The Buxton Planning Board stayed up late Monday night – an hour past the agreed-upon 10 p.m. adjournment – to give conditional approval on an application by H.A. Mapes Inc. to redevelop JD Variety on Narragansett Trail, a proposal contested by neighbors. The plans include demolition of existing structures on the property – a 1,900-square-foot […]

A convicted sex offender living in Westbrook is suing the city and the police chief for passing and enforcing an ordinance restricting sex offenders. According to Bill Dale, city attorney, the man is one of several around the state, all referred to as John Doe, fighting against both municipal ordinances and the state statute regarding […]

Reunion to remember Friday evening I attended the reception at the Art Gallery of the University of New England’s Westbrook College campus to view the Sculpture Garden, with many sculptures created outdoors, around the building. Inside the building there was a big crowd attending. Luckily there was no rainstorm that evening. The posters on the […]

After a six-month hiatus, Sarah Ashe has returned to her former position as feline manager at the Animal Refuge League in Westbrook. Ashe, 29, who lives in South Portland, left to work at a veterinarian’s office after working at the Animal Refuge League for two years. However, the cat lover couldn’t stand being away from […]

Buxton residents will be voting on changes to town ordinances and a $5.3 million municipal budget at the annual town meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Town Hall. According to Jean Harmon, chairwoman of the Board of Selectmen, the proposed municipal budget is $5.3 million, up 6.1 percent above this year’s $4.9 million budget. […]

Former state Sen. Chellie Pingree, who earned statewide recognition by leading the fight in the Maine Legislature for affordable drugs and running a respectable race for the U.S. Senate in 2002, easily won a six-way contest in the Democratic primary for the 1st Congressional District seat Tuesday. She will face another former state senator, Republican […]

The old Hale House still stands at 248 Duck Pond Road. George Hale built the oak frame house, above, in 1775. The house was once used by teamsters en route from New Hampshire and Vermont to Portland, a long and rough route in those days. The Hale family kept a special supply of rum on […]

A veteran member of the Buxton Planning Board is making his first bid for the Board of Selectmen Tuesday. Keith Emery, 49, is vying for a seat in a race with two incumbents, Jean Harmon and Bob Libby. An employee of the Public Works Department, Emery has worked for the town for three decades and […]

A veteran member of the Buxton Planning Board is making his first bid for the Board of Selectmen Tuesday. Keith Emery, 49, is vying for a seat in a race with two incumbents, Jean Harmon and Bob Libby. An employee of the Public Works Department, Emery has worked for the town for three decades and […]

A veteran member of the Buxton Planning Board is making his first bid for the Board of Selectmen Tuesday. Keith Emery, 49, is vying for a seat in a race with two incumbents, Jean Harmon and Bob Libby. An employee of the Public Works Department, Emery has worked for the town for three decades and […]