Gorham police are investigating the residue of a homemade explosive device found at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 21 in a mailbox at 105 North Gorham Road. Gorham Police Chief Ron Shepard said this week that Detective Larry Maxfield-Fearon is following a lead in the case. Lt. Chris Sanborn of the Gorham police said the bomb, which […]

Chetley earns national award A nurse at Gorham House has been chosen for a national award. Linda L. Chetley has been named the Outstanding MDS (minimum data set) Coordinator for 2007. Chetley assesses needs of residents at Gorham House. “The national award is given annually by the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators The award […]

Economic forecasters voted Friday to delay officially cutting expected tax revenue for the next three years by nearly $37 million – a move that would throw state budgets out of balance and require spending cuts – saying they want to see what happens with corporate income tax in March. The Revenue Forecasting Committee decided instead […]

Margaret S. Creighton, professor of history at Bates College and specialist in 19th-century U.S. history, will present “The Colors of Courage: Gettysburg’s Forgotten History – Immigrants, Women, and African Americans in the Civil War’s Defining Battle,” at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 8, in the University Events Room of Glickman Family Library, Portland. Creighton teaches courses […]

A proposal that would provide state income-tax credits to offset student loans to graduates of Maine colleges or universities who stay and work in the state will appear on the statewide ballot – unless the Legislature opts to pass it first. Secretary of State Matt Dunlap confirmed Monday that the organization promoting the plan, Opportunity […]