Historical society hours Gorham Historical Society and museum will be open from 4 to 6 p.m. on two Wednesdays, Aug. 7 and 21, in the restored Mosher Barn at Shaw Cherry Hill Farm, 28 Cherry Hill Road. The society can also be open by appointment by calling the archivist, Kelly Dearborn, at 831-4220. The society […]
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Gorham Notes: July 18
Door-to-door pitches The company named Fox Pest Control has registered with the Town Clerk’s Office to obtain the required license to engage in door-to-door commercial solicitation between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. The permit expires on July 31 and the Police Department is aware of the situation. For more information, call the Town Clerk’s Office […]
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We Love to Eat: July 18
Gorham bean-hole bean supper – Saturday, July 20, seating at 4:30, 5:15 and 6 p.m., UCC at North Gorham, 4 Standish Neck Road, Gorham. Beans, red hot dogs, potato salad, coleslaw, brown bread, coffee or punch, and dessert. $12, $8 children. For takeout, call 892-5363 by 5 p.m. July 19. Free community meal – Saturday, […]
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A potato recipe from the Canary Islands offers maximal flavor for minimal effort
A young mom, and serious cook, Gorham resident Katherine Ghantous finds the cooking rules have changed (for now): Fast and appealing to both kids and grownups are her new bywords.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
We Love to Eat: July 11
Raymond meals to go – Saturday, July 13, 5-6 p.m., Raymond Village Community Church, 27 Main St., Raymond. Pot roast and gravy, potatoes, green beans, carrots, a roll and a brownie. $15. Takeout only. Order by calling 655-7749 before noon July 13 with name, number of meals and time of pickup, or email office@rvccme.org. Weekly […]
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Gorham Notes: July 11
Tour Baxter Museum free The town-owned Baxter House Museum, 67 South St., is open for free tours 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays through August. The house was built in 1797 and later became the Baxter family home. James Phinney Baxter, father of Maine Gov. Percival Baxter, donated the house as a […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Building boom in South Gorham on the horizon
A 14-unit condo project on McLellan Road got preliminary Planning Board approval Monday, and other projects are working through the approval process.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Grace periods and pay-to-park kiosks installed at USM parking lots after complaints
The Gorham campus has a 60-minute grace period for parking, and 30 minutes at the Portland campus.
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Gorham Notes: July 4
Recount rules Gorham is not pursuing any action to develop a town ordinance to govern election recounts, town officials said last week. “We can’t have our own rules,” Town Council Chairperson Suzanne Phillips, citing a legal opinion, told the American Journal last week. “The state (statute) would supersede it.” The idea of having town rules […]
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Skeletal remains in Gorham were those of Westbrook man
Michael Phillips-Townsend’s remains were found off Longfellow Road in May.