Does anyone know what a “Traffic Stop Bar” is? When you arrive at an intersection, there may be a wide, white, painted stripe on the road surface in front of your vehicle. That white painted stripe is the Traffic Stop Bar, placed on the surface of the road to visually tell a motorist you are […]

Does anyone know what a “Traffic Stop Bar” is? When you arrive at an intersection, there may be a wide, white, painted stripe on the road surface in front of your vehicle. That white painted stripe is the Traffic Stop Bar, placed on the surface of the road to visually tell a motorist you are […]

Does anyone know what a “Traffic Stop Bar” is? When you arrive at an intersection, there may be a wide, white, painted stripe on the road surface in front of your vehicle. That white painted stripe is the Traffic Stop Bar, placed on the surface of the road to visually tell a motorist you are […]

Bean supper – Saturday, June 25, 4:30-6 p.m., Elm Street Methodist Church, 168 Elm St., South Portland. Beans, casseroles, chop suey, hot dogs, pies and beverages. $6, $2. Bean supper – Saturday, June 25, 4:45-6 p.m., Highland Lake Congregational Church, 1303 Bridgton Road, Westbrook. Beans, ham, coleslaw, potato salad, Italian bread, pies and beverages. $6, […]

The Westbrook High School Class of 2005 celebrated the graduation of 172 students on Sunday, June 5, at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Class valedictorian Karla Schultz, salutatorian Marcus Ziemann and honor essayist Tyler Johnson all spoke at the ceremony. Senior Class President Adam Roy welcomed everyone to graduation at Merrill Auditorium in Portland on June […]

The Westbrook High School Class of 2005 celebrated the graduation of 172 students on Sunday, June 5, at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Class valedictorian Karla Schultz, salutatorian Marcus Ziemann and honor essayist Tyler Johnson all spoke at the ceremony. Senior Class President Adam Roy welcomed everyone to graduation at Merrill Auditorium in Portland on June […]

The Boston Red Sox alumni will be playing in Westbrook this weekend. While the 2004 World Series champions will be in Philadelphia to take on the Phillies this weekend, the Boston Red Sox alumni will be in town to take on the Westbrook Firefighters Valentine Hose Co. No. 2 All-Stars in a charity softball game. […]

Buxton voters on Tuesday approved two charter changes, elected town officials and authorized SAD 6 to spend $35.6 million for schools. However, Buxton joined Standish in failing to approve Article 4 that asked for $3.8 million in additional local money. Suzanne Lukas, superintendent of SAD 6, said the defeated article would have go to voters […]

This photo shows Vallee Square coated in ice after much of the building was destroyed in a fire. The photo is dated Feb. 13, 1941. (Cliff Knight photo)

“Man is born to die. His works are short-lived. Buildings crumble, monuments decay, and wealth vanishes, but Katahdin in all its glory forever shall remain the mountain of the people of Maine.” Engraving on a plaque on a boulder by Katahdin Stream Those words capture the spirit of the legacy of Percival Proctor Baxter, whose […]