Seniors meal – Wednesday, April 5, noon, St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Home cooked meal. Donation $3.50. Church luncheon – Thursday, April 6, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook, ham, $3. Breakfast with the Easter Bunny – Saturday, April 8, 8-10 a.m., George E. Jack School, Northeast Road, Standish. $4 […]
2006
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Wescott swimmers improve in short season
Derek Hawkes, Kathryn Violette and Keegan Goan each won a pair of events for the Wescott Junior High School swim team in Friday’s meet against a combined team from Portland’s middle schools at the Riverton Pool. Hawkes finished first in the 50 and 100 breaststroke races, Violette took the 50 butterfly and 100 individual medley […]
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Meet the GOP candidates Former State Sen. Ron Usher will interview two Republican gubernatorial candidates this week in his regular monthly televised program. Usher will talk with Chandler Woodcock of Farmington and Peter Mills of Cornville. Both are seeking their party’s nomination in the June primary for governor. The program, “Legislative Update,” will be aired […]
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Rabbits may force change to Gorham bypass
A threatened species of rabbit may cause some changes for the Gorham bypass before the road is even built. If the bypass, scheduled for a construction start next year, cuts through land that is home to the New England cottontail, engineers might have to design underpasses to allow the rabbits to cross the road. The […]
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Lifetime fitness program for seniors at USM
The University of Southern Maine’s Lifeline fitness program is a group exercise program for those 50 years and older designed to improve strength, balance, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness The program is held at the Sullivan Complex on USM’s Portland campus, behind Oakhurst Dairy on Falmouth Street on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:15 a.m. to […]
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Lifetime fitness program for seniors at USM
The University of Southern Maine’s Lifeline fitness program is a group exercise program for those 50 years and older designed to improve strength, balance, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness The program is held at the Sullivan Complex on USM’s Portland campus, behind Oakhurst Dairy on Falmouth Street on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:15 a.m. to […]
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Lifetime fitness program for seniors at USM
The University of Southern Maine’s Lifeline fitness program is a group exercise program for those 50 years and older designed to improve strength, balance, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness The program is held at the Sullivan Complex on USM’s Portland campus, behind Oakhurst Dairy on Falmouth Street on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:15 a.m. to […]
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Sound and fury: Middle school athletes show their stuff at end-of-season meet
Ask any middle school track coach about their experience working with the team and you’re likely to hear similar responses. “The kids have been very dedicated,” Gorham coach John Wilkinson said. “They come every day to practice and they work very hard.” “Every day at practice was a joy because they want to go out […]
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Women in Motion: Exercise in a bottle?
We all know that exercise is good for you, and I know that my body feels better when I exercise: I have less of those 40-year-old aches and pains, better endurance for my hectic life and – let’s face it – I look and feel healthier, too. But what does it really take to start […]
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Route 302 work could slow traffic
While they are concerned about potential traffic problems during construction, some local business owners are looking forward to an improved Route 302. The Maine Department of Transportation is widening and improving a stretch of Route 302 between East Bridge Street and Pride’s Corner. Work began this week and will continue to right before the July […]