People suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease can often become easily confused, forgetting who they are, where they are and how to take care of themselves. Avita of Stroudwater, a new assisted-living facility specializing in memory care, is set to open this fall in Westbrook on Spring Street next to the Springbrook Center, a nursing […]
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Gorham cuts back
GORHAM – With its state revenue sharing funds hanging precariously, Gorham councilors Tuesday passed a $12.1 million municipal budget, while also ordering the town clerk’s office closed one day a week and cutting their own paychecks. Hinging on pending state budget action in Augusta, the town’s budget could be back on the council’s table when […]
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Gorham cuts back
GORHAM – With its state revenue sharing funds hanging precariously, Gorham councilors Tuesday passed a $12.1 million municipal budget, while also ordering the town clerk’s office closed one day a week and cutting their own paychecks. Hinging on pending state budget action in Augusta, the town’s budget could be back on the council’s table when […]
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Gorham Notes – 6/20
Gleason, Stokes engagement Peter and Fran Gleason have announced the engagement of their son, Benjamin Gleason from Gorham to Lauren Stokes, daughter of Barry and Caroline Stokes, of Jefferson Township, N.J. The pair met in March 2008 while both attending the University of Rhode Island. He is a licensed landscape architect for Activitas in Dedham, […]
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Arts Calendar
Theater Through Sunday, June 23 “Titus Andronicus,” Mad Horse Theater at the Hutchins School, South Portland. www.madhorse.com. Through Sunday, June 23 “The Freaks Club,” musical, presented by Snowlion Repertory Company at Portland Stage Company, Studio Theater, Portland $20-$22. www.snowlionrep.org. Concerts Sunday, June 23 “Celebrate the Summer Solstice,” concert, performed by jazz trio Micromasse; 7 p.m., […]
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Gorham High School honor students
Valedictorian/Summa cum laude
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Westbrook High School Top 10
The top 10 students of the class of 2013 at Westbrook High School have been announced.
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Related events celebrating beer
Even if you choose not to go to The Festival, there are a lot of related events going on around Portland this weekend. Here’s a look at some of them: THURSDAY BIER CELLAR, 299 Forest Ave., already carries a lot of Shelton Bros. beers. Dan Shelton says the store is “becoming one of the most […]
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What to look for at this year’s Festival
What’s so special about the beers that will be at The Festival? We asked co-organizer Dan Shelton to point out a few of the brews that are particularly rare or unique and explain why they always have the longest lines at beer festivals: Cantillon is one of the two most authentic producers of the world’s […]
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LePage vetoes sweeping Maine energy bill, but House overrides him
The bipartisan bill, which would help lower energy costs for Mainers, must pass a veto override in the Senate before becoming law.