The community’s spending rises from the $82.7 million last year, about a 7% hike.
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Gorham, Buxton and Standish.
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Fallen Gorham gravestones are a ‘disgrace,’ says cemetery committee member
‘It looks like a bomb went off,’ Dennis Morton said of the town’s Dow Road Cemetery.
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Buxton volunteer shares her love of libraries
Alisha Chaney, a professional engineer, serves on the board of trustees at West Buxton Public Library, a former one-room school.
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Proposed Amazon site in Gorham was the scene of a 1901 murder
The remnants of the old farmhouse may be preserved even as warehouse development plans continue.
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New president named at historic Buxton cemetery
Chad Poitras, the owner of a cremation and funeral service and a Buxton Select Board member, was elected to succeed Richard ‘Sandy’ Atkinson after 20 years.
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Tractor safety school in Gorham bolsters students seeking farm jobs
Teens graduating from the UMaine Cooperative Extension course earn federally recognized certificates to work on farms.
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Gorham Amazon warehouse hearing likely to be contentious
The proposal has been controversial, with residents organizing to protest.
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MDOT will launch new examination of traffic issues west of Portland
The state study will focus on Gorham, Scarborough, South Portland and Westbrook.
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Lone elm in Buxton cemetery is a survivor
The tree is considered at least 150 years old, healthy and has never been treated for Dutch elm disease.
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Gorham prisoners’ rum ruse results in daring American Revolution escape
Captives aboard a notorious British prison ship 250 years ago got their guards drunk, escaped and then took prisoners themselves.