School districts must spend at least 20% of their allocations to address learning loss, and some superintendents say they are also looking at summer programming and additional staffing.
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High cost for high school project debated in Gorham
Both residents and school officials wrestle with a $96.8 million plan to renovate and expand the 59-year-old building.
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New manufacturing plant planned for Gorham
A Massachusetts manufacturer wants to expand its presence in Gorham with a new 76,000-square-foot plant. A public notice about the project indicated it would include 170 parking spots, a hint at how many jobs Harvey Performance Co. could bring to the town. The company makes precision tools and is based in Rowley, Massachusetts. It plans […]
Posted inBoys Soccer, Varsity Maine
Nur loops Lewiston to second straight Class A boys’ soccer title
Suab Nur of Lewiston is hoisted up by his teammates, including goalkeeper Dido Lumu, right, after their victory over Gorham in the Class A state boys’ soccer championship game Saturday in Bath. Nur scored the game’s only goal. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald) BATH — Rain started falling at halftime of Saturday’s Class A boys’ […]
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Boys' soccer: Lewiston, Gorham ready for a battle in Class A final
Suab Nur of Lewiston High School shoots on goal while being defended by Zack Gunther of Mt. Blue in Lewiston last week. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) In the past, the Lewiston and Gorham boys’ soccer teams played each other in the preseason. That didn’t happen this year, but the Blue Devils and Rams will meet this […]
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Police discover a body near car overturned in Presumpscot River
The body of a local man was pulled from the Presumpscot River Thursday morning after the car he was driving left the roadway and went into the river and overturned, police said. No further details about the person were immediately available. Police are expected to release more information Thursday or Friday after his family has […]
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USM police investigate report of man exposing himself to female student
Campus police are warning students at the University of Southern Maine about a man who exposed himself Sunday to a female student at the Gorham campus. A female student said she was approached Sunday afternoon by the driver of a black or dark-colored full-sized SUV, said Noel March, police chief at USM. The make and […]
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One killed when SUV strikes fuel truck on Gorham bypass
GORHAM — One person was killed Tuesday morning when an SUV slammed into a tractor-trailer hauling fuel on the Gorham bypass. Gorham police Chief Daniel Jones said SUV crossed the centerline and hit the truck around 5:30 a.m. The driver of the SUV, who was alone in the vehicle, was killed. The Bernard Rines Bypass […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Viral puppy finds home in Maine
GORHAM — When Andrea Shaw left for Georgia on a business trip, she didn’t expect to come home with a famous dog as the newest member of her family. But after an evening of southern barbecue with a co-worker and a chance meeting on the street with a group of bicyclists, the Gorham resident wound […]
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Dominico F. Spadea
SACO — Dominico F. Spadea, 75, of Harbor Drive passed away Sunday, June 17, at the Seal Rock Healthcare facility. He was born in Rumford on July 27, 1942, the son of Salvatore and Carmella Spadea. He attended local schools and graduated from Stevens High School in Rumford. After high school, he joined the U.S. Army […]