Oct. 9, 1991 In the wake of two hazardous materials incidents requiring fire department attention in the past nine months, one involving a councilor’s son, the Gorham Town Council has passed a policy that outlines financial responsibility in the event of future mishaps. The Hazardous Materials Incident Billing Policy, the first adopted by a community […]
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News and information from and about the Maine towns of Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton.
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Looking Back
Oct. 9, 1991 In the wake of two hazardous materials incidents requiring fire department attention in the past nine months, one involving a councilor’s son, the Gorham Town Council has passed a policy that outlines financial responsibility in the event of future mishaps. The Hazardous Materials Incident Billing Policy, the first adopted by a community […]
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Deaths
Bacon, Conrad B., 81, of Florida and formerly of Gorham and Windham, died on Sept. 18, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Dolby Funeral Chapel 434 River Road, Windham. Following the service, a reception will be held at Laureen and Daryl Dyer’s home, 219 North Gorham […]
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Community events
Lyric opens ‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’ “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” opens Friday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m., at the Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. The show, which runs through Oct. 23, is the Broadway version of the modern animated classic. It tells the story of Belle, a young woman in […]
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We Love Fairs
Craft fair – Saturday, Oct. 29, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Maine Medical Cenbter Scarborough Campus, 100 Campus Drive (off Route 1), Scarborough. Quilts, candles, jewelry and acessories, knits, holiday specialities and much, much more. To benefit Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital. Annual Christmas craft sale – Saturday, Nov. 12, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Windham Historical Society, Town House Museum, […]
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Arts and entertainment calendar
THEATER Saturday, Oct. 8 “Sweet Blues: A Film about Mike Bloomfield,” noon, Portland Museum of Art, part of the Maine Jewish Film Festival. www.brownpapertickets.com or 800-838-3006. Through Sunday, Oct. 9 “Bonnie & Clyde,” with music by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics by Don Black, Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland. Friday and Saturdays at 7:30 […]
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Looking Back
Oct. 9, 1991 In the wake of two hazardous materials incidents requiring fire department attention in the past nine months, one involving a councilor’s son, the Gorham Town Council has passed a policy that outlines financial responsibility in the event of future mishaps. The Hazardous Materials Incident Billing Policy, the first adopted by a community […]
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Drought disaster aid available
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Cumberland County as a primary natural disaster areas due to the drought. Farmers and ranchers in York, Androscoggin, Oxford and Sagadahoc counties also qualify for natural disaster assistance, the department said in a press release. The five counties in Maine were designated natural disaster areas on Sept. 29, […]
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Tranchemontagne dedicated to city
I met James Tranchemontagne, candidate for mayor of Westbrook, in 2010 at a Westbrook Taxpayers United meeting. It shows where his concern has been for more than six years, but he is a many-faceted and talented man, uniquely qualified to be the next mayor of Westbrook. James is a self-made businessman, having successfully founded Seacoast […]
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We Love Fairs
Craft fair – Saturday, Oct. 29, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Maine Medical Cenbter Scarborough Campus, 100 Campus Drive (off Route 1), Scarborough. Quilts, candles, jewelry and acessories, knits, holiday specialities and much, much more. To benefit Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital. Annual Christmas craft sale – Saturday, Nov. 12, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Windham Historical Society, Town House Museum, […]