Free food Everyone is welcome to free veggies, fruit, meat and bread when The Locker Project hosts an open table at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at St. Hyacinth Church, 268 Brown St., and at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at First Baptist Church, 733 Main St., Westbrook. Safety Day “Kids Safety Day” will be […]
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Gorham, Buxton and Standish.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham Notes: Sept. 8
Police recruit new K-9 Officer Aaron Erickson and Storm, a 1½-year-old Belgian Malinois, have reinstated the Gorham Police Department’s K-9 team. The department, which had been without a K-9 team since June 2021, received a $2,700 grant from the Masons to re-establish the program. “We are very excited to resume this program with a new […]
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Gorham School Committee to rule on gender posters
The School Committee will meet Sept. 14 to discuss whether Superintendent Heather Perry’s decision to deny a father’s request to remove posters that define terms such as cisgender, transgender and nonbinary from the middle school should be overturned.
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Gorham council delays rezoning wildlife sanctuary
Residents raise concerns about the potential impact of increased housing density on natural resources in the Narragansett Game Sanctuary.
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We Love to Eat: Sept. 8
Bean supper – Saturday, Sept. 10, 4:30-6 p.m., Buxton Center Baptist Church, 938 Long Plains Road, Buxton. Hot dogs, two kinds of beans, chop suey, coleslaw and desserts. $10. Free community meal – Wednesday, Sept.14, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. COVID precautions are still being taken, such as wearing masks except while […]
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We Love Fairs and Sales: Sept. 8
Indoor yard sale – Saturday, Sept. 10, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., White Rock Friendship Club, 34 Wilson Road, Gorham. All money raised will benefit a scholarship fund for a Gorham High School senior. Craftsmen fest – Saturday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Chick Property, 270 Main St., Gorham. Fall festival sponsored by […]
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Search finds Tea Party patriot’s Gorham gravesite
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum representatives will come to Gorham on Oct. 8 to place a marker on the site in advance of the 250th anniversary of the historical event next year.
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Buxton Notes: Sept. 1
Helping hands for horses A fundraiser to benefit Hearts and Horses Riding Center will be held from 1-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the center, 63 Justin Merrill Road, Buxton. Bands Behind the Barn will feature live music, raffles, food trucks and games. Hearts and Horses offers therapeutic riding programs for those with emotional difficulties, […]
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Gorham Notes: Sept. 1
Citizens Police Academy The Gorham Police Department will host its 6th Citizens Police Academy for 10 consecutive Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 14, at 270 Main St. Classes will be in session from 6-8:30 p.m. each week. The purpose of the academy is to introduce people to the Maine Criminal Justice System and give them a working […]
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Westbrook Notes: Sept. 1
Safety day set for Sept. 10 A Kids Safety Day will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept.10, in the parking lot of Hannaford supermarket at 2 Hannaford Drive. The event is free and open to the public. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., go through the fire department’s smokehouse and view fire […]