Antique tractors will be hard at work at Plow Days beginning at 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Parsons Dairy Farm. Gorham town councilors last week, following a presentation by Dennis Marrotte of Westbrook, above, unanimously approved appropriating $150 to help sponsor a photography exhibit in connection with the Greater Portland-Archangel Sister City program. “Bridges of Friendship,” […]
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Lots of legislative experience in Senate District 30 contest
SCARBOROUGH — Two-term incumbent Republican Sen. Amy Volk is being challenged Nov. 6 by former four-term Democratic legislator Dr. Linda Sanborn in Senate District 30. The district includes Gorham, part of Buxton and part of Scarborough. Sanborn is a retired family physician and Volk is a small business owner. Volk Volk has served two terms […]
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Holmes on ballot to unseat Coward on County Commission
Thomas Coward Age: 69 Residence: South Portland Party Affiliation: Democrat Family: married, three children Occupation: Attorney, professional educator and trainer, real estate agent Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science, Indiana University, 1977; law degree, University of Maine School of Law, 1981 Political/civic experience: South Portland Board of Appeals (2000-2008); South Portland City Council (2008-2012); South Portland mayor (2010); […]
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Here's Something: You did the right thing, Sen. Collins
I am proud of Maine’s senator, our senator, Susan Collins. When it really mattered, she came through for what was right. While she could have caved to peer pressure and confusion, she voted for now-Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh despite a well-choreographed smear campaign. Collins stood up for what she believed was right and became the […]
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60 Years Ago
The Westbrook American reported on Oct. 15, 1958, that Mabel Cole of Gorham visited Mr. and Mrs. Everett Smyth of Cumberland Street in Westbrook. Scout Master Vernon King took Westbrook’s Boy Scout Troop 87 on a trip through the White Mountains.
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Small business owner takes on Marean in District 16
HOLLIS — Democrat David Durrell is attempting to unseat incumbent Don Marean to represent House District 16, which includes Hollis, the southern end of Buxton and a small section of Saco. “I have always been interested in politics. I think the way to make a positive influence and affect on a community is through service,” […]
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Looking Back
Oct. 13, 1993 Army Pfc. Jeffrey Joy is gazing out these days on some streets less friendly than the Westbrook ones he grew up on. He is a door gunner on a Blackhawk helicopter stationed in Mogadishu, Somalia. The two helicopters shot down recently by Somali gunmen were Blackhawks, and Jeffrey’s mother, Karen Thompson, took […]
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Gorham Police Notes
Log Hot dog ran Police with water and treats befriended a puppy running loose in the parking lot at Hannaford on Aug. 15 and returned it to its owners, who were looking for it. The pet apparently escaped from a car through open windows. Arrests Jacob T. Haskell, 27, Cumberland Street, Westbrook, on Aug. 18 […]
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South Portland council discusses review of legal adviser
SOUTH PORTLAND — City councilors on Tuesday began discussing the criteria they’ll use to evaluate legal services provided to the city. The review process came before the board after Councilor Eben Rose alleged last month that Corporation Counsel Sally Daggett lifted wording from a California company’s memorandum that discussed how cities and towns should approach short-term rental ordinances. Daggett […]
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For Cape Elizabeth students, learning is building, baking and more
CAPE ELIZABETH — When considering how to teach a unit on ancient civilization, sixth-grade social studies teacher Morgan Kerr said he looked for a link to help students feel more “connected” to a time so many centuries ago. That link was an oven. A traditional cob oven, to be exact. Cob is an earthen concoction of clay, […]