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The Peabody West project would reconstruct about nine miles of existing system and non-system roads and expand a permanent wildlife opening to 19 acres

In a typical 9-5 workday, challenges at the office often include jammed printers, demanding customers, and the occasional spilled coffee. However, for weather observers stationed atop the Rock Pile, a

A scant two hours at best from Portland, Mount Washington Valley is an outdoor recreation bonanza.

GORHAM — An unextinguished campfire is blamed for a forest fire Sunday on Mount Surprise that has proven difficult to extinguish. Firefighters from Gorham, Randolph, Shelburne, Milan and the National Forest Service were called out to fight the fire. The smoke from the fire could be seen clearly from Libby Pool in Gorham and it was reported through 911. Fire crews accessed the fire from the Carter Moriah trailhead at the end of Bangor Street, where a staging area was set up. The fire was about 2,500 feet up Mount Surprise and about 500 feet from the Carter Moriah trail. Originally it cove...

GORHAM — The Gorham Fire Department will receive a $29,866 grant to buy lifesaving extrication equipment, often called the “Jaws of Life,” from the nonprofit Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. Fire Chief Phil Cloutier, who wrote the application, learned it is one of only 96 grants awarded in this latest nationwide funding round. The equipment is designed to safely and efficiently remove drivers and passengers trapped in motor vehicles at serious accident sites, fulfilling a critical need within the department. When town manager Denise Vallee announced the award at the Jan...