What kind of future do we want for our communities? This is a question that I ask myself regularly as I represent my community in Augusta, and one that drove me to introduce a bill to reconnect the land set aside for the Gorham Connector with its original owners. Why did I introduce this bill? […]
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Obituary: Alma M. Buotte
GORHAM – Alma M. Buotte passed away peacefully on March 25, 2025, at the age of 91. She was born June …
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Obituary: Robert White Stairs
GORHAM / HAMPDEN – Robert White Stairs passed away peacefully on March 29, 2025 in Falmouth after a brief illness.
Born Nov. …
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Bill could kill Gorham Connector plan
LD 1020 would repeal laws directing the Maine Turnpike Authority to build the proposed highway spur west of Portland and order the agency to sell any land purchased for the project to the previous owners.
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Gorham moving ahead with high school projects
The Gorham School Department April 1 received a Town Council nod to push ahead with enlarging the high school cafeteria and adding a half dozen modular classrooms. The council voted 6-0, with Chairperson Suzanne Phillips absent, to authorize school officials to borrow up to the $9.5 million that Gorham voters approved in November. The funds […]
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Gorham Town Council rejects real estate purchase
After a lengthy debate, Gorham town councilors Tuesday, April 1, decided against spending $185,000 to own a property at a high-crash intersection. A purchase was aimed at an eventual use of the property for a possible Maine Department of Transportation design to ease traffic congestion and improve safety at the intersection of County Road (Route […]
Posted inBusiness, Leslie Bridgers, Maine
Gone from Westbrook news racks, American Journal lives on in influence
The last issue of the weekly paper, launched in 1968 by legendary newspaperman Harry Foote, was printed in March.
Posted inSports
Experienced coaches lead Maine Gladiators youth hockey squads to nationals
The Auburn-based teams are led by former Lewiston Maineiacs coach Jeff Guay and current Maine Nordiques assistant Caleb Labrie.
Posted inBoys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
2024-25 Press Herald All-Region Boys Hockey team
Travis Roy winner Drew Johnson and two other Thornton Academy players make list of southern Maine’s top players.
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Lobster seltzer? Elephant bones in Portland? April Fools’ pranks spread on Maine social media
Other jokes included Ramona’s suggesting a radical overhaul of its Italian hoagie and the Department of Transportation joking about ‘squirrel skywalks.’