Police have arrested five suspects in connection with a robbery during which a man was shot last week in Buxton. Police were still seeking a sixth suspect Tuesday in connection with what police have described as a “drug rip-off.” Following the arrests of three teenage suspects on Saturday, police arrested two more suspects Monday. The […]

The non-profit agency looking to build an affordable housing development off Reed Street plans to appeal the Planning Board’s decision to reject the project. While Community Housing of Maine is looking to try and keep the project alive, Roger Dolloff, who has lived on Reed Street since 1940, said the neighbors on Reed Street plan […]

Stewart appears at glitzy ball Did you see the smiling picture of Patriots Coach Bill Belichick and Martha Stewart together in the April 21 Boston Herald? Seldom do we see Belichick smile, but he looked relaxed and handsome in his tuxedo and bow tie, standing beside Martha Stewart, also smiling, and always beautifully dressed. She […]

Foster families needed Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St., is hosting a special event 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, to raise awareness of the need for foster care families in Southern Maine. In celebration of National Foster Care Month, A Family for Me of the Maine Department of Human Services will […]

Seniors to dine, install officers Westbrook Senior Citizens will install new officers following a roast beef luncheon at noon on Monday, May 16, at the Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St. This meeting marks the last of the season. Meetings will resume on Sept. 19. For information about upcoming trips, call 854-2292 or 854-2705. Daughters […]

Seniors to dine, install officers Westbrook Senior Citizens will install new officers following a roast beef luncheon at noon on Monday, May 16, at the Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St. This meeting marks the last of the season. Meetings will resume on Sept. 19. For information about upcoming trips, call 854-2292 or 854-2705. Daughters […]

American Red Cross May blood drive listings May 16 Bus Drive at Wal-Mart, 451 Payne Road, Scarborough, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 20 Bus Drive at Target Store, 200 Running Hill Road, South Portland, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 21 Bus Drive at Day’s Jewelers, 415 Philbrook Ave., South Portland, 10 a.m. to […]

Bonny Eagle High School student Jeff Letellier died in a two-car crash last Wednesday afternoon in Buxton. Officer Kyle A. Kassa of the Buxton Police Department said on Thursday that Letellier, 17, was a passenger in one of the vehicles that collided. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Three others were transported to a […]

Al-Anon support groups for friends and families of alcoholics are held locally in Scarborough and Windham. A group meets in Windham at 6:30 on Wednesdays in the Unity Church of Greater Portland at 54 River Road, and another group meets in Scarborough at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the United Methodist Church on Route 1 in […]

Mainers – with the help of visitors to the state – pay close to $1 billion a year in sales tax. They shell out another $1.2 billion in personal income tax. Smokers are taxed $96 million; those that buy or sell property pay $26 million in real estate transfer taxes; and, if you like to […]