Ephraim Smith’s grave is one 10 in Maine that this month will be commemorated by the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum.
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Gorham Notes: Sept. 29
PWD seeks candidate The Portland Water District is encouraging write-in candidate campaigns for an open seat representing Gorham on the Board of Trustees. There are no candidates listed on the Nov. 8 ballot for the seat. Portland Water District is governed by a board of 11 trustees representing the cities and towns it serves. The […]
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Award-winning Gorham farmer, Eddie Benson, dies at 65
Benson, well-known locally and in state agricultural circles, is remembered as a devoted family man who ‘truly cared’ about his community.
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Gorham Notes: Sept. 22
St. Anne to celebrate 50th Generations of parishioners from Gorham will gather Oct. 2, to celebrate the 50th year since St. Anne Church was built. Bishop Robert Deeley will celebrate the anniversary Mass at 11 a.m. Fr. Lou Phillips, pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, of which St. Anne Church is a part, will […]
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Gorham school board unanimous: Gender posters will stay at middle school
The board denies a parent’s request to overturn an earlier decision by Superintendent Heather Perry.
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Who’s running, who’s not in Gorham’s municipal elections
There’s a seven-way race for three Town Council seats in November and a three-way race for two.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
We Love to Eat: Sept. 22
Maine harvest supper – Saturday, Sept. 24, 4:30-6 p.m., Casco Village Church, 941 Meadow Road, Casco. Ham, potatoes, baked beans, roasted vegetables, vegetable breads, cider, homemade apple pie or crisp and ice cream. $10, $5. Haddock supper buffet – Saturday, Sept. 24, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, Parker Farm Road, Buxton. Suggested donation $8; $4, […]
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Gorham Notes: Sept. 15
Ceremony to honor POWs, MIAs U.S. service men and women who are missing in action or prisoners of war will be honored by the University of Southern Maine’s veterans’ student group Friday, Sept. 16. Husky Veterans will unveil a “Chair of Honor” event from 2-3:30 p.m. in Hill Gym in the Costello Sports Complex on […]
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Gorham councilor denounces ‘vile’ attacks against him over old Oath Keepers link
In an interview with the American Journal, Benjamin Hartwell explains his position in the wake of reports that he was once a member of the group allegedly involved in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Gorham-Westbrook-Portland rapid transit public meeting planned
Greater Portland Council of Governments will hold the open-house style meeting Sept. 22 at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.