Gorham Town Council Tuesday approves mixed-use allowing residential units on floors above businesses in the Narragansett Development District. GORHAM — The Town Council Tuesday approved a measure that amends the commercial Narragansett Development District to allow mixed-use buildings with residential units on floors above businesses. The district runs along a stretch of Narragansett Street westerly from the […]
October 2018
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Main, Spring streets to be closed for sewer work
WESTBROOK — Parts of two of the city’s busiest roads will be shut down temporarily later this month for utility work. A section of Main Street between Stroudwater and Spring streets will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at 6:30 so sewer and water lines can be connected […]
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Former high school counselor, 103, honored by city
WESTBROOK — Frances Boothby, who turned 103 Sept. 21, has received birthday presents of all shapes and sizes, but on Monday the city gave her a birthday present unlike any other: an official mayoral proclamation. To mark her 103rd birthday and her more than 20 years as a guidance councilor at Westbrook High School, Mayor […]
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Countdown on for Halloween on Main Street
WESTBROOK — Main Street will be invaded by ghosts, superheroes, princesses, witches and other costumed characters later this month as the Westbrook/Gorham Community Chamber of Commerce and the city team up for the annual Halloween on Main Street. This year’s event will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. Main Street will […]
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Mainewhile: Teaching consent, not segregation, is the answer
I found listening to the news last week to be difficult, painful, infuriating and grating. I’m not a big fan of the term “triggering,” but I honestly don’t have another way to sum it up. There have been tears, there have been angry rants, and I know I am not alone. One meme I saw […]
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Roys honored with nation’s top folk award
Franco-American musicians Don and Cindy Roy of Gorham are pictured Monday in his fiddle workshop. They are wearing the National Heritage Fellowship medals the received last week in Washington, D.C. Don and Cindy Roy flank U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree last week in Washington, D.C., where the Gorham couple was honored with a National Heritage […]
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Family Restored opens sober house for women
PORTLAND — A new sober house in East Deering is aimed at a portion of the population the operators say is frequently underserved: women in recovery. “There is a dire need for resources for women, a real lack of quality and affordable sober living beds. It is rare to find the two together,” Oak House […]
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Chenette, Mendros vie in Senate District 31 race
Age: 27 Residence: 6A Lillian Ave., Saco Party affiliation: Democrat Family: Married Occupation: Marketing coordinator of Saco Sport & Fitness, owner of Chenette Media LLC Education: Bachelor’s degree in broadcast news, Lyndon State College (now Northern Vermont University) Political/civic experience: State senator 2016-present, state representative 2012-2016, State Board of Education 2008-2009, president of Saco Main […]
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City police on verge of receiving pay raises
WESTBROOK — The Westbrook Police Association is in the midst of getting new contracts put in place that City Administrator Jerre Bryant said will allow the city to better compensate and recruit officers. The City Council accepted the contracts at first reading Monday and will vote on final approval Oct. 15. The police association has […]
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Two sets sights on District 35 seat
WESTBROOK — A sitting city councilor with close to a decade of state government experience and a retired human resources manager looking to give back to his new community are seeking the state House of Representatives seat representing residents on the north side of the city. Ann Peoples, a Democrat who served in the Maine Legislature […]