RAYMOND — Residents at a public forum last week told the RSU 14 Withdrawal Committee they did not want to leave the Windham Raymond School District, were confused about the process and didn’t “understand the purpose behind this decision.” The meeting Jan. 10 was arranged so that the committee could gather public input and hear residents’ […]
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South Portland and Scarborough news from The Forecaster.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Southern Forecaster
Inside New Gloucester
Democrats to meet The New Gloucester Democratic Committee is hosting a meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Community Building, 381 Intervale Road, located behind Town Hall. District 20 Sen. Ned Claxton will be the special guest. All registered Democrats are invited to attend. Note that this meeting is not sponsored by […]
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Inside Naples
School reopening info An informational sessions to discuss the possible reopening of Crooked River Elementary School has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, at Stevens Brook Elementary School. An open house at Crooked River Elementary will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, so attendees can tour the facility in […]
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Planned sale of Scarborough seafood co-op stirs concern
SCARBOROUGH — Prospective buyers of the Pine Point Fisherman’s Co-op say it will be business as usual at 96 King St., but some waterfront workers aren’t biting. Susan Bayley Clough and Vincent Clough, longtime town residents and business owners, have an agreement to buy the wholesale seafood dealer and Rising Tide restaurant from Gary Johnson and Tim […]
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Police: If you're not a duck, stay off the ice disk
WESTBROOK — The internationally famous ice disk floating in the Presumpscot River “may be safe for the ducks” to sit atop, but it’s not safe for people, so stay off it, the Westbrook Police Department warned Thursday. “We’ve received some reports of people trying to go on the ice in the Presumpscot River,” the police […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster
60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Jan. 21, 1959, that AN Bernard Golder of Westbrook sailed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger bound for the Far East from California. Mr. and Mrs. James Gillchrest with their two daughters and a son were new residents on the Old Shaw Road in Gorham.
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Gorham Notes
Virusso Anti-trafficking speakers Hailey Virusso of Safe Voices, a non-profit domestic violence resource center in Central Maine, and Cumberland County District Attorney Jonathan Sahrbeck will be the featured speakers at Potluck with a Purpose at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, at Summit Community Church, 53 County Road (Route 22), in Gorham. Virusso, also the program […]
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Harvey hopes for fast track for new plant
Adam Martin, plant manager at Harvey Performance Company’s Helical Solutions plant in Gorham, speaks at the town’s Planning Board meeting Monday. At right is project engineer Shawn Frank. GORHAM — The Town Planning Board Monday for the first time heard details about Harvey Performance Company’s expansion plans for a proposed plant at the former […]
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We Love to Eat
Community meal – Thursday, Jan. 17, noon Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Roast pork, $5. Bean supper – Saturday, Jan. 19, 5 p.m., Windham Veterans Center, 35 Memorial Drive, Windham. $8; under 12 free. Bean supper – Saturday, Jan. 19, 5-6 p.m., Amvets Post 6, Route 100, New Gloucester. Two kinds of beans, brown bread, […]
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The Universal Notebook: Everybody hates a winner
Instead of watching the Clemson-Alabama NCAA title game last week, I watched a dumb movie called “Brewster’s Millions,” in which Richard Pryor plays a washed up baseball player who will inherit $300 million if he can spend $30 million in 30 days without accruing assets. Spoiler alert: he succeeds. But somehow the hilarious Pryor didn’t […]