The 2018 Gorham Historical Society calendars depicting town landmarks are available for $10 at the Gorham Municipal Center, 75 South St., and at Baxter Memorial Library, 71 South St. Historical calendars The 2018 Gorham Historical Society calendars depicting landmarks in the town costing $10 are available at Gorham Municipal Center, 75 South St., and Baxter […]
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Woman's condition critical after Buxton crash
BUXTON — A Parsonsfield woman, hospitalized last week after she collided with a van in Buxton, remained in critical condition Wednesday, a Maine Medical Center spokesman said. Police Chief Troy Cline said in a press release that Lauren Edgerly, 26, was hospitalized in critical condition after a collison at 2:40 p.m. Dec. 22 on Long […]
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Here's Something: 18 predictions for '18
There’s no better way to start a new year than by making predictions. The act of future-telling is fraught with peril but since fools rush in, here we go with my 2018 predictions: 1 — The term “Happy Holidays” will have committed verbicide by Christmas 2018. In the 1980s, everyone said “Merry Christmas and Happy […]
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The Universal Notebook: Tales of Christmas past
My favorite Christmas story is “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by poet Dylan Thomas. We own two copies. One is a little hardcover edition with pictures by Trina Schart Hyman, one of the best children’s book illustrators ever. The other is a little paperback with simple woodcuts by Ellen Raskin. I bought the little paperback […]
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Westbrook man surrenders in Lamb Street incident
WESTBROOK — A standoff ended peacefully Tuesday after the suspect surrendered at the Public Safety Building. Brandon Conley, 32, of Westbrook, was arrested Dec. 26 after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend in an apartment on Lamb Street. He was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon in District Court in Portland. According to Police Chief Janine Roberts, Westbrook […]
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We Love to Eat
Chowder luncheon – Friday, Dec. 29, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; or lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; combination lobster roll with cup of chowder, $13. All lunches include fresh baked bread, pickle, cookie and […]
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Westbrook Notes
A stagecoach line through Westbrook will be topic when the Historical Society meets at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, at the Community Center. Stagecoach history Terry Christy, a retired educator, will present the history of a stagecoach trail when Westbrook Historical Society meets at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Westbrook Community Center, 426 […]
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Boys Hockey: Sloppy first costs Gorham, Scarborough prevails
GORHAM—Gorham couldn’t quite get it done vs. visiting Scarborough on Wednesday night, Dec. 20. The Rams posted a flurry of goals at the start of the second – and even seized the lead on Tyler Weeks’s contribution – but the Storm surged back soon enough, retaking control on a Luke Levesque penalty shot and ultimately […]
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Boys Hockey: Sloppy first costs Gorham, Scarborough prevails
GORHAM—Gorham couldn’t quite get it done vs. visiting Scarborough on Wednesday night, Dec. 20. The Rams posted a flurry of goals at the start of the second – and even seized the lead on Tyler Weeks’s contribution – but the Storm surged back soon enough, retaking control on a Luke Levesque penalty shot and ultimately […]
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Report: Maine faces education, skills crises
PORTLAND — Most high-growth jobs in Maine will require an education beyond high school, making the need for a postsecondary degree more acute here than in the nation as a whole. Meanwhile, the proportion of economically disadvantaged students in Maine classrooms has increased by almost 10 percent over the past decade. This is a cause for […]