David Savage is a 64-year-old retiree running for the Buxton Planning Board who watches all the board’s meetings on channel 5. Though Savage doesn’t have any political experience, he is an entrenched member of the community. He has been a member of St. Anne’s Church in Gorham for 38 years and has experience as a […]

Police are investigating a Gorham legislator’s management and use of town money while he was director of the Buxton Recreation Department after an audit by the town accountant uncovered what he characterized as “mismanagement” of town money. According to the accountant, Rep. Chris Barstow was improperly using a town credit card, postage machine and cell […]

Westbrook’s settlers remembered The immigrants who settled in Westbrook – specifically, the Woroncke (Polish), Zaharis/Zahares (Greek), Guimond (French) and Conant (English) families – were the subject of a May 28 slide show and talk by Suzan Norton at the Westbrook Historical Society. The hall was filled, with well over 50 present. We heard many interesting […]

The Westbrook American reported on May 29, 1963, that Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Brofee, Park Lane, attended the graduation of their daughter, Cynthia Ellen, at Russell Sage College in Troy, N.Y. In Buxton, Charlotte Peabody was named chairwoman for a spring flower show and tea sponsored by the Buxton Garden Club at the parish house […]

Spaghetti dinner – Saturday, May 31, 5 and 6 p.m. Prides Corner Church, 235 Pride St. Westbrook. Spaghetti with plain or meat sauce, salad, bread, homemade cakes, beverages $7, $4. Chicken supper – Saturday, May 31, 4:30-6 p.m., American Legion, 300 Conant St., Westbrook. Served with all the fixings, dessert and beverage. $6, $3. Proceeds […]

Motorists, including taxi drivers, in Maine will soon be paying more state fuel tax at the pumps. The state road tax on gasoline is set to rise on July 1 to 28.4 cents per gallon from the present 27.6 cents, according to the Maine Revenue Service Web site. The state’s gas tax is on top […]

The Bureau of Motor Vehicles is now allowing people to renew their driver’s license using their old license, if it has a Maine address on it, to reduce delays that have occurred since a new law went into effect last month requiring applicants to prove they live in the state. Those without an existing Maine […]

The Bureau of Motor Vehicles is now allowing people to renew their driver’s license using their old license, if it has a Maine address on it, to reduce delays that have occurred since a new law went into effect last month requiring applicants to prove they live in the state. Those without an existing Maine […]

There’s a reason why some senior citizens I know carry around an extra pair of glasses, the kind that magnify. Some even carry a regular magnifying glass with them. These extra helps are needed to read the fine print – and it’s getting finer, as the years go by. During my working days in the […]

There’s a reason why some senior citizens I know carry around an extra pair of glasses, the kind that magnify. Some even carry a regular magnifying glass with them. These extra helps are needed to read the fine print – and it’s getting finer, as the years go by. During my working days in the […]