Buxton Town Hall, 185 Portland Road, will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The transfer station will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Curbside trash pickup will not be impacted. For more information, call Buxton Town Hall at 929-6171. Drama students to visit Big Apple Bonny Eagle […]
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Gorham, Buxton and Standish.
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West Coast timber trucked in for event center in Gorham
The project is built at Shaw Cherry Hill Farm and could be open as soon as this summer.
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Gorham Notes: Sign up for youth basketball shooting competition
The Knights of Columbus, St. Anne’s Council 10221, is sponsoring a youth basketball free-throw competition on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Shaw Gym, 75 South St., in Gorham. The competition is open to boys and girls ages 9-14. Proof of age is required at sign-up. Registration is set for 2:30 p.m. with the competition at 3 […]
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We Love to Eat: Community meals offered in Buxton and Westbrook
Free community lunch – Thursday, Jan. 15, 11 a.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Soup, bread, dessert and coffee, tea, punch or water. Free community meal – Saturday, Jan. 17, 4:30 to 6 p.m., FBC Westbrook, 733 Main St., Westbrook. Tacos, burritos, rice and dessert. Children’s menu available. Free weekly community meal – […]
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Family reopens Gorham market after losing home to fire
Bagels and doughnuts are being served at Orchard Ridge Farm on Sebago Lake Road.
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Gorham residents wary of Amazon’s warehouse plans
Distribution center info session packs Gorham chambers.
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Councilor says state is reviewing high-crash intersection in Gorham
The intersection of County Road, South Street and Blue Ledge Road logged 30 crashes in the last 3 years.
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Gorham Notes: Town will make permits available online
The town of Gorham announced it will soon transition to online permitting through SmartGov and will post a date when the program goes live. According to a social media post from the town, SmartGov is an “easy-to-use online platform” that allows residents, contractors, and businesses to apply for permits online; track application status in real […]
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We Love to Eat: Westbrook hosts community meals
Free community lunch – Thursday, Jan. 8, 11 a.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Soup, bread, dessert and coffee, tea, punch or water. Westbrook bean supper – Saturday, Jan. 10, 5 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Two types of beans, coleslaw, hot dogs, American chop suey, bread, pies and beverage. […]
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New $15M University of Southern Maine art building to start construction in January
Great Falls Construction, of Gorham, is the contractor.