Town clerk’s office to closing early The town clerk’s office will close at noon Friday, March 26, to perform an operating system update. No appointments will be taken after 11:40 a.m. Motor vehicles, snowmobiles, ATVs and boats can be re-registered online at gorham-me.org/home/pages/online-transactions. Street sweeping Street sweeping will begin in the coming weeks as weather […]
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Collaborative archives exhibit tells story of our pandemic year
Over the past year, archivists and librarians all over Maine have been collecting primary source materials related to their communities’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, these cultural heritage professionals formed the Maine Contemporary Archives Collaborative, a network that connects digital archives projects from across the state. To mark one year of COVID-19, members of […]
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Westbrook Notes: March 25
Speeding, lying didn’t pay A man pulled over by Westbrook police on March 19 for driving 51 miles per hour on Main Street said he didn’t have any ID, so he gave the officer a bogus name, according to a police posting on Facebook. As it turns out, the person belonging to the bogus name […]
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Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club: Thinking outside the box and serving their communities
SACO — The Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club has never let the pandemic slow them down. If anything, it helped solidify their motto — Service Above Self, according to an organization press release. A year ago, they were re-allocating funds and organizing a new COVID crisis sub-committee that still today helps provide food and funding for community […]
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Letter to the editor: New Metro route will strand West End riders
The roundabout route of the Circulator cuts off access to places like City Hall and the library and forces Hannaford shoppers to cross several lanes of traffic.
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Biddeford Recreation Commission chair named Maine Recreation and Park Association Volunteer of the Year
BIDDEFORD — Joe McKenney, Biddeford’s Recreation Commission chair, has been named the Maine Recreation and Park Association Citizen Volunteer of the Year. The award was presented virtually at the MRPA 2021 Awards and Recognition Ceremony on March 16. McKenney was selected for the award due to his dedication to projects in Biddeford that support the […]
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South Berwick Public Library Virtual Presentation on the value of rare books takes place March 30
BERWICK — Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of the internationally known Brattle Book Shop in Boston’s Downtown Crossing section, will give a virtual presentation via Zoom on Tuesday, March 30, 6 p.m., for South Berwick Public Library. Gloss will discuss the value of old and rare books. Gloss, a rare book specialist and appraiser who is frequently […]
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Letter to the editor: Mass shootings should not be part of ‘return to normal’
I woke up this morning devastated about the loss of life at yet another mass shooting, horrified thinking of the people of Boulder discovering who died while out getting groceries. I am angry and upset that this is the second mass shooting in a week. We are still reeling over the anti-Asian shooting in Atlanta, […]
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Our View: DeJoy’s plan would hobble Postal Service
The agency needs a strategy for success, not this recipe for failure.
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Pam Blake, Freeport: The first stop after my second shot? Someone who can cut hair
Haircuts? I’ve never liked them. Being organized enough to schedule a chunk of time to sit around losing hair? What a bother! Then, sitting still for that chunk? What a waste! So why, oh why, do I now crave one. Haircut? If only! I expect it has to do with wanting what’s out of reach. […]