The Town Council and School Committee discuss the budget in a workshop Tuesday, April 23, at the municipal center.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Maine
Injured bobcat euthanized after center determines leg required amputation
Saco River Wildlife Center determined the bobcat’s injuries would require amputation, which would mean she couldn’t be released into the wild.
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Letter: Electoral College hasn’t represented will of voters
Michael Buhelt’s letter April 1 (“Founding fathers knew pitfalls of national vote for president”) implies those that favor the national popular vote compact don’t understand it. Not so. The current Electoral College system is imperfect; the national popular vote compact is also imperfect. The perfect system most representative of the will of the American people […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Scarborough Leader, South Portland Sentry
Forum: Smiling Hill Farm roots run deep, don’t pave over them
My grandmother, Frances Knight Marsh, was born at Smiling Hill Farm in 1918 before it was so called – her younger brother Roger would name it for a favorite book. My great-grandmother Blanche photographed life at the farm: her commercial dahlia garden, my grandmother and her sister Bernice with dolls on the porch, my great-grandfather […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
We Love to Eat: April 11
Drive-thru roast turkey dinner – Saturday, April 13, 4-6 p.m., Highland Lake Grange, 87 Hardy Road, Westbrook. Roasted turkey, vegetables, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, bread, cranberry sauce and cake. $10, exact change. Free community dinner – Saturday, April 13, 4:30-6 p.m., FBC Westbrook, 733 Main St., Westbrook. African food, hosted by New Mainers of God’s […]
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Gorham Notes: April 11
SMCC launches new Mobile Learning Lab Southern Maine Community College launched its new Mobile Learning Lab vans with an event at Gorham Middle School last week. The vans are part of a STEM training program for students to learn manufacturing skills. Students participated in a training event at the middle school, led by instructors from […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
No tax hike in Gorham’s proposed municipal budget
The budget creates the positions of a liaison for the police department and an IT director.
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Route 22 in Gorham reopens after hourslong closure
A car crash caused extensive damage to a utility pole and power lines, police say.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
University of Southern Maine students say new parking system has cost them thousands in fines
The university system started partnering with Parking Revenue Recovery Services in July. Many students say they have been ticketed when they haven’t violated any rules, and that appeals go unheard.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham Notes: April 4
Seeking public trails input Gorham Conservation Commission will host a public meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, to hear community comments on the expansion of Cross Town Trail. Potential trail alignments will be presented. The meeting will be livestreamed at gocat.org. The town hopes to “increase trail connectivity, encourage active transportation use, […]