The Westbrook High School football team will clash with Kennebunk in the Class B South championship game on Friday, Nov. 14. The game is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Olmstead Field in Westbrook, 125 Stroudwater St. The Portland Press Herald reported that Gio Staples scrambled for 5 yards in the final 30 seconds as the […]
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Gorham, Buxton and Standish.
We Love Fairs: Craft and Christmas fairs in Buxton, Gorham, Westbrook and more
Redeemer Lutheran Church Christmas fair – Saturday, Nov. 15, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Redeemer Lutheran Church, 410 Main St., Gorham. Homemade crafts and food. St. Anne’s Christmas craft fair – Saturday, Nov. 15, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Anne’s Church, 299 Main St., Gorham. Grandma’s attic, baked goods, knits, crafts, children’s games, jewelry, […]
We Love to Eat: Community meals offered in Gorham, Portland and Westbrook
Westbrook free Thanksgiving meal – Saturday, Nov. 15, 4:30 to 6 p.m., FBC Westbrook, 733 Main St., Westbrook. Traditional meal with desserts. Children’s menu available. Free weekly community meal – Wednesday, Nov. 19, 5 to 6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. A hot meal plus salad, fruit, dessert and beverage is provided […]
Gorham elementary school evacuated because of gas leak
Narragansett Elementary School students were dismissed early Wednesday.
McCambridge, Rairdon are Westbrook council winners
Gary Rairdon defeated Elizabeth Eisele McLellan by a mere 7 votes. McLellan is considering the possibility of a recount.
Siegel, Hamblen, Dearborn win Gorham council seats
Incumbent Seven Siegel and newcomers Charles Hamblen and Kelly Dearborn won the 6-way race for 3 seats on Town Council.
First phases get preliminary approval for Gorham fairways development
Troiano Properties, the developer, received preliminary approval from the Planning Board for Phases 1-5 that total 515 housing units.
A Westbrook legend of the street is dead
Hawkins, a regular on the city streets, dies at age 56.
Gorham Notes: Town Council schedules Nov. 10 special meeting
Gorham Town Council will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 10, in the board’s chambers at the Municipal Center, 75 South St. The newly elected town councilors will be sworn in following a reorganizational meeting at 6 p.m. to fill board leadership. Its regular monthly meeting, normally scheduled on the first […]
Westbrook Notes: Officer Morrow receives quarterly police award
Officer Josh Morrow has been selected as Westbrook Police Department’s Employee of the Quarter. According to a department Facebook post, “Officer Morrow is one of our day shift patrol officers, and he stays quite busy on that shift handling calls.” Morrow has also started handling computer crimes cases and liaising with the State Police Computer […]