Gorham 15 Gorham’s Kayleigh Ballantyne takes a shot during last season’s Class A state tournament. The Rams are hoping to improve on last year’s 6-12 record. File photo Gushee Gorham’s David Gushee will help provide senior leadership for a Gorham hockey team looking to qualify for the playoffs this season. File photo Hannah Prince Gorham’s […]
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We Love to eat
Free supper – Friday, Dec. 5, 6:30 p.m., Faith Christian Center, 143 Washington St., Limerick. Bean supper – Saturday, Dec. 6, 4:30-6 p.m., Hollis Lions Club, Palmer Hall, intersection of routes 202 and 35, Hollis. Two kinds of beans, red hot dogs, chop suey, cole slaw and desserts. $6. Beans and ham supper – Saturday, […]
Bonny Eagle preview cuts
BEWRMartin Bonny Eagle’s Steve Martin won the state championship at 152 pounds for the Scots last season. File photo Winslow Bonny Eagle’s Nick Winslow stretches after competing in the 200-meter dash during a meet at the Portland Expo last season. The Scots are looking to improve upon last season’s sixth-place finish at the state championship […]
Police: Vaccinate your pets
During the past five months, Westbrook Animal Control Officer Adam Farrington said he’s encountered a number of animals in the city that displayed signs of rabies. A fox and a raccoon exhibiting symptoms of rabies were both found on Duck Pond Road and a sick skunk was found on Prospect Street. On Jan. 10, the […]
Bus fares free on Fridays
Free Fare Fridays have returned for the holiday season. The promotion, a partnership between Maine Department of Transportation, the Go Maine commuter program and local bus providers, offers free bus service on Dec. 5, 12, 19 and 26. During previous Free Fare Friday campaigns, Biddeford-Saco-OOB ShuttleBus and ZOOM had hundreds of new riders. For more […]
Art walk, African music concert on tap
On Thursday, Dec. 18, at 7p.m., Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm, will be performing in the Warren Memorial Library Auditorium for a winter solstice concert as part of the Women in the Performing Arts series. The percussion and vocal ensemble performs original and traditional music that explores the heritage and rhythms of West Africa with a […]
Pastor condemns KKK graffiti
The KKK signs spray-painted by vandals on a Gorham church’s property sometime during last weekend are gone now, but the pastor is outraged. The Rev. David Butler, of the First Parish Church in Gorham, denounced the graffiti that was painted in several places on a shed in the church parking lot on Church Street. “KKK […]
Helpfulness, humor set teen apart
Mission Possible Teen Center is happy to congratulate Peter Call on achieving Teen of the Month. Peter attends the alternative education program located in the basement of Mission Possible. At the end of each school day Peter is the first to arrive and assist the staff in preparing for the day. He has been working […]
Arts walk to feature students
In addition to the usual suspects, this month’s Fourth Friday Arts Walk will feature pieces from Westbrook schools’ student collection, dating back to 1991. The student art will be on display at the Drouin Dance Studio in the Dana Warp Mill. The art walk is on Friday from 5-8 p.m. A map of all the […]
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Free Thanksgiving dinner Joann Groder said the Pythian Sisters Narragansett Temple 111 is sponsoring its annual Thanksgiving dinner served 12-3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 27, in its headquarters on Route 22 in Buxton Center. The fourth annual dinner, traditional with turkey and all the fixings, will be served free to all. Last year, the sisters […]