Blueberry jamboree – Saturday, Aug. 11, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., West Gorham Union Church, 190 Ossipee Trail (Route 25), Gorham. Farmers market, crafts, baked goods and a special lunch on the lawn with New England fish chowder, blueberry cake and homemade ice cream. Music and sing-along and those attending are invited to bring their instruments. Blueberry […]
2018
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The Universale Notebook: Crabbing about crabmeat
Perhaps you’ve noticed that fresh, local crabmeat can be hard to find these days. I’ve been buying eight-ounce plastic containers of rock crab from Moody’s Seafood in Brunswick and Day’s Crabmeat & Lobster in Yarmouth, but on a couple of occasions recently they have both been fresh out. So what’s the deal? To my taste, […]
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Westbrook Notes
Free park concert Keanu Keanu of Portland will be in concert with a mix of 1960s, 1970s and 1980s pop and rock 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, at Riverbank Park on Main Street. The concert is free and part of the summer series that continues through Aug. 22. The Stephen Manchester Post 62 of […]
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Gorham Notes
Zach Mills, a 2015 graduate of Gorham High School, is an intern this summer in the office of Sen. Susan Collins in Washington, D.C. Mills Congressional intern U.S. Sen. Susan Collins recently announced that Zach Mills, a Gorham native, is a summer intern in her Washington office. Mills, a 2015 graduate of Gorham High School, is […]
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Restaurant taps into River Walk dining
WESTBROOK — Legends Rest Taproom at 855 Main St. expects to begin serving food and drink on the River Walk Thursday as the first in the state to take advantage of a new law that allows restaurants to serve food and alcohol on public property. The City Council Monday approved an ordinance amendment to allow restaurants […]
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Politics & Other Mistakes: A new standard for awful
The contest for worst candidate of the year is far from over. And Seth Carey is no longer the front-runner. When Maine Republicans nominated Carey to run for district attorney in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, he looked like a clear winner (of this dubious distinction, not the election). Carey’s license to practice law has […]
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Housing plans spur Gorham neighbors' concerns
The Gorham Planning Board on Monday discussed a number of proposed residential developments. GORHAM — With the town grappling with growth, the Planning Board Monday discussed requests for 165 additional housing units, including a pre-application discussion for a high-density subdivision off South Street. Chase Custom Homes is seeking permission to develop 121 lots on 103 […]
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Westbrook man pleads guilty to string of robberies
PORTLAND — A Westbrook man has pleaded guilty to federal charges for a string of armed robberies that put small businesses on edge this spring. Travis Card, 38, faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each of 11 robberies or attempted robberies. Card was arrested April 13 in the wake of more […]
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Looking Back
Aug. 11, 1993 A proposed new Westbrook school health education philosophy touches on some “pregnant” issues, including AIDS and AIDS education, Superintendent Edward Connolly warned the School Committee this week, and they may want to read it carefully. It will come before the committee Aug. 18. He offered no details of what the philosophy says. […]
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Buxton Notes
Buxton-Hollis Historical Society will hold its Blue Bird Benefit Bash fundraiser Saturday, Aug. 18, on the grounds and barn at the Brewster Mansion in Buxton. Weymouth funeral Sunday The funeral for Harry Weymouth of Buxton, a 30-year volunteer with the town’s fire department and a lieutenant for the South Portland Fire Department, will be held Sunday, Aug. 12. […]