Greetings everyone,
It's that time of year; specifically, Maine's fall color show. The leaf peepers from away spend a lot of money to visit during foliage season. Most of us don't have to venture too far to see leaves without blowing a budget — they cover our yards.
I don't rake. They look good to me, as they are, and they break down and disappear come spring. It seems to me they are good for the soil right where Mother Nature dropped them.
In the old days of my youth, my grandmother's neighbors in the Cumberland Mills section of Westbrook raked and piled their leaves in the street where they burned them. I still remember the aroma as the leaves went up in smoke.
Out in the pastures of the rural Gorham countryside where I lived, leaves were not burned, but maybe they were in the village. Perhaps a reader can share a story or two.
The leaves are a valuable resource as organic material to be composted — or leave them be. Maybe I'm taking the path of least resistance, but I don't relish the exercise of raking.
In this week's newsletter: Read about the death from a crash in Gorham
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Shaw Brothers Construction withdrew its request to rezone a portion of its property near the Brickyard Quarry, Town Manager Epohrem Paraschak said in an Oct. 6 email to town councilors. "They may ask that it be looked at in the future but are holding off at this time," Paraschak said. The company hoped to expand the quarry on an adjacent six acres on Mosher Road, but met opposition from neighbors. (Bob Lowell/Staff Writer)
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Volunteer to serve the community: Several opportunities to help are available in the Portland area at Habitat for Humanity. For more information or to volunteer, visit habitatportlandregion.org.
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Veterans coffee and information session, 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, at Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. Meets the second Thursday monthly. For more information, call 854-0696.
Give a gift of life with the American Red Cross. The Red Cross is conducting a blood donation opportunity on Friday, Oct. 10, at Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. Several times were available on Wednesday. For an appointment, call 1-800-733-2767.
Dine out at the bean supper on Saturday, Oct. 11, 5 to 6 p.m., at Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 800 Main St., Westbrook. $12; $7, children under age 12.
See antique tractors and implements in action on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 11-12, at Parsons Farm, 322 Buck St., in Gorham. Admission is free. Breakfast will be served in the sugar shack, 7 to 10 a.m. and lunch, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit baby calves and mini horses.
Westbrook-Gorham Rotary to meet at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Westbrook Regional Vocational Center, 125 Stroudwater St. A program about domestic violence will be presented. Lunch will be served and guests welcome.
Learn history at Westbrook Historical Society open 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Saturdays in Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St. The museum includes an extensive Bucket Brigade display of fire fighting and rescue equipment and artifacts. Admission is free.
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Bob Lowell is a community news reporter for Westbrook, Gorham and Buxton and previously reported for the American Journal. Send feedback and suggestions to Bob. You can support this newsletter by encouraging friends and family to sign up and explore our other newsletters.
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