monday, Feb. 3, unanimously voted 7-0 to recommend contract zone approval for developer Nick Troiano for Gorham Fairways, setting up final approval needed from the Town Council.
