Free throw champs Winners in Gorham’s Knights of Columbus annual free throw contest on Jan. 25 were: Andrew Fortier, 9-year-old boys; Logan Spera, 10-year-old boys; Lily Burgas, 10-year-old girls; Addison Rush, 11-year-old girls; Matthew Crowley, 12-year-old boys; Cheyann Densmore, 12-year-old girls; Jack Adams, 13-year-old boys; and Evelyn Rush, 13-year-old girls. Winners advance to the state […]
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Looking Back: Feb. 6
Feb. 8, 1995 The loot in the armed robbery of Day’s Jewelry Store in downtown Westbrook last May 5 was about $110,000, Police Chief Steven Roberts said Monday. He spoke after the arraignment of a Rhode Island man, charged with taking part in the Day’s robbery and the robberies of Fleet Bank in Westbrook and […]
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Gorham reviews proposed contract zone change for senior housing
GORHAM — A proposed change to a zoning contract to allow senior housing in South Gorham sought by developer Hans Hansen now goes to the Planning Board. The Town Council Tuesday voted 4-2, with Chairwoman Suzanne Phillips and Councilor Lee Pratt opposed, to direct the town’s Planning Board to hold a public hearing and offer […]
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Firm lays out plans for large solar farm, maybe sheep
Nexamp of Boston tells the Gorham Planning Board that building the solar array off Fort Hill Road would take four to six months and could be part of its “solar grazing program.”
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Gorham Notes: Jan. 30
‘Big Fish’ GHS musical Gorham High School presents the musical “Big Fish” with the opening performance on Friday Jan. 31, and continuing through Sunday, Feb. 9, at the performing arts center at the school, 41 Morrill Ave. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. For tickets and reservations, call […]
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30-acre solar farm proposed in Gorham
A Boston firm eyes a Fort Hill Road hayfield for a ground-based solar array.
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Older than Maine, Gorham Academy due for facelift
USM is assessing what needs to be done to repair the 214-year-old landmark.
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Gorham Notes: Jan. 23
K of C free throw contest The Knights of Columbus is sponsoring its annual free throw contest on Saturday, Jan. 25, at Shaw Gym at the Gorham Municipal Center,75 South St. Registration is at 12:30 p.m. and competition begins at 1 p.m. The event is for boys and girls ages 9 to 14, and proof […]
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Looking Back: Jan. 23
Jan. 25, 1995 Signs went up on the former Dana Warp Mill building in Westbrook last week, announcing that it will be sold at auction Feb. 11. The brick-and-timber mill, built in the 1880s, lost a major tenant in 1994 when Sebago Inc. moved its offices and shipping department to Gorham. The building had been […]
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Preservation rules guard USM buildings slated for demolition
Three of six USM buildings on the Gorham campus on an approved demolition are in the Gorham Historic District.