GORHAM – Gorham school officials will soon name members of a building committee to plan a renovation and expansion to relieve cramped conditions at Gorham High School, plus upgrade security. The school, at 41 Morrill Ave., opened in 1959 and was renovated in 1995 for an estimated 675 students. But high school enrollment is now […]
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Gorham eyes $6.2M public safety complex
GORHAM – Gorham town councilors in January will weigh whether to move ahead with a committee’s recommendation for a $6.2 million public safety complex in Little Falls. Under the recommendation of the Gorham Public Safety Committee, the former Little Falls School on Acorn Street would be renovated and expanded, allowing the facility to house both […]
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Casella waste site opening on target
WESTBROOK – The Maine Energy Recovery Co. plant in downtown Biddeford remains on track to cease all trash processing operations by the end of this month and start up its new Westbrook facility. Casella Waste Systems sold its nearly 30-year-old waste-to-energy facility to the city of Biddeford on Nov. 30 for a price of $6.65 […]
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Buxton Notes – 12/21
32 join National Honor Society In a recent ceremony at the high school, eight seniors, 20 juniors, and four sophomores were inducted into the National Honor Society at Bonny Eagle High School. Students who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 (on a 4.0 scale) or equivalent standard of excellence, meet the scholarship requirement […]
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LOOKING BACK – 12/21
Dec. 23, 1987 A terrible encounter with a snowblower Wednesday sent a Gorham woman to Osteopathic Hospital with part of the snowblower still attached to her hand. Gorham rescue, fire and police personnel all responded to the South Street home where Victoria Smith got her left hand caught in the blades of the snowblower after […]
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Bonny Eagle High School honor roll
The first-quarter honor roll for Bonny Eagle High School has been announced: Grade 9 High honors Casey N. Ahlemeyer, Troy Bogdahn, Matthew D. Boynton, Dalton N. Canonico, Tyler C. Collins, Emma C. Doyon, Jessica Dubois, Madison M. Freeman, Jordan Garrigan-Swett, Brianna Gower, Marissa Jeffords, Melissa A. Jones, Giavanna M. Kaper, Lily E. Lamkin, Breanna A. […]
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Obama ‘actively supportive’ of assault weapons ban
The White House says Obama also supports closing the gun show “loophole,” which allows people to buy guns from private dealers without background checks.
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Naples woman seriously injured in accident
CASCO – A Naples woman suffered life-threatening injuries in a motor vehicle accident Tuesday morning. Police said Sabrina Cloutier, 33, was a passenger in a 2011 Chevrolet pickup driven by Shawn Trottier, 29, of Naples, when Trottier lost control while heading south on the icy, wet roadway on Route 11 in Casco, just south of […]
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Faces & Places – 12/19
Send your own Faces & Places to [email protected]. Each week, the Tri-Town Weekly will test its readers’ observation skills by publishing a close-up photo of a landmark in Pownal, Freeport or Durham. Readers who think they know where the photo was taken should send their guesses to [email protected]. All correct responses, as well as the […]
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Freeport sewer rates set to go up
The Freeport Sewer District’s board of trustees has scheduled a public hearing regarding increases to the town’s sewer rates – the first in two years – on Thursday, Dec. 20, at 6 p.m. at the district’s offices, 43 South Freeport Road. The board has proposed increasing rates 4 percent for 2013 and another 4 percent […]