Buxton residents will be among those in School Administrative District 6 towns who will be asked May 22 whether they want to borrow $26.7 million for a new elementary school and $1.3 million for a gym and fitness room. SAD 6 Superintendent Suzanne Lukas said the state would pay for 99.5 percent of the new […]

CAPTION: Ralph “Skip” Willis is at the wheel, driving his father, Ralph “Rusty” Willis, in a 1927 Reo fire truck in this 1991 photo from a Gorham parade. Rusty Willis, who earlier had been a selectman and chairman of the board, died in 1996. Bertha Bridges Willis, Rusty’s wife, wrote a history in 1986, “The […]

CAPTION: Ralph “Skip” Willis is at the wheel, driving his father, Ralph “Rusty” Willis, in a 1927 Reo fire truck in this 1991 photo from a Gorham parade. Rusty Willis, who earlier had been a selectman and chairman of the board, died in 1996. Bertha Bridges Willis, Rusty’s wife, wrote a history in 1986, “The […]

Should the city clerk be appointed rather than elected? That’s a question Westbrook voters will be asked when they go to the polls Tuesday. City Councilor Ed Symbol, who has said he believes an appointed clerk would better serve the city, proposed the move in March. It would require a change to the city’s charter. […]

Stultz Electric Co. occupied this building at 25 Bridge St., left, since 1956. The building was originally 4 1/2 stories and was part of the Westbrook Manufacturing Co., which dates back to the 1830s. Stultz Electric Co. sold the building to Tim Flannery in 2002. Flannery cleared the site and constructed the Riverfront Plaza Office […]

Asphalt plant hearing Monday A stone quarry and a multi-million asphalt plant proposed for Mosher Road will be reviewed in a special meeting by Gorham Planning Board at 7 p.m. on Monday in the Gorham Municipal Center, 75 South St. Shaw Brothers Construction Inc., of Gorham is seeking a permit for the project on 125 […]

Foxfire comes alive The multi-age class at Saccarappa School recently hosted Foxfire Night, displaying their projects about communities and habitats. Here’s the story of the event written by the students: It was a hot muggy night at Saccarappa School in the gym. All the parents started to pour in and look at all the different […]

The PROP (People’s Regional Opportunity Program) Foster Grandparent Program has openings for men and women 60 and over interested in stipended volunteer positions throughout southern Maine. Foster Grandparents provide love and wisdom for children in many settings, including child development centers, schools and hospitals. Foster Grandparents complement the work of staff by helping children build […]

Westbrook voters will be asked Tuesday to approve borrowing $29.4 million for a new middle school and $4.1 million for a new auditorium. If voters approve borrowing the $29.4 million, the state would pay $26 million toward construction of the school, to be built off Stroudwater Street. It would replace the city’s junior high school […]

The Buxton police have confirmed that the body found Friday evening in the Saco River in Buxton is that of Coreen Wiese, 15, of Buxton, who had been missing since Nov. 8. Officer Mike Grovo of the Buxton Police Department said the preliminary cause of death has been ruled a drowning by the state medical […]