Out of the high school classroom, Sally Gherardi races No. 77 at Beech Ridge. Sally Gherardi, a Gorham High School physics teacher, climbed into the driver’s seat of her race car Tuesday while her crew tuned it up for action Saturday night at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough. A three-man crew led by her […]

The Friends of the Presumpscot River has organized two recurring events for the summer to reel in support and awareness of the importance of a natural fishway. A monthly lecture series called “river talks,” and a series of professionally guided paddles known as “river floats,” which officially began last week, take place in the summer […]

The new pedestrian bridge erected over Saccarappa Falls in downtown Westbrook was partially open last week, as the construction of the Bridge Street bridge replacement project and related public improvements nears completion. The bridge approach on the northern side of the river is still under construction, along with much of the streetscape improvements that coincide […]

The Scarborough Public Library is offering a free, five-part, basic JavaScript workshop beginning Monday, June 27, at 6 p.m. The program is open to area adults, including high school and college students. The co-facilitators will be Rob Levine, a senior software engineer at Oracle, and Tom Corbett, the library’s systems librarian. Participants will be introduced […]

After a lenghty discussion over public use of a trail through a development, the Gorham Planning Board approved a request Monday for a six-lot subdivision with access from Snowberry Drive and Brackett Road. Called the Wilson Field development, the project was proposed by Jim and Sharon Gregoire. The developers opted for a trail through the […]