Campaigns are getting underway for the municipal election on June 9.
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Gorham, Buxton and Standish.
Posted inCommunity, News
5 candidates bid for 2 seats on Buxton Select Board
Board Chair David Field and Francis Pulsoni, vice chair, are seeking reelection in the June 9 election. Town Clerk John Myers is running unopposed.
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Posted inBusiness, Community, News
How is the Gorham battery farm taxed?
Some rumors in town claimed the battery storage farm didn’t generate tax revenue. Gorham’s town manager explains how the facility is taxed.
Posted inCommunity, News
Gorham School Committee passes $60.5 million budget
Board approves increase of $2.9 million, up 5.11% over the current budget.
Posted inCommunity, News
Gorham presents $28 million proposed municipal budget
Budget drivers include hiring a communications coordinator, new public works foreman and buying a new fire truck.
Posted inCommunity, News, Schools and Education
Bonny Eagle school district approves $73 million budget, up 6%
The board acted April 6 while some community members appeared to have believed the vote was to come on April 7.
Posted inCommunity, News
Gorham residents lament the loss of whip-poor-wills
The nocturnal birds’ population has plunged 69% since 1970 in eastern North America.
Posted inCommunity, News
Service members, Iranian students remembered at Good Friday observance in Gorham
The First Parish Congregational Church offered an opportunity for ‘personal reflection.’
Posted inMaine, News
With oil prices spiking, Buxton is starting a wood bank
Volunteers will stockpile firewood to help residents in need stay warm through winters.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Village Elementary School in Gorham has a new principal
Veteran educator Cheryl Fotter was promoted from interim principal.