There is a growing concern among rebels that the dominant role the extremists are playing is discrediting the rebellion.
September 2013
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Q&A with Bridget Convey
Bridget Convey, 42, has been playing the piano most of her life. In college, Convey found a new way to play, altering the pitches on strings and adding nuts, bolts, erasers and other foreign materials to the inside of the piano. Convey will play a concert this Friday, Sept. 20, at 8 p.m., at the […]
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Gorham Notes – 9/19
Elam, Tierney to speak on human trafficking Cumberland County Deputy District Attorney Meg Elam and Assistant District Attorney Kate Tierney will speak about human trafficking in greater aPortland and Maine at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, at South Gorham Baptist Church, County Road, in Gorham. A potluck meal will precede the speakers in the […]
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Gorham Notes – 9/19
Elam, Tierney to speak on human trafficking Cumberland County Deputy District Attorney Meg Elam and Assistant District Attorney Kate Tierney will speak about human trafficking in greater aPortland and Maine at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, at South Gorham Baptist Church, County Road, in Gorham. A potluck meal will precede the speakers in the […]
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Seniors find new home
The Lakes Region Senior Center celebrated its new home at Sunset Ridge Golf Links in Westbrook with a luncheon on Monday, Sept. 16. The seniors were forced to move to Sunset Ridge beginning Sept. 3 while the town of Gorham renovates the group’s former home at Little Falls School in Gorham. According to the senior […]
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Planners OK condo project
A new development on Harrisburg Avenue in Westbrook is one step closer to becoming a reality. On Tuesday, the Westbrook Planning Board gave the development a unanimous favorable recommendation to the City Council, which will review the plan at an upcoming meeting for final approval. The seven-building, 14-duplex development had some changes after the board […]
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Busy first year for gallery
Saccarappa Art Collective Gallery will open the first new exhibit of its second year this weekend. Since opening on Main Street on Sept. 1, 2012, the gallery continues to thrive, showing eight new exhibits a year, or one new exhibit every six weeks, with space for a featured artist and visiting artists, which include art […]
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Busy first year for gallery
Saccarappa Art Collective Gallery will open the first new exhibit of its second year this weekend. Since opening on Main Street on Sept. 1, 2012, the gallery continues to thrive, showing eight new exhibits a year, or one new exhibit every six weeks, with space for a featured artist and visiting artists, which include art […]
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Maine among three states to lose jobs in 2012-13? Not anymore.
A widely distributed graphic by Pew’s Stateline news service was quickly sucked into the governor’s race by opponents of Gov. Paul LePage. The graphic showed that Maine was one of three states to lose jobs between April 2012 and April 2013. The Pew graphic may have been correct when it was published. But it’s wrong now. […]
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Patriots prepare for a veteran quarterback– for a change
Tampa Bay’s tough-to-tackle Josh Freeman poses a challenge for New England’s defense.