Buxton’s Keith Emery has been on the town’s Planning Board since 1993. In that time, he has diligently balanced his responsibilities to his constituents while working full time for Buxton Public Works and running a successful car racing team at Beach Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, including this year where his team was in the […]

A new Web site created by the Maine Heritage Policy Center, a Portland-based think-tank, is bound to make more than a few people in Augusta uncomfortable. MaineOpenGov.org will list the salaries, mileage and overtime paid to 70,000 state, school, university and community college employees. The site will also list the pensions for 21,000 retired state […]

A new Web site created by the Maine Heritage Policy Center, a Portland-based think-tank, is bound to make more than a few people in Augusta uncomfortable. MaineOpenGov.org will list the salaries, mileage and overtime paid to 70,000 state, school, university and community college employees. The site will also list the pensions for 21,000 retired state […]

It’s pretty pitiful to be advised on all sides to eat plenty of fresh fruit, when oranges are $1 each and four apples cost more than $2.50. This is where old-timers like me start remembering picking up apples by the peck (15 pounds, to those of you who are unfamiliar with that term). We had […]

It’s pretty pitiful to be advised on all sides to eat plenty of fresh fruit, when oranges are $1 each and four apples cost more than $2.50. This is where old-timers like me start remembering picking up apples by the peck (15 pounds, to those of you who are unfamiliar with that term). We had […]

Has the time come for Buxton to hire a professional manager to run the town, instead of relying on selectmen? Buxton residents will get to weigh in on that question after the Board of Selectmen voted last week to put it on the November ballot in a non-binding referendum. Such a referendum would enable selectmen […]

Has the time come for Buxton to hire a professional manager to run the town, instead of relying on selectmen? Buxton residents will get to weigh in on that question after the Board of Selectmen voted last week to put it on the November ballot in a non-binding referendum. Such a referendum would enable selectmen […]

Has the time come for Buxton to hire a professional manager to run the town, instead of relying on selectmen? Buxton residents will get to weigh in on that question after the Board of Selectmen voted last week to put it on the November ballot in a non-binding referendum. Such a referendum would enable selectmen […]

The Presumpscot Valley Hazmat team was busy in Westbrook this weekend, tending to an ammonia leak on Saturday and a chlorine spill Sunday. The ammonia leak, which came from a valve at Calpine on Eisenhower Drive, occurred at around 9:45 a.m. Saturday, according to Westbrook Fire Chief Gary Littlefield. Coincidentally, the hazmat team was already […]

The Presumpscot Valley Hazmat team was busy in Westbrook this weekend, tending to an ammonia leak on Saturday and a chlorine spill Sunday. The ammonia leak, which came from a valve at Calpine on Eisenhower Drive, occurred at around 9:45 a.m. Saturday, according to Westbrook Fire Chief Gary Littlefield. Coincidentally, the hazmat team was already […]