Arrests 6/15 at 2:51 p.m. Christopher Smith, 61, of Portland, was arrested on a warrant on Anthoine Street by Officer Eric Young. 6/17 at 1:27 a.m. Joshua Choate, 24, of Lewiston, was arrested on Cottage Road by Officer Caleb Gray on a charge of operating under the influence. 6/17 at 6:56 a.m. Ian Vannah, 18, of […]
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Looking Back
June 30, 1993 Gorham and many small member towns in Regional Waste Systems likely will be the big losers from last week’s vote to kill plans for constructing a recycling complex in Gorham. The RWS board voted 17-8 Thursday against funding another $10 million to develop the site located off Route 25. Just over $8 […]
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The Universal Notebook: Save the children
The Trump-Sessions zero-tolerance policy on immigration appealed to his base, but it appalled the majority of Americans. Having created a humanitarian crisis all by himself, Trump caved in to public pressure last week and rescinded his order to separate refugee children from their parents. Now we just have to hope Trump and the corporate mercenaries […]
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Portland eyes Brighton Ave. site for homeless shelter
PORTLAND — A city-owned parcel on Brighton Avenue could be the future site of new beds and services for the city’s homeless. “I went all over the place, I was all over looking at available parcels and having a difficult time finding a good location,” City Manager Jon Jennings said June 21 about the search […]
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Event fees get pushback, sent back for review
WESTBROOK — City councilors are rethinking a proposal to charge groups to hold events on city property after bring told such fees could jeopardize long-standing events, such as Westbrook Together Days, Halloween on Main Street and Kiwanis skate night. The fee proposal was set for final council action last week, but was punted back to […]
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New Buxton restaurant opens in old landmark
Restaurateur Max Brody opens The Buxton Common in historic Mustard House. Guy Frenette, chef at the recently opened The Buxton Common, shows the restaurant’s smokehouse. Buxton residents Danielle Henry and Guy Frenette work in the restaurant’s kitchen. BUXTON — A restaurateur with international experience has opened The Buxton Common in a makeover of the so-called Mustard House, a 228-year old […]
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Gorham planners to ID ways to manage growth
Consultant Ben Smith of Northstar Planning, left, Tuesday presents Gorham town councilors with options about handling the town’s growth while Gorham planner Tom Poirier watches the slide presentation on a TV monitor. GORHAM — The Planning Department will develop suggestions for the Town Council on how to handle the continued population growth in the town, which is projected […]
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We Love Sales
Annual bake sale — Saturday, June 30, 8 a.m., in front of Shop’n Save Store, Gray Plaza, Route 100, Gray. Sponsored by Women’s Fellowship, First Congregational Church of Gray. Cookies, cakes, squares, candy and breads. Flea market — Saturday, July 7, 9 a.m. -1 p.m., Nathaniel Hawthorne House, corner of Cape and Hawthorne roads, Raymond. Rain […]
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Gorham Notes
Baxter House Museum, 67 South St., is open to the public from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays through August. Admission is free. The house was built in 1797 and later became the boyhood home of James Phinney Baxter, father of Maine Gov. Percival Baxter. It contains Baxter family furnishings and other artifacts from the town’s […]
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City holding on to old firehouse for time being
WESTBROOK — The corner of Mechanics Street and William Clark Drive is looking a little different now. Last week, a vacant house wedged between an apartment building and an old fire station was knocked down to provide room for Mast Landing Brewing Company to expand its outdoor beer garden. The 984-square-foot house at 15 Mechanic […]