The suicide mission fizzled, but Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist survived a later plot.

GORHAM – A proposed 2013-14 spending plan that Gorham Superintendent Ted Sharp rolled out Wednesday would rise to $33.3 million from this year’s $32.2 million, representing a $1.1 million increase. Sharp’s proposal would increase the local taxpayers’ share to $15.4 million from $13.7 million. If a projected increase of the town’s total valuation is accurate, […]

Neighbors of a Molunkus house where a man’s body was found say they heard screaming, but steered clear.

His quiet persona has been challenged by rights activists seeking answers about the church during Argentina’s “Dirty War.”

BUXTON – Buxton has ousted longtime town employee Keith Emery from the town’s public works crew, marking the latest upheaval in the department. Selectwoman Jean Harmon on Tuesday confirmed that Emery had left and didn’t resign. “He was fired,” Harmon said. Emery is also chairman of the town’s Planning Board. On Wednesday, Emery and his […]

WESTBROOK – After starting the year in the red, the Westbrook School Department’s nutrition program should be self-supporting by the end of this fiscal year, according to Barbara Nichols, director of school nutrition. Nichols said the nutrition program is now operating in the positive and will likely remain so throughout the end of the year, […]

GORHAM – Anyway you slice it, Gorham’s business climate is looking up, as a new pizza business opens this week adding more jobs in town. A Papa John’s independently owned and operated pizza franchise opens Thursday, March 14, in Gorham with numerous kinds of traditional pizza and eight specialty ones with thin or original crusts. […]

WESTBROOK – A proposed fundraiser that included alcohol being served on school grounds will not move forward. Westbrook School District Superintendent Marc Gousse said that a department policy clearly states no alcohol can be served on school grounds, and without a policy change, no programs, even after-school-hours fundraisers, can provide drinks to patrons. James Tranchemontagne, […]

Unnecessary prescribing and taking of antibiotics lead to deadly, drug-resistant bugs like CRE.

Unnecessary prescribing and taking of antibiotics lead to deadly, drug-resistant bugs like CRE.