January sock drive In what has become an annual January tradition, St. Anne Church in Gorham is collecting socks for homeless people and others in need. Parishioners last year donated around 1,000 pairs of socks that were distributed to veterans’ groups, shelters, food pantries and local organizations such as Amistad, Preble Street and St. Vincent […]
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Westbrook has county’s worst high-crash intersection
Westbrook and Gorham each have nine designated high-crash intersections and Buxton has four, according to the Maine Department of Transportation.
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Winter Guide: From produce to pottery, shop local at winter farmers markets
Farmers markets aren’t just for summer anymore. As the season takes hold, winter farmers markets are being offered in many towns, giving residents a chance to shop locally for produce, dairy, eggs and more while also supporting Maine farmers. It’s tough for farmers to reach customers during their off season, but the winter markets […]
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Fire heavily damages house in Gorham
The Sunday afternoon fire at 9 Longfellow Road damaged a basement furnace, where it is believed to have started.
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Gorham Notes: Jan. 12
Free throw contest is back Every year for nearly 15 years, excepting a two-year hiatus for COVID, the Gorham Knights of Columbus Council 10221 has hosted a basketball free throw contest. This year, the event is on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 3:30-5 p.m. at Shaw Gym, 75 South St. “The wonderful thing about basketball is […]
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Gorham officer lays a wreath for clerk’s grandfather at Arlington
Sgt. David Bruni pays tribute to the Gorham deputy town clerk’s grandfather during his Wreaths Across America experience at Arlington National Cemetery.
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After fire, Gorham dairy farm rebuilds for a new generation
An electrical blaze destroyed a 200-year-old barn and forced the family that runs Flaggy Meadow Farm to question what its future would be.
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Juvenile charged with assault in incident at Gorham High School
The school went into a brief lockout during the incident.
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Gorham Notes: Jan. 5
50 years ago The American Journal reported on Jan. 10, 1973, that Keith Hudson of England visited Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fogg in Gorham. Hudson was a communications operator aboard a British tanker that was in Portland. U.S. taxpayer debt The Treasury Department reported on Dec. 291 that the U.S. public debt was $31,326,303,949,171.72.
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Two injured, 11 tenants displaced when multi-vehicle crash heavily damages Gorham apartment building
A tenant was injured when one of the vehicles plowed through the wall of his apartment Wednesday morning.