GORHAM—The Rams raked in a long list of awards this past winter, and one last look back at their recent accomplishments seems fitting as spring approaches. Girls Alpine SkiingSMAA All-Conference – Estelle Ballard, Claire Munkacsi Boys BasketballSMAA All-Rookie Team – Nick StroutSMAA All-Academic Team – Sean Pocock Girls BasketballSMAA Class AA Player of the Year – Mackenzie […]
March 2018
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Student nurses shot in arm for free Buxton health clinic
Patsy Leavitt, executive director of Leavitt’s Mill Free Health Center in Buxton, center, is pictured with University of Southern Maine nursing students, Kazandra Valliere, left, and Devonshire Dennett, who are volunteers this semester at the center. BUXTON – Seven students majoring in nursing at the University of Southern Maine this semester are aiding Leavitt’s Mill […]
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Saunders' trust continues fund Westbrook
WESTBROOK – During her 94 years, Eleanor Conant Saunders was a proud resident of Westbrook who, after her death in 2014, left $110,000 to the library, public safety and public works departments. The city council officially accepted that money in May 2016 and an additional $10,000 four months later. Now two years after initial acceptance, […]
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Westbrook students seeking sensible gun reform meet legislators
WESTBROOK- Students at Westbrook High School know that if they want to see substantial gun reform, it is going to take a lot of effort to get their voices heard beyond the National Walkout event earlier this month or the March for our Lives event last week. On May 15, hours after participating in the […]
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Baseless shooting threat chills Gorham
GORHAM — A threat of a mass shooting at Gorham High School posted on Snapchat last weekend proved unfounded in a police investigation that included Gorham, Scarborough and the F.B.I. A Snapchat posting was first believed to have possibly originated in Gorham but an investigation traced the non-specific threat to a juvenile at a Scarborough address. According […]
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City council recommends marijuana moratorium
WESTBROOK – Since voters approved the idea of retail marijuana sales, cultivation and manufacturing back in November 2016, many communities in Maine, Westbrook included, have passed moratoriums on the subject in order to allow state and local leaders to establish regulations. While the Westbrook City Council opted to extend the moratorium another 180 days at […]
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Brief: Art honor society creates women's history portraits
WESTBROOK – The high school’s National Arts Honors Society has been working for the last few weeks to make women’s history come alive on the walls of the school. The group’s exhibit, “Strong Women in History,” includes portraits students made of famous women such as Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Diana, Fridha Kahlo, Harriet Tubman, Oprah […]
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The Universal Notebook: Well-being in Maine isn’t what it once was
For last week’s column about ways Gov. Paul LePage has made life harder for Maine people, I talked to several people in social service agencies. One of them suggested that, as a measure of misery in Maine, I cite the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index, in which Maine dropped from No. 4 in 2016 to No. 24 […]
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Gorham Notes
Remembering MLK Jr. Gorham Ecumenical Council will observe the solemn occasion of the 50th anniversary on Wednesday, April 4, of the death of The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The sanctuary of the First Parish Congregational Church, 1 Church St., in Gorham will open 4-8 p.m. to those who wish to “stop in, light a candle of […]
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Gorham's Marketplace ushers in spring
The 21st annual Marketplace is set for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, March 31, in the Costello Sports Complex on the University of Southern Maine campus in Gorham. The event will again feature the Greater Portland School of Jukado in Westbrook pictured in 2017. GORHAM — The 21st annual Marketplace sponsored by Gorham Business Exchange is a […]