Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre GORHAM — After nearly a half century fighting fires and handling rescue calls, Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre isn’t ready for a rocking chair. Lefebvre, 65, has been the town’s fire chief for 33 years and in 1987 became its first full-time chief. He got his start as a teenager […]
American Journal
News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Resurrected impact fees buried again
WESTBROOK — The City Council has rejected impact fees without sending the issue to public hearing for the second time in just over a month. Despite deciding to reconsider the issue only a couple of weeks ago, on Monday the City Council shot down impact fees at first reading. Both school and sewer impact fees were defeated. […]
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Resurrected impact fees buried again
WESTBROOK — The City Council has rejected impact fees without sending the issue to public hearing for the second time in just over a month. Despite deciding to reconsider the issue only a couple of weeks ago, on Monday the City Council shot down impact fees at first reading. Both school and sewer impact fees were defeated. […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Football: Bonny Eagle tramples Windham in latest round of rivalry
STANDISH—Nick Thorne racked up four rushing TDs for Bonny Eagle on Friday night, Sept. 8, spearheading a huge, 55-7 win over rivals Windham. Thorne scored twice in the first quarter, once in the second quarter and once in the third. He didn’t reach the end zone in the fourth – but that’s probably only because […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Football: Bonny Eagle tramples Windham in latest round of rivalry
STANDISH—Nick Thorne racked up four rushing TDs for Bonny Eagle on Friday night, Sept. 8, spearheading a huge, 55-7 win over rivals Windham. Thorne scored twice in the first quarter, once in the second quarter and once in the third. He didn’t reach the end zone in the fourth – but that’s probably only because […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Field Hockey: Gorham 3-1 over Bonny Eagle
GORHAM – The Rams heavily pressured visiting Bonny Eagle on Monday afternoon, Sept. 11, and near the end of the first half – when Molly Barr broke a 0-0 deadlock and gave Gorham the edge – their efforts began to pay off. The team added two more in the second half, while the Scots managed […]
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USM march remembers fallen heroes
USM marchers honoring fallen heroes on Monday, Sept. 11, walked nearly 10 miles from the university’s Portland campus to the campus in Gorham. They are pictured here westbound on lower Main Street in Gorham. USM marchers move up College Avenue in Gorham on Sept. 11. Camden Ege, USM’s veterans services coordinator, displays the stone from Gorham and […]
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Inside Gray
Community yard sale The Crystal Lake Community Yard Sale will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 Stop and shop around the lake, on Mayberry Road and Shaker Road. The sale is sponsored by the Crystal Lake Association and a percentage of proceeds dedicated for activities to protect and preserve the lake. Tales […]
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Old Grocery a treasured landmark
There are certain buildings in Windham that are seen by locals as notable points of interests and the Old Grocery at the corner of Windham Center Road and Route 202 is one of them. The single-story 30-by-50 foot structure was constructed in the early 1800s and was purchased by Windham resident William Goold in 1838, […]
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Inside Windham
Fresh from herb garden Windham Historical Society member Haley Pal’s next Herbal Lunch will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 9, at 28 Haskell Road, Windham. Pal will present a lunch with recipes that incorporate fresh herbs, offer a garden tour and help attendees make an herbal vinegar to take home. The lunch will […]