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

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  • Published
    September 15, 2020

    Carlow, Durrell go head to head for Buxton House seat

    The two are competing to replace Donald Marean, who has termed out, in the Legislature.

  • Published
    September 14, 2020

    We Love to Eat

    Haddock supper buffet – Saturday, Sept. 26, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, Parker Farm Road, Buxton. Social distancing guidelines are in effect including wearing of face masks and use of hand sanitizer. Takeout available. Suggested donation: $8, $4 and $20, family.

  • Published
    September 10, 2020

    Westbrook Notes: Sept. 10

    Country music hall of fame visit Norm and Donna Conley of Westbrook recently visited the Maine Country Hall of Fame in Mechanic Falls. “Very interesting place . but really great to see that four Westbrook people have been inducted:  Don Doane, Leu Mathieu, James Smyth and Al Hawkes,” Donna Conley said in a note to […]

  • Published
    September 10, 2020

    Gorham Notes: Sept. 10

    Council, school candidates Town Council incumbents Suzanne Phillips and Ronald Shepard face a challenger, Christina Paul, in a three-way race for two seats in the municipal election Nov. 3. For the School Committee, three seats are available with a field of four candidates: James Brockman, Nicole Hudson, Sarah Perkins and Leah Sturm. School Committee incumbents […]

  • 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.