Gorham town councilors Tuesday in a joint workshop with school officials appear grim as they hear issues about overcrowded schools and a looming repair job. Pictured, from left, are town councilors James Hager, Marla Stelk, Suzanne Phillips, and Chairman Benjamin Hartwell. Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak is in the background. GORHAM — Gorham school officials, facing overcrowded buildings and […]
2018
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Program in the works to further green up city
WESTBROOK — For the last 40 years, the city has been among the 3,000 communities across the country designated a Tree City USA for its approach and dedication to municipal tree planting and maintenance. Now, it may become part of a new multi-city tree planting initiative being launched by Oakhurst Dairy. City Administrator Jerre Bryant said […]
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Arts Calendar
Music Aug. 24 Don Roy Trio, 7:30-9 p.m., Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Buxton. Tickets: $20, $18 seniors/students. Reservations advised. 929-6472 or www.sacorivertheatre.org. Aug. 26 Doc’s Banjo Band, blend of bluegrass and jazz, 6 p.m. Naples Green, Naples. Free. Aug. 29Milltown Roadshow, “Americana” from variety of genres and orginal songs, 6:30-8 p.m., Town Hall, […]
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The Universal Notebook: Government by referendum
In one of the most blatantly hypocritical guest editorials ever printed in a Portland newspaper, an analyst for the Maine Heritage Policy Center last week complained that outside groups are funding citizen initiatives in Maine. This from a conservative political organization that is largely funded by outside groups. “Maine’s ballot initiative system,” claimed the Maine […]
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We Love to Eat
Free dinner – Thursday, Aug. 23, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Aug. 24, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; or lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; combination lobster […]
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Gorham Notes
A large gathering of mourners Monday attend a memorial service for Dean Evans, a popular longtime coach and teacher at Gorham High School. Evans died at 86 on July 24 and the service was in the Dean Evans Gym at the school. A photo of Dean Evans is displayed at the entrance to the Dean […]
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91-unit senior apartment building gets OK
WESTBROOK — The Planning Board Tuesday, with a change of heart from its chairman, approved Westbrook Housing’s Harnois Apartments, a two-phase, 91-unit development for senior citizens on a fixed income. The apartments, the second phase of Larrabee Heights, will be located near it on Liza Harmon Drive, along with Westbrook Housing’s other properties, Larabee Village, Larrabee […]
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Downtown buildings freshen facades with city help
WESTBROOK — When Tabitha Swanson bought the former Benoit Block on Main Street in June 2016, she didn’t know that getting the historic building in shape to house her public accounting firm would take more than two years. But Swanson is using the lengthy repair time as an opportunity to partner with the city to […]
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Here's Something: Noncitizen voting a disturbing prospect
The proposal in Portland to extend voting rights to noncitizens is the craziest yet to come out of Maine’s most liberal city. The City Council has thankfully tabled the plan, but knowing Portland, it’s probably just a matter of time before the council capitulates to extreme left-leaning forces and resurrects the proposal once the current […]
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We Love Sales
Yard and bake sale – Saturday, Aug. 25, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m., Highland Lake Church, 1303 Bridgton Road (Route 302), Westbrook. Lunch available. Summer yard sale – Saturday, Sept. 1, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., Hawthorne House, 40 Hawthorne Road, Raymond. Rain or shine. Plant and bake sale – Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Gorham Garden […]