Consolidating Buxton’s three elementary schools is one option that could spell the end for a nearly century-old Buxton school. SAD 6 Superintendent Suzanne Lukas is expected to meet with state educational officials in about two weeks to discuss future plans for Buxton elementary schools. The aging S.D. Hanson-Frank Jewett elementary school complex in Buxton Center […]

Well, do you think maybe the Town should have held off on the merger of regionalization? Now, the council says it will cost taxpayers “something in the order of $1,000,000 in the next two years.” Let me guess, the $210,000 to bind the legal contract with the county and the other $275,000 that the town […]

Here we go again, the Westbrook Planning Board makes a recommendation, the City Council and majority of Westbrook citizens approve, but there is always one individual that can’t stand “losing,” thereby possibility costing the city and taxpayers more money. I make reference to the article “Westbrook man fights Wal-Mart Cap,” Portland Press Herald of Aug. […]

City Council President Jim Violette announced this week he would forgo another run for his City Council seat to seek the Democratic nomination for the mayor’s race this November. Violette made his announcement at a meeting of the Westbrook Democratic City Committee Sunday afternoon. Speaking to the approximately 20 people in attendance, Violette said he […]

City Council President Jim Violette announced this week he would forgo another run for his City Council seat to seek the Democratic nomination for the mayor’s race this November. Violette made his announcement at a meeting of the Westbrook Democratic City Committee Sunday afternoon. Speaking to the approximately 20 people in attendance, Violette said he […]

Most people want to continue driving as long as they can, because of the independence it gives us. However, for many of us the time may come when we must limit or stop driving permanently. As we age, our response time, our eyesight and our hearing become affected and that makes driving more hazardous for […]

Penguin film incredible Kate Hay Guest of Lebanon, N.H., wrote me last week to say that I should see the movie, “March of the Penguins,” and write about it. She called the movie “incredible.” The ads in the Boston Herald, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, under the heading “Best Family Movie […]

Grade Test area Exceeds Meets Partially meets Does not meet 11 Reading 0% 40% 52% 7% 11 Writing 2% 26% 64% 9% 11 Math 2% 22% 43% 33% 11 Science 0% 4% 61% 35% 8 Reading 3% 53% 37% 8% 8 Writing 0% 43% 53% 5% 8 Math 4% 32% 40% 25% 8 Science 1% […]

City Councilor Gary Groves is planning to take a job as athletic director for Westbrook’s schools and won’t be seeking re-election to his seat on the City Council because of the new job. Groves, a graduate of Westbrook High School, said he has signed a contract with School Superintendent Stan Sawyer this week to take […]

A Florida man was sentenced Aug. 17 to six and a half years in federal prison after pleading guilty to committing four armed robberies, including one at the Cornish Rite-Aid. Lee Wilson, 29, of Florida, and Michael Frisco, 35, of Standish, pled guilty to stealing over 27,000 milligrams of the narcotic OxyCodone from four pharmacies […]