“It was all hands on deck” – Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre GORHAM – A swift response by two Gorham departments prevented an environmental catastrophe last week when a big rig loaded with thousands of gallons of fuel oil rolled over in Gorham. A tractor-trailer owned by J.P. Noonan Transportation Inc., which has a terminal […]
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Westbrook library bids adieu to longtime director
WESTBROOK – When Karen Valley came to Walker Memorial Library in 2006, the library had four computers at a time when libraries were struggling to keep up with changes in technology. Soon, the library will boast 28 computers, along with a growing arsenal of eReaders and iPads aimed at attracting a more youthful clientele. At […]
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Gorham firefighter, Mike Kucsma, dead at 43
A career firefighter, Michael Kucsma, was pronounced dead on June 16 following recreational scuba diving with a group in Casco Bay. Kucsma, 43, of Buxton, was a full-time captain with the Portland Fire Department and a deputy fire chief in Gorham. Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre on Tuesday said that Kucsma was a talented firefighter, […]
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Freeport High School class of 2014 scholarship recipients
Freeport Student Services Scholarship, $100, Megan Pfeffer John “Jake” Strattard Memorial Scholarship, $400, Samantha Hart Maine Water Company Scholarship, $500, Gabrielle Durant BLD Student Inspiration Scholarship, $250, Samantha Hart Freeport Middle School Garden Club Scholarship, $400, Danielle Morency FHS Alumni Reunion Committee Scholarship, $250, Naomi Williams Casco Chapter Order 160, Order of the Eastern Star, […]
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Well-wishers gather for Welsh retirement
The words “grace under fire” popped up during a retirement party for Shannon Welsh, who will retire at the end of the month as the only superintendent in the five-year history of Regional School Unit 5. The affable Welsh, who announced her retirement this past winter, has endured a sometimes contentious process as Freeport explores […]
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Freeport News – 6/18
Writers and poets soiree at Azure “Upstairs at Azure,” a writer’s and poet’s soiree, met for its organizing meeting June 11, at Azure Cafe?. 123 Main St. The group, which plans to meet monthly, is intended to give writers a forum to share their work, fiction, poetry or non-fiction in an intimate and affirming group. […]
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$45.6M Bonny Eagle school budget OK’d
Voters in Maine School Administrative District 6 on Tuesday validated a $45, 622,550 budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1. The budget, which went to voters in the district’s five member towns of Standish, Hollis, Limington, Buxton and Frye Island, was approved 1,814-1,167. The budget jumped more than $1 million from the […]
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Inside Windham – 6/13
Choir Concert On Thursday evening, June 26, Music with a Mission will welcome the Grove United Methodist Church Youth Choir from West Chester, Pa., to the North Windham Union Church. The choir is accompanied by a praise band and includes a variety of music styles including gospel and classical. The concert is free, but a […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE: Pain of eminent domain
“I believe the term is eminent domain. Ah, yes. That means theft by the government.” Terry Pratchett, English author For some time now the Windham Planning Board has been discussing allowing a property owner on Sabbady Point Road to swap land with other landowners in order to improve his lot by moving the road, which […]
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Gorham Notes – 6/12
Library to honor Valley Friends of Walker Memorial Library have announced an open house in honor of Director Karen Valley’s retirement at the library, 800 Main St., on Tuesday, June 17, from 4 to 6:30 pm. For more information, contact Julie Peterson at the library, 854-0630 ext. 257. ‘The Longest Day’ fundraiser at Avita Avita […]