Police say callers claim to represent the company and threaten to shut off power unless payment is made by calling an 800 number.
September 2013
We Love To Eat – 9/19
Old fashioned bean-hole bean supper – Saturday, Sept. 21, 4:30 p.m., United Church of Christ at North Gorham, intersection North Gorham and Standish Neck roads, Gorham. Three kinds of beans baked in a hole overnight, rolls, cole slaw, salads, brown bread, pies, coffee, tea or punch. $9, $4. Pig roast – Saturday, Sept. 21, 1-3 […]
Winter fest plans begun
Savor those few days of summer left, because winter is on its way and to prove it, Westbrook’s annual winter event, the Winter West Festival, is already being planned. According to Maria Dorn, the planning committee for the festival held one meeting so far and has already come up with a date to hold the […]
Sappi turns on water blog
A new blog launched by Sappi Fine Paper North American aims to inform fishing and boating enthusiasts about their best days to get on Sebago Lake and the Presumpscot River. “There are different interests on the lake and what its level is, but we didn’t have a real clear way to communicate to everybody what […]
Sappi turns on water blog
A new blog launched by Sappi Fine Paper North American aims to inform fishing and boating enthusiasts about their best days to get on Sebago Lake and the Presumpscot River. “There are different interests on the lake and what its level is, but we didn’t have a real clear way to communicate to everybody what […]
Pa. town seeks to fire police chief in gun videos
A disciplinary hearing focuses on allegations unrelated to the videos, which include profanity-filled rants.
Cumberland Fair ushers in fall season
Sure annual signs of autumn are apples and the Cumberland Fair, readying for its 142nd year with signature events and updated security precautions. The fair features the return of bull riding and a full rodeo after a six-year absence. Familiar favorites include bands, midway rides and food, demolition derby, horse racing, rodeo and 4-H students […]
Arts Calendar – 9/19
Exhibits Friday, Sept. 20-Saturday, Oct. 26 “Aerials: Views from Above,” paintings of Philip Carlo Paratore, Saccarappa Art Collective Gallery, 861 Main St., Westbrook. Opening reception will be held 5-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20. Gallery open Wednesday-Saturday, noon-7 p.m. [email protected]. Theater Saturday, Sept. 21 “Watering Hole,” presented by 49th Parallel Dance Company, 7:30 p.m., Saco River […]
JPMorgan fined $920M, admits fault in trading loss
Regulators say that the largest U.S. bank’s weak oversight allowed traders in its London office to assign inflated values to transactions and cover up huge losses.
Looking Back
Sept. 21, 1988 A proposal for a 21-lot clustered subdivision complete with a nine-hole golf course – the first project of its kind in Gorham – ran into stormy waters Monday as several neighbors of the project off Down Road voiced their doubts when the Planning Board ha its first look at the proposal. “I […]