Aspire Gorham awards 126 seniors Aspire Gorham, a partnership with MELMAC Education Foundation, the Gorham School District and Jobs for Maine Graduates, awarded 136 high school seniors the Maine Career Exploration Badge for completing workplace learning experiences. The students received $500 scholarships upon completion of 40 hours of work experience, according to Jobs for Maine […]
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Gorham celebrates Pride
Gorham Pride hosted its first festival celebrating the LGBTQ+ community June 24 with a marimba band, a choir, drag performances and a vendor and resource fair.
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Man who threatened to shoot relative prompts search near USM Gorham campus
Police say anyone who sees Ryan Ramsey, who is believed to be armed and suicidal, should not approach him.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham Notes: June 22
Library honors Frinsko The trustees at Baxter Memorial Library honored Linda Frinsko with a retirement party June 15. Frinsko spent 34 years as a volunteer at the library, including as president of the board. She received a bouquet and etchings of both the library building and the adjacent Baxter Museum. The town of Gorham gave her […]
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Gorham School Committee weighs budget cuts for another vote in July
The school committee plans to have a finalized revised budget in hand next week to send to the Town Council in advance of a second validation referendum scheduled for July 25.
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Trail challenge sends residents into nearby ‘mini wilderness’
Presumpscot River Land Trust’s summer-long challenge invites everyone to visit six nature preserves in Westbrook, Gorham, Windham and Standish.
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Summer Guide 2023: Ice cream makers churn out favorite summertime treat
Small-batch ice cream in a wide range of creative flavors is a sweet staple of summer in Maine.
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Gorham native pieces together Hollywood career in film editing
Jamie Kennedy has been editing TV shows and films for more than a decade, including ‘Modern Family’ and ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.’
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Gorham Notes: June 15
Graduates on parade Jubilant Gorham High School seniors celebrated after ceremonies Sunday in a police-escorted parade through the village. Graduates sticking out of sunroofs and windows of SUVs, Jeeps, pickup trucks and sports cars decked out with balloons and banners waved to their friends and relatives lining the sidewalks. Police cars blared their sirens to […]
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Gorham voters reject school board budget over high tax cost
On an average home assessed at $400,000, the annual tax bill would have increased by $564. Some say that’s too much for the small town, especially for those on fixed incomes.