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Vintage cars on display in Gorham, despite the rain

by Rob Wolfe July 25, 2021July 25, 2021

The Lions Club brought back its annual classic car show, dampened slightly by Sunday’s soggy weather.

Business, Local & State

Regional planners approve Portland-Gorham rapid transit study

by Peter McGuire July 23, 2021July 23, 2021

The study, to be paid for with $800,000 of federal pandemic relief funds, is a step toward potentially ‘transformative’ regional public transportation, they said.

American Journal

Gorham Notes: July 22

by Robert Lowell July 22, 2021July 19, 2021

Knights offer a helping hand A Baby Bottle Drive organized by Knights of Columbus Council 10221 at St. Anne in Gorham resulted in a donation of more than $2,500 to Mother Seton House in Fryeburg. From Father’s Day through the end of June, the Knights placed empty baby bottles at St. Anne for parishioners to […]

American Journal

Gorham resident enters restored Prohibition-era classic in local car show

by Robert Lowell July 21, 2021July 21, 2021

Richard Pratt will show off his restored 1929 Franklin Model 130, complete with a secret compartment to stash booze, at the Lions Club Annual Classic Car Show in Gorham Sunday.

American Journal

Gorham man injured in Buxton crash

July 21, 2021July 21, 2021

A Gorham man was in fair condition at Maine Medical Center Wednesday after crashing his SUV into a tree in Buxton Monday evening. Jason Wilson, 30, of Gorham, hit a tree around 8 p.m. July 19 at the intersection of Salmon Falls and Woodman roads, Police Chief Troy Cline said in a press release Tuesday. […]

American Journal

Gorham Notes: July 15

by Robert Lowell July 15, 2021July 28, 2021

Historical Gorham murder In an unsolved crime, Byron G. Coburn, 58, was murdered with an ax in his barn on the full moon night of Dec. 13, 1894. The barbaric murder was widely reported including in the Portland Daily Press. Coburn, a partially crippled widower, owned a farm in a field across Main Street from […]

American Journal

Complaints about dog waste piling up in Gorham

by Robert Lowell July 14, 2021July 14, 2021

Failure of dog owners to clean up after their pets on town trails and other public properties is raising a stink in Gorham. Last week, an offender was spotted not picking up after a dog outside the municipal center, leaving a deposit right under the noses of town officials. Town Council Chairperson Lee Pratt said […]

American Journal

Gorham Notes: July 8

by Robert Lowell July 8, 2021July 6, 2021

Rosary Rally coming to St. Anne’s Parishioners and community members are invited to participate in a 1-mile procession leading through town and to St. Anne’s Church in Gorham for an outdoor Rosary Rally and celebration Saturday, July 10. The procession will leave from the parking lot at Gorham High School on Morrill Avenue at 11 a.m. […]