Mike Mercer’s invention allows truckers to spray attackers outside from inside their trucks, and he’s hoping to bring the technology to police officers and civilians as well.
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Posted inAmerican Journal
$44.6 million Gorham school budget goes to council
As proposed the new school and municipal budgets would increase taxes 5%.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
Veteran Gorham educator to be Cape Elizabeth’s next school superintendent
Christopher Record spent eight years as principal of Gorham High School and the last five as assistant superintendent in that school district.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Gorham family is grief-stricken following accident that killed 3-year-old boy
William Tinkham was struck outside his home last week by a vehicle driven by a 13-year-old.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Anti-racism leader USM’s keynote speaker
Ibram X. Kendi, a leader in anti-racism work, will deliver the keynote address at the University of Southern Maine virtual commencement ceremony May. 8. Kendi, the author of “How to Be an Anti-Racist,” is a professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. During the […]
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Gorham police release few details about the death of 3-year-old boy hit by car
Police would not say how the 13-year-old driver got access to the SUV that hit the boy Wednesday evening.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham Notes: April 15
Grades K-8 back to school School Committee Chairman Darryl Wright announced last week that students in kindergarten through eighth grade will attend school in person Monday through Thursday beginning April 29. High school students will attend school using the hybrid model until the end of the year, Wright said. The school department is hoping to […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Proposed town budget up 5% in Gorham
The budget adds two staff positions and boosts ambulance coverage.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Letter: Property owner should improve Gorham building
Your April 1 story about a developer’s conversion to apartments of a fire-damaged, 216-year-old house at 8 College Ave. raises many questions. Presumably, the owner is in business for profit. Might not better-quality exterior trim (wood instead of vinyl siding perhaps or shutters on hinges rather than tacked on ones) attract choosier and perhaps more […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Arts Calendar: April 15
Art Through May 7 “Colors Passing Through Us,” Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton. Visit gallery302.com for details. Ongoing Third Thursday Artmart, 7 p.m. via Facebook live, hosted by Gallery 302, showcasing visual and 3D artwork. Visit the gallery’s Facebook page for details. Music April 16 “The Magic Flute” by Mozart, 7-9:30 p.m. livestream presented […]