Gorham Rec hosts Fall Festival Gorham Recreation Department is hosting a Fall Festival from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, at the gazebo, 75 South St. Activities include pumpkin and face painting, cookie decorating, and a petting zoo with farm animals from FindView Farm. Other highlights are music, popcorn and lawn games. Final […]
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Gorham, Buxton and Standish.
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Westbrook Notes: Deputy fire chief recognized
Lions Club bottle drive Westbrook Lions Club will conduct a bottle drive fundraiser 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, at the American Legion Hall on Dunn Street. Donors are being asked to “bring your bottles and cans,” according to a Lions Club flyer. Church fair season on deck The annual Christmas Craft […]
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We Love to Eat: Community meals offered in Buxton, Gorham and Westbrook
Buxton bean supper – Saturday, Oct. 18, 4:30 to 6 p.m., North Congregational Church of Buxton at Groveville, 22 Church Hill Road, Buxton. Two types of homemade baked beans, homemade American chop suey, red hot dogs, roll, freshly made coleslaw, pickles, homemade dessert, andcoffee, fruit punch or water. $10; $5, children age 5-12; free under […]
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Meet the 6 candidates contending for 3 Gorham council seats
The municipal election is on Nov. 4.
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Gorham developer beefs up Robie Street housing plans
KV Enterprises wants to build 5ll total units in the Gorham Village project.
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Westbrook files tax lien against Vertical Harvest
The city says Vertical Harvest, an indoor hydroponic farm, owes unpaid taxes. The company says it isn’t running at full capacity yet.
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Westbrook Notes: Drinan to lead Warren Rec Friends group
Drinan to lead Friends of Warren Rec Friends of the Warren Rec Area in Westbrook have hired Paul Drinan as its first executive director, the group announced last month. The Friends group said in a press release that Drinan of Westbrook is the chair of the Westbrook Recreation and Conservation Commission, a mayoral appointed, volunteer […]
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Gorham Notes: Honoring Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Purple Light Nights October is domestic violence awareness month. The organization Go Purple USA, created to raise awareness about domestic violence, started Purple Light Nights, where communities around the U.S. and Canada put up purple lights to show support. The Gorham Police Department shared a flyer about the effort that said, “We can work together […]
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We Love to Eat: Community meals offered in Buxton and Westbrook
Drive-thru turkey dinner – Saturday, Oct. 11, 4-6 p.m., Highland Lake Grange, corner of Route 302 and Hardy Road, Westbrook. Roasted turkey, vegetables, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, bread, cranberry sauce and cake. $10, exact price. No substitutions, no pre-orders. Bean supper – Saturday, Oct. 11, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Two […]
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Persistent drought takes toll on Maine farmers
After a wet spring, farmers hoped for blue summer skies, but also got a drought that caused crop losses and may last through winter.