The tug of war between Gorham and the First Parish Church for custody of the historic town clock remains unresolved, and an attempt for negotiations has apparently wound down. “We made a request to meet with the town council and they have declined to do that,” the Rev. David Butler, senior pastor of the First […]

Coreen Wiese was last seen on Nov. 8 near the Route 25 bridge over the Saco River at the Limington rapids. Missing 105 days (as of Feb. 22) Age: 15 Hometown: Buxton School: Bonny Eagle High Height: 5’3″ Weight: 115 Anyone with information call Buxton Police Department at 929-6612 or 929-5151

I feel that the clock from the First Parish Church in Gorham should be returned to the steeple, where everyone, like myself, can benefit from seeing the time every day. We don’t have to see the mechanism to appreciate the usefulness of a town clock that works. Why would anyone go to the Municipal Center […]

Stanwood tribute at Lincoln dinner G. Philip Stanwood, formerly of Gorham, was honored on Feb. 3 at the Italian Heritage Center by the Lincoln Club of Portland at its 122nd celebration of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln. Stanwood, now living in Biddeford, was presented with a plaque recognizing his 20 years of dedication and service […]

Until Maine gets a second area code – predicted for 2013 – it will remain up to each cell phone company on whether their Maine customers must punch in 207 for in-state calls. The issue came up at a hearing last week before the Legislature’s Utilities and Energy Committee. It was reviewing a bill sponsored […]

A big birthday for Longfellow We have been reading about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, with whom we are very familiar, on the occasion of his 200th birthday. He was born in February 1807 in Portland, and his family home on Congress Street is now a museum open to the public. A graduate of Bowdoin College, he […]