The Buxton Planning Board once again declined to vote Monday on approving a permit request by a Buddhist temple. “We want an answer tonight,” said Navan Leng, president of the temple. Eric Mehnert, lawyer for Matt Samaki Cambodian Buddhist Temple, asked the board for an “up or down vote,” but didn’t get it. The temple […]

The Buxton Planning Board once again declined to vote Monday on approving a permit request by a Buddhist temple. “We want an answer tonight,” said Navan Leng, president of the temple. Eric Mehnert, lawyer for Matt Samaki Cambodian Buddhist Temple, asked the board for an “up or down vote,” but didn’t get it. The temple […]

(114/114a) The photo on the left, taken around 1900, shows John Clark standing in front of his store that was located on Bridgton Road at Brook Street. The store was originally built by Charles Gallison in the early 1870s. In 1876, Clark started working for Gallison and purchased the store in 1890. Clark became the […]

People attending a public hearing Tuesday in Portland had a message for local officials – expand public transportation rather than build more highways. Those at the meeting advocated buying more buses and upgrading the rail line between Brunswick and Portland to allow for commuter service, while highway projects like the $35 million, second phase of […]

Buxton Police Chief Jody Thomas is the recent recipient of the “Outstanding Contribution to Law Enforcement Award” from the Maine Chiefs of Police Association. The award recognized Thomas, Sergeant-at-Arms of the chiefs’ association, for her dedication and commitment to her profession. A letter signed by Chief Douglas Bracy, president of the chiefs association, and Chief […]

Professor Jared Diamond of the University of California says that we Americans are gobbling up the world’s resources 32 times faster than the people of the developing world. He says that this poses a problem – and he couldn’t be more right. He also suggests that the problem might be solved by voluntarily reducing our […]

What if you or people love have to go to a nursing home? Will they lose their home? What do you do when all your income is needed for shelter and the oil bills and still, the bill collectors keep on calling, sometimes with veiled threats? As we get older, we have a lot of […]

The Westbrook Fire Department has encouraged residents to clear snow and ice from all their home exits after storms. In the event of emergency, a door not normally used may be unaccessible. According to the department, in a typical house, people use the door by their kitchen, where 46 percent of all structure fires start, […]

The Westbrook Fire Department has encouraged residents to clear snow and ice from all their home exits after storms. In the event of emergency, a door not normally used may be unaccessible. According to the department, in a typical house, people use the door by their kitchen, where 46 percent of all structure fires start, […]

The following FULL-TIME students have been named to the University of Southern Maine dean’s list for the 2007 fall semester. To be named, students must earn a grade point average of 3.4 or above, and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours. USM serves some 10,400 students with campuses in Portland, Gorham and Lewiston-Auburn. Buxton: […]