SOUTH PORTLAND — The American Cancer Society will hold the Bark for Life of Greater Portland dog walk around Bug Light Park on Sunday, May 4. from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. as a fundraiser for cancer research. The three-mile noncompetitive dog walk will honor cancer survivors, pay tribute to lost loved ones, and empower those who are still fighting […]
May 2014
Posted inAmerican Journal
Twin dorm towers on Gorham campus may be razed
GORHAM – Two adjacent, eight-story dormitories on the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine are slated to be closed and could be demolished. The decision to close the dorms comes as university officials this week continue working to narrow a $14 million budget gap for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Shutting down […]
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Twin dorm towers on Gorham campus may be razed
GORHAM – Two adjacent, eight-story dormitories on the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine are slated to be closed and could be demolished. The decision to close the dorms comes as university officials this week continue working to narrow a $14 million budget gap for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Shutting down […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook council rejects school budget
WESBROOK – The Westbrook City Council rejected the proposed 2014-15 school budget on Monday, amid clashes about failed plans to save money by consolidating services. Following a presentation by school Superintendent Marc Gousse, which outlined the department’s $33.8 million budget, city councilors voted 4-2 to deny the spending plan. Their concerns centered on overall budget […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook to consolidate its annual parades
WESTBROOK – Faced with three major events converging in two weekends in May and June, city officials are planning one parade to celebrate Memorial Day, Together Days and Westbrook’s bicentennial. City Clerk Lynda Adams said Tuesday that the city has decided to combine the annual Memorial Day parade with the city’s Together Days celebration, as […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook to consolidate its annual parades
WESTBROOK – Faced with three major events converging in two weekends in May and June, city officials are planning one parade to celebrate Memorial Day, Together Days and Westbrook’s bicentennial. City Clerk Lynda Adams said Tuesday that the city has decided to combine the annual Memorial Day parade with the city’s Together Days celebration, as […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Earth Day job well done in Cape Elizabeth
A student from the Brown School in South Portland gets a high five after participating in the annual Earth Day beach cleanup on April 29 at the Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth. The fourth-grade students and their teachers, Janet Kandoian and Robin Reinhold, learned about the importance of clean water from Fred Dillon […]
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Gorham Notes – 5/1
Spring chorus concert The Gorham Community Chorus will perform its spring concert from 3-4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 11, at Gorham High School, 41 Morrill Ave. Admission is by donation. The concert features an “Oklahoma” medley; a Robert Frost poem, “The Road Not Taken,” put to music; “Alexander’s Ragtime Band:” an adaptation of “Jabberwocky” from […]
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Dylan’s ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ heads to auction
The estimated value of the hand-written draft is at least $1 million.
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Westbrook Notes – 5/1
Historians to tour cemetery The Westbrook Historical Society is hosting a walk through Evergreen Cemetery off Stevens Avenue in Portland at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7. The society notes that the cemetery includes the old Pine Grove Cemetery that once was located in Westbrook. It was established in 1855 in Saccarappa. The garden-style cemetery […]