Voters will choose two board members from three candidates on Nov. 8.
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Boston Tea Party patriot gets his due
A private ceremony Saturday honored a Gorham patriot who heaved British tea overboard in the Boston Tea Party protest 249 years ago. Ephraim Smith was a 22-year-old sailor at the time of the tea party, Dec. 16,1773. He later bought a farm in Gorham where he lived, died and was buried. At the remote burial […]
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USDA Secretary Vilsack gets firsthand look at Maine school lunch program
The state showcased its universal free lunch program during Secretary Tom Vilsack’s visit to Gorham Middle School.
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Gorham Notes: Oct. 6
Fire prevention campaign State Farm is teaming up with the Gorham Fire Department and the National Fire Protection Association to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Fire Won’t Wait. Plan Your Escape.” This year’s campaign, Oct. 9-15, works to educate people about simple but important steps they can take to keep themselves and those […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham sanctuary now fair game for development
A large portion of the state’s Narragansett Game Sanctuary has been rezoned to allow smaller housing lots.
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7 Gorham Town Council candidates talk priorities
Voters will elect three councilors from the crowded field on Nov. 8.
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Boston Tea Party participant to be honored at Gorham gravesite
Ephraim Smith’s grave is one 10 in Maine that this month will be commemorated by the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum.
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Gorham Notes: Sept. 29
PWD seeks candidate The Portland Water District is encouraging write-in candidate campaigns for an open seat representing Gorham on the Board of Trustees. There are no candidates listed on the Nov. 8 ballot for the seat. Portland Water District is governed by a board of 11 trustees representing the cities and towns it serves. The […]
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Award-winning Gorham farmer, Eddie Benson, dies at 65
Benson, well-known locally and in state agricultural circles, is remembered as a devoted family man who ‘truly cared’ about his community.
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Gorham Notes: Sept. 22
St. Anne to celebrate 50th Generations of parishioners from Gorham will gather Oct. 2, to celebrate the 50th year since St. Anne Church was built. Bishop Robert Deeley will celebrate the anniversary Mass at 11 a.m. Fr. Lou Phillips, pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, of which St. Anne Church is a part, will […]