Norm Justice, facilities director for Gorham schools, Tuesday explains need to replace major components of the heating/air conditioning system at the town’s middle school. Town councilors rejected sending a measure to referendum in November asking voters to authorize borrowing $2.1 million for the project. GORHAM — The Town Council Tuesday turned down a School Department […]

Plant and bake sale – Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Gorham Garden Club, 71 South St., Gorham. Perennials, baked goods, and gently used garden items. Crafters wanted – North Sebago United Methodist Church seeking crafters for its Christmas craft and bake sale on Saturday, Nov. 10. For more information, call Mabel at 787-2530.

YARMOUTH — Gabrielle Melchionda’s business all started with a failing math grade. About 27 years later, her Mad Gab’s natural and organic body care products are sold throughout the U.S. and Canada. Now, Melchionda said she’d like to focus on the “pillar” of her business by formalizing Gab’s Girls, which is a mixture of mentoring, […]

PORTLAND — That Bayside should no longer be home to the city’s homeless shelter is not in dispute. But the city’s proposal for a new shelter on outer Brighton Avenue continues to generate staunch opposition. On Saturday, Sept. 8, city officials will host an 11 a.m. community forum at the University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford […]

The Westbrook American reported on Sept. 10, 1958, that Richard W. Clark, owner of Clark Coal & Lumber on Railroad Avenue in Gorham, announced the purchase of four more buildings, formerly belonging to Checkerboard Feed Stores. With the purchase, Clark owned a dozen buildings on the avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Denbow of  Longfellow Drive […]

Two-month road closing,parking ban in Gorham GORHAM — Dingley Springs Road Extension between Route 25 and Line Roadwill be closed due to construction and replacement of a box culvert for Douglas Brook. This closure will begin on Monday, Sept. 10, and is expected to continue two months. This will be a complete road closure and […]

Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre speaks at Tuesday’s Town Council meeting about amending town rules to mandate sprinkler systems in all new one- and two-family homes. GORHAM — The Town Council amended a town ordinance Tuesday to require that all new residential units, including one- and two-family homes, be equipped with fire sprinklers. The board voted […]