GORHAM – School officials have announced that construction of a new $21 million elementary school will soon get under way. The new school, designed by PDT Architects of Portland, will house 550 students in kindergarten through Grade 5. The school, which will replace the White Rock School, is slated to open in September 2011. A […]
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Quinn's Corner – Why we need guidance in Maine
This year the Maine Legislature passed, and the governor signed, a law that gives legal marriage recognition to partners of the same sex. A vigorous campaign to defeat this law by public referendum, largely funded by out-of-state churches and religious cults, is filling the media. Leading this charge is Bishop Honore Notting of the Apostolic […]
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New attitude: Some signs point to economic recovery
WESTBROOK – Economic activity begins to heat up, but it still may be a while before the recovery is felt everywhere. <p style=” “margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;”> Every time John Chase goes out to the site of Presumpscot Estates, where excavation has started […]
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Boys soccer: Opportunistic Rams dispatch Scots
Even when not playing at the top of their game, the Gorham Rams are going to make opponents pay for mistakes. Bonny Eagle learned that the hard way on Tuesday night when the Scots visited Gorham for an SMAA boys soccer clash. Gorham scored twice in the opening minutes – one coming off a counter […]
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Football: Big plays lead Scots over Deering
The Bonny Eagle High football team was out to make sure it was not deja vu all over again when Deering visited Standish on Sept. 17. Last fall, Deering overcame a late two-touchdown deficit to shock the Scots 29-28 at Stadium Field. While Bonny Eagle avenged the loss in the Class A West semifinals, it […]
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SMAA Football Power Rankings: Week 4
Through three weeks, it’s looking like this season could be wide open in the SMAA. The defending Class A champs from Bonny Eagle solidified their top spot with a big win over Deering last Thursday, overcoming an early deficit to roll to a 41-21 win. Deering drops in the rankings, but can work its way […]
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Body still a mystery
WINDHAM – The state medical examiner’s office is still trying to identify a body found severely decomposed last week, though police believe that foul play was not involved. A couple out for a morning walk Sept. 13 came upon the body in a wooded section off Webb Road. The unidentified couple was walking on ATV […]
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Gorham to state: Mind your own business
Thumbing its nose at the Legislature, the Gorham Town Council unanimously refused Tuesday to soften its sex-offender ordinance to comply with a new state law taking effect next week. “This is an opportunity to send a message to the Legislature to screw their heads on straight,” said Town Councilor Burleigh Loveitt. A Gorham ordinance passed […]
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Dispatch deal saves Gorham money
Four years after controversial switch, town signs new contract with county dispatch Don Durrah, supervisor for Cumberland County Regional Communications Center in Windham, sat at his station viewing a bank of computer screens in the heart of the center. <p style=” “margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times; min-height: 19.0px;”> “We could have a […]
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Westbrook High School announces preseason sports dates
While the calendar still says its summer, the fall sports season is rapidly approaching. With that in mind, the Westbrook High School athletic department has released the starting dates for the fall sports preseason. The football team gets things under way on Aug. 17 with two practices for players in grades 10-12, the first from […]