Historical society annual meeting The Buxton-Hollis Historical Society, 100 Main St., Bar Mills, will hold its annual meeting from 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov.3, with election of officers, a potluck dinner and a program. Nancy Ponzetti, historian and teacher, will speak on the confederacy of the Wabanaki, “People of the Dawn.” “The Wabnaki are the first […]
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Buxton Notes
Historical society annual meeting The Buxton-Hollis Historical Society, 100 Main St., Bar Mills, will hold its annual meeting from 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov.3, with election of officers, a potluck dinner and a program. Nancy Ponzetti, historian and teacher, will speak on the confederacy of the Wabanaki, “People of the Dawn.” “The Wabnaki are the first […]
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Gorham Notes
School garden workshop UMaine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County is hosting a school garden workshop from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, at Gorham Middle School, 106 Weeks Road. This workshop, free and open to public, is geared towards educators and volunteers who are interested in starting a school garden or already have a garden at […]
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Superintendent signs on for three more years
WESTBROOK — With little fanfare Oct. 10, the School Committee took the first step in approving a contract to keep Superintendent Peter Lancia in the district’s top education office for another three years. The board is expected to approve the contract, which would run from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2022, on Wednesday, Nov. 14. […]
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Westbrook Notes
October is ‘Socktober’ A “Socktober” drive is under way to provide new socks for Westbrook students. The drop-off locations are TDBank, Northeast Credit Union, schools and the home of organizer Veronica Bates on Saco Street. The drive ends on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Bates said all sizes are needed from tots to teens. Bates said the […]
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The Universal Notebook: What it means to be a Social Democrat
“Democratic candidates have been losing because they have too few ideas, not too many rivals.” So read the subhead of a guest editorial independent gubernatorial candidate Alan Caron wrote last month in response to persistent calls for him to get out of the race. Caron is trying to avoid the spoiler label, but his suggestion […]
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Letter: Sanborn cares about constituents' medical needs
On Nov. 6, voters in Scarborough, Gorham and Buxton will have the opportunity to vote for Linda Sanborn, the Democratic candidate for the Maine State Senate. Linda, a retired physician, has a very strong commitment to seeing that everyone in Maine has access to health care. That concern was a major focus of her work […]
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We Love Sales
Indoor yard sale – Saturday, Oct. 20, 8 a.m.- 1 p.m., White Rock Community Building, 34 Wilson Road, Gorham. Sale and baked goods with proceeds to benefit White Rock Friendship Club scholarship fund. Vendor and craft fair – Saturday, Oct. 20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Baldwin Community Center, former Baldwin Consolidated Elementary School, Baldwin. Serving food and […]
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Westbrook teachers endorse candidates
WESTBROOK — The Westbrook Education Association was active earlier this year advocating for a new contract, but some in town were caught off guard when the group this month began advocating for something else: local candidates. The Westbrook Education Association announced Oct. 1 the executive board was backing Beth Schultz over incumbent Jim Violette for the […]
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Pending changes to public access channels concern city
WESTBROOK — Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum, is in the midst of digitizing its cable offerings, an upgrade that will change public access channels that broadcast local city council, school board and planning board meetings and other community events. The goal of the digitization, the company says, is to provide better quality, more […]