Yard and bake sale – Saturday, Aug. 3, 8 a.m., Buxton Center Baptist Church, Route 22, Buxton. Hot homemade doughnuts and steamed hot dogs. Blueberry jamboree and bake sale – Saturday, Aug. 10, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., West Gorham Union Church, 190 Ossipee Trail (Route 25), Gorham. Items for sale, blueberries, picnic lunch, along with yard […]
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Gorham, Buxton and Standish.
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Westbrook Notes
Another $10,000 grant for teen center My Place Teen Center has been awarded a $10,000 grant from Wells Fargo for the second year in a row — this time to fund general year-round programming. “Wells Fargo invested in our Youth Leadership Academy a year ago and we have all seen the results,” MPTC CEO […]
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Gorham Notes
Stickney joins GPD Veteran Police Officer Christian Stickney has joined the Gorham force and is serving on the midnight patrol shift. Stickney, who has 25 years experience, was sworn-in by Town Clerk Laurie Nordfors on July 24. He spent 23 years with the Portland Police Department and two years with Waterville police. He holds a […]
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Mistrial frustrates Buxton employee
The town’s solid waste director says the case against the Selectboard chairwoman, who is charged with assaulting him, has ruined his reputation and he fears he will be fired.
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Gorham nomination papers available Friday
Three seats on the council and two on the School Committee are up for grabs.
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Metro bus involved in Gorham accident
GORHAM – A Metro bus operated by the Greater Portland Transit District became stuck after making a wrong turn July 24, blocking part of Brackett Road between McLellan Road and Saco Street. “The driver missed his turn and tried to correct the error by turning around in another location nearby, causing traffic issues. We apologize […]
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Gorham council to decide fate of porcine pet
A zoning amendment recommended by the Planning Board would allow Wilbur to stay in Little Falls.
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It’s the retirement life for Riley, Gorham Middle School principal
No back to school for Bob Riley, retired Gorham Middle School principal.
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Westbrook Notes: July 25
Bills to speak Nancy Bills will speak 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 25, at Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St. Bills’ topic is her memoir, “The Red Ribbon: A Memoir of Lightning and Rebuilding After Loss,” which chronicles the events surrounding the death of her husband and injuries to her son during a southern Maine […]
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Buxton Notes
Jazz ensemble at Tory Hill The Tory Hill Meeting House at the First Congregational Church of Buxton is hosting its fourth annual Saco River Jazz Ensemble 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 28, on the lawn of the church, located at the intersection of routes 202 and 112. The event is open to the public and admission […]