The School Committee presented a $53.5 million spending plan, up $3.5 million. Councilors will vote on the budget May 14.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Howell Laboratories buys ODAT Machine in Gorham and eyes expansion
The employee-owned company with a headquarters in Bridgton looks to add employees to both locations.
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Letter: Alternatives to Gorham Connector must be studied
The Maine Turnpike Authority’s proposed highway spur to Gorham is an irreversible mistake. It will ruin our village center and local economy, create sprawl, and will not solve our traffic problem. The Gorham Town Council should vote to withdraw from the agreement it signed two years ago with the turnpike authority. The costs of this […]
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Gorham Notes: April 18
Gorham spruces up A town cleanup in multiple locations is set for 8:30 to 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 21. Volunteers should check in at the municipal center. The annual event began as a Gorham Village Alliance initiative known as the “Sparkle Project” in 2018. The Village Alliance reports it has grown into a joint […]
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We Love to Eat: April 18
Free community dinner – Saturday, April 20, 4:30-6 p.m., FBC Westbrook, 733 Main St., Westbrook. Buxton bean supper – Saturday, April 20, 5-6 p.m., North Congregational Church of Buxton (Groveville), 22 Church Hill Road, Buxton. Two kinds of beans, red hot dogs, coleslaw, chop suey, rolls, dessert, coffee and punch. $10, $5 children, free under 5. […]
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Gorham School Committee’s $53.4M budget raises taxes 9.05%
The Town Council and School Committee discuss the budget in a workshop Tuesday, April 23, at the municipal center.
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Injured bobcat euthanized after center determines leg required amputation
Saco River Wildlife Center determined the bobcat’s injuries would require amputation, which would mean she couldn’t be released into the wild.
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Letter: Electoral College hasn’t represented will of voters
Michael Buhelt’s letter April 1 (“Founding fathers knew pitfalls of national vote for president”) implies those that favor the national popular vote compact don’t understand it. Not so. The current Electoral College system is imperfect; the national popular vote compact is also imperfect. The perfect system most representative of the will of the American people […]
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Forum: Smiling Hill Farm roots run deep, don’t pave over them
My grandmother, Frances Knight Marsh, was born at Smiling Hill Farm in 1918 before it was so called – her younger brother Roger would name it for a favorite book. My great-grandmother Blanche photographed life at the farm: her commercial dahlia garden, my grandmother and her sister Bernice with dolls on the porch, my great-grandfather […]
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We Love to Eat: April 11
Drive-thru roast turkey dinner – Saturday, April 13, 4-6 p.m., Highland Lake Grange, 87 Hardy Road, Westbrook. Roasted turkey, vegetables, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, bread, cranberry sauce and cake. $10, exact change. Free community dinner – Saturday, April 13, 4:30-6 p.m., FBC Westbrook, 733 Main St., Westbrook. African food, hosted by New Mainers of God’s […]