Over the weekend of Sept. 5-7, the Saco Bay Rotary Club will host its 40th annual Tri-City Golf Classic at three local golf courses. To make the annual event even better, players from Lyman, Hollis, Dayton and Buxton are also being invited to take part. Proceeds from the golf tournament are used to support Rotary […]

Recently, I was privileged to attend the reunion of the Westbrook High School class of 1988. Reconnecting with those alumni, 20 years after commencement, confirmed the great tradition of education in Westbrook and the immense contributions of the high school to the youth of the community. The class of ’88 evidences the breadth of preparation […]

The 2008 Buxton Community Day has significantly increased in scope over previous years, and organizers are expecting one of the best events yet. May Schumacher, Community Day chairwoman, took the helm of the organizing committee last August and has 70 booths lined up to present their organizations, services and crafts. Compared with just 14 booths […]

The 2008 Buxton Community Day has significantly increased in scope over previous years, and organizers are expecting one of the best events yet. May Schumacher, Community Day chairwoman, took the helm of the organizing committee last August and has 70 booths lined up to present their organizations, services and crafts. Compared with just 14 booths […]

The 2008 Buxton Community Day has significantly increased in scope over previous years, and organizers are expecting one of the best events yet. May Schumacher, Community Day chairwoman, took the helm of the organizing committee last August and has 70 booths lined up to present their organizations, services and crafts. Compared with just 14 booths […]

Trio in gazebo concert The Joan Kennedy Trio will be in concert 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the gazebo on the lawn at Gorham Public Safety, 270 Main St. The concert is part of a free summer concert series sponsored by Gorham Parks and Recreation Department. See Gorham’s history The Baxter Museum is open free […]

As the general manager of two local television stations, WPXT and WPME, which are located on Ledgeview Drive in Westbrook, I attended the meeting of the Planning Board on July 1 to express our very grave concerns about Pike Industries’ expansion plans. When our stations decided to move out of Portland and invest millions of […]

A Chesterville man is dead following a one-car accident in Gorham that occurred shortly after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Eugene Mosher, 77, of 24 Wilton Road, was pronounced dead at Maine Medical Center after his vehicle overturned at the intersection of Main Street and Gray Road, according to Sgt. Benjamin Moreland of the Gorham Police Department. […]

Several years ago when I made a trip to Texas, most of the people I talked to about climate change told me, “I don’t believe there is such a thing as climate change. Scientists haven’t proven it.” I came home and told my husband, “We have to move back to Texas. They don’t have climate […]

From: “Wilcox, Jonathan” Date: July 10, 2008 3:02:13 PM EDT To: Subject: oppose the Pike expansion Dear Reader, I hope you will join me in not supporting the Pike expansion. I hope you will keep the current mixed light industrial zoning. The vibration, dust, noise, smell and potential pollution are not something I support. I […]