Bean supper – Saturday, Oct. 10, 4-5 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Pea beans, American chop suey, red hot dogs, cole slaw, Italian bread and apple crisp. Family meal $20 (pay at time of pickup). Reservations are strongly encouraged. For reservations, call the church office during business hours (8:30 a.m. to 3 […]
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Gorham, Buxton and Standish.
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Westbrook Notes: Oct. 1
Pandemic a grinch The city’s annual Festival of Trees in December has been postponed this year, which would have marked two decades of the fest. “It is with much disappointment we must postpone our 20th Festival of Trees to 2021,” Roberta Morrill wrote in a letter to participants. Organizers cited pandemic health concerns of public […]
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Gorham Notes: Oct. 1
Blessing the pets Animal lovers are invited to flock to a Blessing of the Animals at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, in the parking lot at St. Anne Church, 299 Main St. Organized by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, the Saint Francis of Assisi’s Feast Day event is one of 15 at Maine […]
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Buxton Notes: Oct. 1
Food co-op running low Buxton Community Food Co-op, located in the historic Elden Store at the intersection of Route 22 and Haines Meadow Road, needs donations to restock shelves. Joann Groder, director of the independent co-op, said non-perishable goods are needed. The co-op serves more than 200 families. Groder said the pandemic upped the number […]
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We Love to Eat: Oct. 1
Bean supper – Saturday, Oct. 10, 4-5 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Pea beans, American chop suey, red hot dogs, coleslaw, Italian bread and apple crisp. Family meal $20 (pay at time of pickup). Reservations strongly encouraged; call church office from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 854-9157 ext. 10 by noon […]
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Services this weekend for two ‘well-loved’ Gorham grads
Jacob Dupuis of Gorham and Henry O’Neill of Standish, both 19, died last week when their truck struck a tree in Arundel.
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Three-way race for House District 22 seat
BUXTON — In a three-way race to represent House District 22, Republican incumbent Mark Blier faces Green Independent Michael Barden of Limington and a former challenger, Democrat Richard Fitzgerald of Buxton. The far-flung state House district includes Limington, part of Buxton, part of Standish and part of Limerick. The election is Nov. 3. Barden Barden […]
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Gorham Notes: Sept. 24
New Year show to go on The New Year Gorham Planning Committee has recently announced that New Year Gorham is on. “It will be different, but it will be an exciting way to usher out this difficult year,” event founder Virginia Wilder Cross said in a news release. “The most notable differences are where the […]
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Westbrook Notes: Sept. 24
WHA scholarships awarded Westbrook High School’s Ella Morris, Rachel Richards and Mary Keef are the 2020 recipients of Westbrook Housing Authority scholarships. Each was awarded $1,000. Morris will attend the University of Vermont to study biomedical engineering. Richards will attend the University of New Hampshire to study music education. Keef, awarded the Dr. Arthur O. […]
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Buxton Notes: Sept. 24
Drive-thru flu shot clinic Northern Light Home Care & Hospice is sponsoring a drive-thru flu shot clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Buxton Fire Department, 174 Portland Road. The shots are available for anyone 6 months and older. The cost will be billed to insurance companies; if the recipient is […]