Claudine Emerson didn’t train to be a librarian, but her love for books, especially older books, has lead the full-time clinical social worker to an additional career as the new, part-time librarian at Buxton’s Berry Memorial Library. Emerson, the mother of two girls ages 6 and 3, in June took the place of Alice Pease, […]

The Gorham Town Council Tuesday night urged Gorham residents to vote yes on an upcoming White Rock School referendum, unanimously saying that the school is a great value at little expense to the taxpayers. About 40 Gorham residents sat through a 45-minute public hearing on the school Tuesday night, where councilors and PDT Architects of […]

When winter’s cold evenings fell upon Maine residents last year, Bret Mills woke up one morning to a stark reality after opening a fuel bill to fill his tank: Paying for fuel to heat his new home was going to be expensive. “It was quite the shock,” said the 26-year-old Mills, who bought a house […]

The Westbrook City Council will vote Monday on setting a date for a public hearing for the 1.6 million-square-foot retail development proposed for Stroudwater Street Monday. According to City Administrator Jerre Bryant, councilors will vote to hold the hearing on Oct. 6. On Sept. 22, a workshop will be scheduled for the City Council to […]

The Westbrook City Council will vote Monday on setting a date for a public hearing for the 1.6 million-square-foot retail development proposed for Stroudwater Street Monday. According to City Administrator Jerre Bryant, councilors will vote to hold the hearing on Oct. 6. On Sept. 22, a workshop will be scheduled for the City Council to […]

It will be up to the Westbrook City Council to decide whether new proposed design standards for homes built on small lots will be enough to maintain the appearance of neighborhoods. On Tuesday night, the Planning Board unanimously backed the new design standards that had been proposed by city staff. The proposed new standards would […]

It will be up to the Westbrook City Council to decide whether new proposed design standards for homes built on small lots will be enough to maintain the appearance of neighborhoods. On Tuesday night, the Planning Board unanimously backed the new design standards that had been proposed by city staff. The proposed new standards would […]

Kindergarten kids, parents start school Kindergarten students in Buxton and other School Administrative District 6 schools last week started the first day of school with their parents. As part of the first-day activities, the students rode on the bus with their parents and learned about bus safety. Parents spent the morning with their young students […]

Kindergarten kids, parents start school Kindergarten students in Buxton and other School Administrative District 6 schools last week started the first day of school with their parents. As part of the first-day activities, the students rode on the bus with their parents and learned about bus safety. Parents spent the morning with their young students […]

When Julie Graffam’s 10-year-old son Nicholas Sabasteanski attended a Portland Sea Dogs game in August as a gift from Operation Holiday Cheer, it was a bittersweet moment for the Buxton resident. Graffam’s husband, Vincent Sabasteanski, died in a U.S. Marine helicopter crash in 1999 during a training exercise in Oceanside, Calif., along with seven other […]