GORHAM – Bulldozers making way for houses this summer will uproot the lifetime labor of a Gorham couple. Paul and Donna Allen, owners of Barrows Greenhouses, 312 Main St., will retire later this year, ending a lengthy career of raising flowers. “It’s bittersweet,” said Donna Allen, as she and her husband talked about retirement plans. […]

WESTBROOK – An independent audit of Westbrook’s finances for the previous fiscal year has uncovered many key deficiencies that officials say left the door open for malfeasance. Audit problems also caused a delay in the city’s ability to borrow for several high-profile capital projects, including the Walker Memorial Library and community center repairs. The audit […]

WESTBROOK – As quickly as Lollipop Lane Educare in Westbrook announced it was closing, a local businesswoman declared she would be taking it over. In a turn of events that even surprised AnneMarie Hebert, the center’s former owner, Norma Wolf, who runs a telecommunications company with her husband, announced over the weekend she would be […]

WESTBROOK – Things are still not quite right at Westbrook Middle School, but students and staff say life is better than it was at Wescott Junior High. When the opening of the $34 million, 135,000-square-foot building was delayed a little over a year ago, inspectors said it needed more work before it was safe for […]

BUXTON – Buxton police said this week that four juvenile suspects have been arrested and face multiple charges in connection with a November burglary and theft at a Buxton church. The juveniles, who have been released to their parents, include Bonny Eagle High School students, Buxton Police Chief Mike Grovo said Monday. Grovo said charges […]

BUXTON – Buxton police said this week that four juvenile suspects have been arrested and face multiple charges in connection with a November burglary and theft at a Buxton church. The juveniles, who have been released to their parents, include Bonny Eagle High School students, Buxton Police Chief Mike Grovo said Monday. Grovo said charges […]

BUXTON – Buxton police said this week that four juvenile suspects have been arrested and face multiple charges in connection with a November burglary and theft at a Buxton church. The juveniles, who have been released to their parents, include Bonny Eagle High School students, Buxton Police Chief Mike Grovo said Monday. Grovo said charges […]

BUXTON – Buxton police said this week that four juvenile suspects have been arrested and face multiple charges in connection with a November burglary and theft at a Buxton church. The juveniles, who have been released to their parents, include Bonny Eagle High School students, Buxton Police Chief Mike Grovo said Monday. Grovo said charges […]

BUXTON – The new Buxton Elementary School opened last fall, consolidating four elementary school buildings, including the adjacent Jewett-Hanson elementary school complex. Now, plans are to use the vacant Jewett school in Buxton Center for special education students from Sebago Alliance, a collaborative effort with School Administrative District 6, Gorham, Scarborough, Westbrook and Raymond. The […]

WESTBROOK – Heather Northrop, the program director at Mission Possible Teen Center in Westbrook, has announced she is leaving for a school counseling job in Lewiston. Northrop has been with the teen center since an undergraduate internship in 2006, she said. Three years ago, she became program director. In that time, she said she has […]