NH town hires Jones Former Gorham Police Chief Daniel Jones began duties Jan. 8 as police chief in Litchfield, New Hampshire. Jones relocated to Florida after retiring as Gorham chief in September 2019. He was hired in 2015 to succeed Gorham’s Chief Ronald Shepard who had retired in 2014. Jones’ career has included duty with […]
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Gorham, Buxton and Standish.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
We Love to Eat: Jan. 18
Free community meal – Saturday, Jan. 20, 4:30-6 p.m., FBC Westbrook, 733 Main St., Westbrook. Lasagna, salad, bread and desserts. Kids menu available. Senior lunch – Wednesday, Jan. 24, noon, St. Anne’s Church, 299 Main St. Gorham. Social time at 11:30 a.m. $4 suggested donation. Community meal – Wednesday, Jan. 24, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, […]
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Buxton intersection due for state makeover
Plans call for a rotary to be installed at the intersection of Broadturn and Portland roads and Route 22.
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2024 Winter Guide: Don’t wing it, prep for the Great Backyard Bird Count
Maine Audubon is offering online Birding Basics courses and other activities so participants can gear up for the Great Backyard Bird Count in February.
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Westbrook Notes: Jan. 11
Rivermeadow Nature Preserve now official The Presumpscot Regional Land Trust, in collaboration with Westbrook Housing, the Intercultural Community Center, Recreation and Conservation Commission and Westbrook Community Center and others, announced the conservation of a large parcel for open space and outdoor recreation near downtown Westbrook. The 44-acre Rivermeadow Nature Preserve “safeguards a significant stretch of […]
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Buxton Notes: Jan. 11
Town is Age Friendly Community Buxton has been formally accepted into Maine’s network of AARP Age Friendly Communities. “Buxton will be a strong addition to the network. We have been inspired by their approach of 100% inclusive community participation,” Patricia Oh and Karen Campbell of the University of Maine’s Center on Aging in Augusta said […]
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Gorham Notes: Jan. 11
Hartwell on Trump legal team Former Gorham Town Council Chairperson Benjamin Hartwell is member of the legal team representing former President Donald Trump in his appeal to be on the state’s presidential Republican primary ballot in March. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has ruled Trump is ineligible as a candidate based on the U.S. […]
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We Love to Eat: Jan. 11
Westbrook bean supper – Saturday, Jan. 13, 5 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Beans, coleslaw, hot dogs, American chop suey, bread, pies and beverages. $10, $5 under 12. Scarborough bean supper – Saturday, Jan. 13, 4-6 p.m., Scarborough Free Baptist Church, 55 Mussey Road, Scarborough. Beans, hot dogs, chop suey, mac and […]
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Gorham delays decision on Shaw Brothers quarry expansion
The company wants to extend blasting at its Brickyard Quarry.
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Accidents on rise at little roundabout in Gorham’s Little Falls
The traffic circle at Routes 202 and 237 is too small by today’s standards, according to the Maine Department of Transportation.