Gorham dispatcher Trixi Morin’s answer to a cell phone call a couple weeks ago epitomized the emotional pitch the debate over consolidating the town’s and county’s dispatching services has reached. “Gorham has lost its heart,” Morin said after the Town Council voted to consolidate. Gorham dispatchers and others who oppose the consolidation took to the […]
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Gorham Family Fair cutlines
(Chief Lefebvre) – Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre, on the left, grills the chicken at a past barbecue at the Gorham Family Fair. (parade 4) – The town float in the 2003 parade. (parade 14) – University of Southern Maine President Richard Pattenaude and his wife, Michele, get a buggy ride in 2003. (Gorham Fair […]
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Boothby just the latest hero for Westbrook
Who will be the next hero for these Westbrook Little Leaguers? Your guess is as good as ours. Already this summer we’ve seen Nick Finocchiaro, Sean Murphy, Zack and Jacob Gardiner, Zack Collett and Tommy Lemay come up big in big situations. And Michael Mowatt, Reid Coulombe, Jared Martin, Mitchell Chipman and Joey Royer have […]
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Children's Theater of Maine auditions upcoming
Children’s Theatre of Maine will hold auditions for adults and children, ages 5 and up, for the 2005-2006 season on Wednesday, August 31 at 4 p.m., Tuesday, September 6 at 4 p.m. and Thursday, September 8 at 4 p.m. at the theatre, 317 Marginal Way in Portland. Be prepared to sing and/or present a simple […]
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A real scorcher
It’s early in the morning and already I can tell it’s going to be a scorcher. Fingers stick to the keyboard and ‘t’ gets left off the word ‘the’ frequently, as the ordinary rhythm of my typing is affected by the humidity. That word “scorcher” probably isn’t in the dictionary, but is a real Maine […]
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Marcia Blanchard 0812
Surprise Shower On Thursday, July 28, there was a surprise baby shower for Tammy Hodgkins. It was given by her sister, Judy Vance, and held at the Vance home in Wndham. This was a total surprise for Tammy. Those attending were Winona Hodgkins, Jenessa Vance, Jenelle Vance, Judy Vance, Joanne Vance, Susan Dumond, Lynda McDonald, […]
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Cingular Wireless invests $250 million in cell network
Cingular Wireless, the country’s largest wireless provider, announced this week it intends to invest more than $250 million this year in New England, integrating the Cingular and AT&T Wireless networks; increasing coverage and capacity; building new sites; adding portable generators and batteries; and offering enhanced new features. Nationwide, the company is spending more than $6 […]
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Shine the light To answer the question of how Windham found about a million dollars worth of unexpected surplus, first, you’d need to be an accountant, and second, you’d need to be a fortune-teller. Right now folks, your guess is as good as ours and apparently both of ours together is about as good as […]
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River of Life soup kitchen to open
The Salvation Army’s River of Life on Bridge Street will be opening a soup kitchen in Westbrook sometime later this month. Capt. Frank Nataluk, who along with his wife, Capt. Melissa Nataluk, runs the River of Life, said the soup kitchen would serve its first meal on Aug. 29 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Nataluk […]
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Bonny Eagle senior returns from Turkey
After studying for a year in Turkey, Lindsey Ross is getting ready for her senior year at Bonny Eagle. Ross, who is the daughter of Jere and Carolyn Ross, returned home on July 6. She spent her junior year at a high school in Istanbul, Turkey, in a foreign exchange program organized by the Rotary […]