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Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a reporter for the American Journal.

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  • Published
    September 9, 2020

    Gorham Founders Festival celebrates state bicentennial

    Events, including a parade and fireworks, take place this weekend.

  • Published
    September 3, 2020

    Gorham Notes: Sept. 3

    Nomination papers due Friday Seven candidates have taken out nomination papers for two available seats on the Town Council, Town Clerk Laurie Nordfors said Monday. The council terms of Chairperson Suzanne Phillips and Chairperson Ronald Shepard are up in November. Both have taken out nomination papers, as have Michelle Inman Carlson, Ryanne Justin, Christie Paul, […]

  • Published
    September 3, 2020

    Westbrook Notes: Sept. 3

    Laundry installs sanitizing system Several city officials were on hand Aug. 24 as Moonlight Cleaners, 823 Main St., showed off its recently installed automatic sanitizing system, which uses ozone. “This San-O-Wash system kills most bacteria, viruses and household germs, eliminates odors providing users with the cleanest washing machines, and the cleanest, softer, and freshest laundry […]

  • Published
    September 3, 2020

    Buxton Notes: Sept. 3

     Election Day coming Absentee ballot applications for the Nov. 3 election are available in person at Buxton Town Hall at 185 Portland Road, by calling Town Hall or by making a request online at maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl. Absentee ballots are expected to be available by Oct. 3 for mailing out to voters by and for in-person absentee […]

  • Published
    September 2, 2020

    BLM resolution splits Gorham

    The Town Council ends up approving two anti-racism resolutions, one that includes the words “Black Lives Matter” and one that does not.

  • Published
    September 2, 2020

    Historic barn could grace gateway to Gorham

    The barn would be donated to the Shaw Brothers Family Foundation, which would dismantle it and move it to Shaw Cherry Hill Farm.

  • Published
    August 27, 2020

    Gorham Notes: Aug. 27

    Trash tips All trash should be curbside no later than 7 a.m. on a resident’s scheduled pick up day, the town says. Trash should be in town trash bags or have a town trash tag attached to a regular commercial bag; bags should weigh no more than 50 pounds and be tied at the top. […]

  • Published
    August 26, 2020

    Restoration under way at ‘the big ugly’ in Gorham

    Craig Gilbert has a five-year plan to bring an historic but dilapidated house on Main Street back to its former glory.

  • Published
    August 26, 2020

    Man, 52, dies in fire at mobile home in Buxton

    BUXTON — A two alarm fire in a mobile home at 23 Mary Jane Road about 5 a.m. Sunday claimed the life of a 52-year-old man. Authorities said Arthur C. Follis died from smoke inhalation. His body was recovered from a bedroom, Buxton Fire Chief Nathan Schools said Monday. The “most likely” cause of the fire […]

  • Published
    August 20, 2020

    Gorham Notes: Aug. 20

    McLean resigns legislative seat Rep. Andrew McLean, D-Gorham, has resigned his House District 27 seat, representing part of Gorham and part of Scarborough. His term expires this fall and he would have been termed out. “As many of you know, I graduated from law school in May. On Monday, I begin my first post-law school […]