The Deguio Mill Bridge over the Little River on Gray Road (Route 202) is scheduled for new construction and both travel lanes will be shut down starting Monday, July 10. Showing its age, the 68-year old Deguio Mill Bridge on Route 202 in Gorham will undergo a rebuild starting July 10. Drivers are being advised of a […]
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News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Heads up: Gorham bridge closing
The Deguio Mill Bridge over the Little River on Gray Road (Route 202) is scheduled for new construction and both travel lanes will be shut down starting Monday, July 10. Showing its age, the 68-year old Deguio Mill Bridge on Route 202 in Gorham will undergo a rebuild starting July 10. Drivers are being advised of a […]
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Heads up: Gorham bridge closing
The Deguio Mill Bridge over the Little River on Gray Road (Route 202) is scheduled for new construction and both travel lanes will be shut down starting Monday, July 10. Showing its age, the 68-year old Deguio Mill Bridge on Route 202 in Gorham will undergo a rebuild starting July 10. Drivers are being advised of a […]
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Buxton Notes
Ghost of Paul Reveretickets available Tickets are still available for Ghost of Paul Revere, a folk group with local roots, that will perform in concert 6-8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, on the lawn at the historic Royal Brewster Mansion, Tory Hill, Buxton. The group, touring nationally, will play during the annual Docas Society of […]
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Community briefs
Free park concertpromises to be Good Maine singer-songwriter David Good will be in concert 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 12, in Riverbank Park on Main Street. The free summer concert series continues Wednesdays through Aug. 9. Sustainabilitynewsletter out The July issue of the Westbrook Sustainability E-newsletter is now available. This month’s issue includes information on […]
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We Love Fairs
Artisan fair, auction board and flea market – Saturday, July 8, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Casco Village UCC, 940 Meadow Road, Casco Village. Auction board items up for bid include 31-foot, 1986 Yellowstone Ceville travel camper parked behind the church; canoe get-away weekends; Comedy Club tickets; cirdcular saw; gift certificates; Red Sox tickets; and many more including […]
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Westbrook Strong 5K, four years running, coming up
WESTBROOK — The fourth annual Westbrook Strong 5K road race honoring Matthew Rairdon will take place next weekend. The July 15 race will begin at 8:30 a.m. in Riverbank Park. A kid’s race, called Matt’s Mile, begins at 8 a.m. Rairdon, the son of City Councilor Gary Rairdon and his wife Laurie, was shot and killed […]
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Looking Back
July 8, 1992 Hannaford Brothers of Scarborough has been trying to develop a shopping center on the old racetrack in Gorham since 1984. Monday night, Hannaford and area residents received another non-answer as the Planning Board passed the decision on to the Town Council. The board agreed with Town Planner Jay Grande that the town’s […]
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No slowing down for Westbrook’s champion swimmer
WESTBROOK — The majority of Pat Gallant-Charette‘s 21-mile swim across the English Channel was spent fighting the urge to quit. The water was colder than expected, and while some pockets reached 60 degrees, the relief was fleeting. Oil tankers making their way through the world’s busiest shipping lane churned deep, frigid water up to the surface, […]
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We Love Fairs
Artisan fair, auction board and flea market – Saturday, July 8, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Casco Village UCC, 940 Meadow Road, Casco Village. Auction board items up for bid include 31-foot, 1986 Yellowstone Ceville travel camper parked behind the church; canoe get-away weekends; Comedy Club tickets; cirdcular saw; gift certificates; Red Sox tickets; and many more including […]