Think spring The Buxton Garden Club will not meet in January or February. Their meetings will resume in March. Legion meeting The Hutchinson-Boulter Post 130 of the American Legion will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, at 401 Bar Mills Road, Hollis. For more information, call 727-3449 or 929-8660. Buxton namesake saw World […]

NYC strike is causing big problems The strike of New York City transit workers is causing big problems, and several instances are reported in the Dec. 22 New York Times. The paper reported that the economic burden was felt citywide, but there were other costs, too – – hundreds of thousands of children missing school, […]

NYC strike is causing big problems The strike of New York City transit workers is causing big problems, and several instances are reported in the Dec. 22 New York Times. The paper reported that the economic burden was felt citywide, but there were other costs, too – – hundreds of thousands of children missing school, […]

A spokesperson for Calpine, which runs the Westbrook Energy Center, said the corporation’s decision to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week will not affect operations in Westbrook. Calpine filed for bankruptcy in a New York court on Dec. 20, and has received permission from the court to tap into $2 billion in financing to cover […]

Maine Medical Center is considering constructing a new two-story medical office building on the land currently occupied by the old Cumberland Mills police station. Steve Kasabian, president of Maine Medical Partners, a subsidiary of Maine Medical Center, said the new building would house the Greater Portland Medical Group, which is located next to Mercy Hospital […]

The following births occurred recently at Mercy Hospital: Ian Bruce Farris was born Aug. 26, 2005 to Estelle and James Farris of Cumberland. Grandparents are Marlene and Melville Farris (both deceased) of Portland and Gladys Smith (deceased) and James Smith of Bangor. And a sibling, big sister Jessica Akers of South Paris. Logan Jacob Lano […]

The former St. Edmund’s Catholic church has been sold to a Portland-based evangelical church. On Thursday afternoon, the Portland Roman Catholic Diocese closed the deal to sell the church property on Route 302 to the Payson Park Evangelical Free Church, which is currently based on Ocean Avenue in Portland. Dan Cote, a Payson Park member […]

The former St. Edmund’s Catholic church has been sold to a Portland-based evangelical church. On Thursday afternoon, the Portland Roman Catholic Diocese closed the deal to sell the church property on Route 302 to the Payson Park Evangelical Free Church, which is currently based on Ocean Avenue in Portland. Dan Cote, a Payson Park member […]

Bulletin board cutlines Public Services department photo The Westbrook Public Services Department is preparing for another snowy winter. Grenier photo Westbrook School Department Art Coordinator Georgina Grenier

Retaliating after an armed robbery, a woman wound up and threw a fast, hard one at a gunman as he took off with money from a gas station in Gorham last week. “When he left, I threw a quart of oil at him,” said Ashley Rogers, a 2004 graduate of Gorham High School. The gunman […]