Gorham’s athletic programs dive into the new autumn.
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New students move in at USM dorms in Gorham
They come from across Maine and 28 other states.
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Gorham Notes
Labor Day closures Gorham Municipal Center, administrative offices and Baxter Memorial Library will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2, in observance of Labor Day. Historical society kick off Gorham Historical Society will kick off its fall meeting schedule at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at White Rock Grange on Wilson Road. Note the meeting day […]
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Looking Back: Aug. 29
Aug. 31, 1994 Eric Landry, 17, of Westbrook, went for a swim in Sebago Lake State Park and saved a life. Eric was there Aug. 18 for a family picnic with his parents, Donald and Mary Anne Landry, and his brother Benjamin, 10. Suddenly they heard a young man yelling for help. He was out […]
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We Love to Eat: Aug. 29
Free dinner – Thursday, Aug. 29, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Aug. 30, 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 […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Teacher of Year finalist tackles food insecurity in Gorham
Heather Whitaker, a finalist for Maine Teacher of the Year, battles hunger in Gorham schools and the community.
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Fall Sports Schedules: Gorham
The Rams are gearing up for the autumn to get underway.
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60 years ago: Aug. 22
The Westbrook American reported on Aug. 26, 1959, that Mr. and Mrs. Roland Boissoneau and family of Westbrook had spent the summer at their cottage at Ward’s Cove on Sebago Lake. Elizabeth Hillock of South Gorham had visited friends in Camden.
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Looking Back: Aug. 22
Aug. 24, 1994 It’s the only one of its kind in the state of Maine. It serves the fastest-growing sport in the United States. It’s Westbrook’s new floodlighted, four-season hockey and skating rink on Lincoln Street, a $35,000 gift from the Cornelia Warren Association. The association president, William Currier, told the friendly group that gathered […]
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Letter: Town has bigger issues than a pet pig
I can’t believe that the Town Council in Gorham, traditionally a “farming town,” is debating the fate of a family who wants to keep their pet mini-pig in their yard. Let’s get real here: the family is not starting a pig farm (though pig farms do exist in farming communities), the mini-pig is a family’s […]