CAPE ELIZABETH — The 7th annual Strawberry Festival takes place June 26 and 27. The Cape Farm Alliance is hosting the event, which features food, music, and family activities. There will be a lobster bake and pig roast dinner, with Celtic music and performances by the Jordan Tirrell Wysocki Trio, on Friday, June 26, from […]
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GHS awards and scholarships
SPECIAL AWARDS Class Officers: Muhammad Khan – President Megan Bennett – Vice President Kiana Plumer – Secretary Emily Lewis – Treasurer Valedictorian & Summa Cum Laude – Douglas Beahm Salutatorian & Magna Cum Laude – Ashley Woodbury Magna Cum Laude: Jessalyn Bergeron Ryan Bertin Christian “Bailey” Daigle Margaret Donohue John Ennis Gregory Farrington Caitlyn Hawxwell […]
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South Portland's Mill Creek plan prompts concern about housing affordability
SOUTH PORTLAND — As the final draft of the Mill Creek Master Plan is polished before going to the City Council next week, some people believe the plan lacks an adequate commitment to affordable housing. “I love everything about the community and want to stay here for the rest of my life,” resident Chris Kessler told […]
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Pope urges revolution to save Earth, fix ‘perverse’ economy
In a sweeping manifesto, Francis explains the science of global warming, which he blames on an unfair, fossil fuel-based industrial model that he says harms the poor most.
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Especially for Seniors: Supermarket blues
There are probably a few readers who remember the days of rationing (ration stamps) during World War II. Although I was a little girl in those days, I remember how my mother planned buying groceries and the complaints about not being able to get enough coffee and sugar, especially. At local historical societies, curators treasure […]
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Spur closing keeps bridge overhaul on track
The Bridge Street Spur was already littered with construction vehicles Monday morning, shortly after crews from Reed & Reed Construction shut off the busy road to commuter traffic. The closure, which is expected to last until the end of July, will help construction crews complete a large amount of work on the new bridge alignment. […]
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Gorham High School class of 2015 top students
Valedictorian/ Summa Cum Laude Douglas Beahm Parents – Raymond Beahm Attending Dartmouth College Salutatorian/ Magna Cum Laude Ashley Woodbury Parents – Georgianna and James Woodbury Attending Wellesley College Magna Cum Laude Jessalyn Bergeron Parents – Elizabeth and Randy Mack Attending the University of Maine Ryan Bertin Parent Name – Susan Bertin and Ron Bertin Attending […]
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Gorham Notes
Anderson at home in Gorham Anderson Equipment Co. showed Gorham town officials on Monday its new home at 18 Gorham Industrial Parkway. The firm relocated from Cumberland to Gorham on March 23. It sells, repairs, supplies parts, and rents equipment to contractors. It also sells equipment to forestry operators. “This is where all the key […]
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Gorham Notes
Anderson at home in Gorham Anderson Equipment Co. showed Gorham town officials on Monday its new home at 18 Gorham Industrial Parkway. The firm relocated from Cumberland to Gorham on March 23. It sells, repairs, supplies parts, and rents equipment to contractors. It also sells equipment to forestry operators. “This is where all the key […]
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Foes of Katahdin area national park to hold rally today
Organizers say the group will include state officials, land owners and owners of businesses involved in the forest products industry.