The following babies were born recently at Maine Medical Center: Shakira Jezel Potter was born Nov. 24, 2006 to Amanda Potter of Sanford. Grandparents are Judy and Tim Potter of Buxton and Ramona Erickson of Sanford. Great-grandparents are Beverly Harris of Buxton. Shakira’s older sisters are Tattianna and Chloe Potter. Micah Byeen Yarlott was born […]

May 11 is the deadline for reservations to attend the May 19 Windham High School Alumni Banquet. For almost 100 years, except for the “war years” of the 1940s, and another period of two or three years, folks who attended Windham High School have been gathering each year in the town where they attended school. […]

May 11 is the deadline for reservations to attend the May 19 Windham High School Alumni Banquet. For almost 100 years, except for the “war years” of the 1940s, and another period of two or three years, folks who attended Windham High School have been gathering each year in the town where they attended school. […]

The Salvation Army operated out of a building at 10 Fitch St. for many years. This undated photo, left, shows some of the members, staff and children standing in front of the building. The Salvation Army closed this location and for a brief time the building was occupied by a counseling service for teenagers. In […]

Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature unveiled their positions Tuesday on the two-year state budget they have to approve together before July 1, and a proposed cigarette tax divides them. The Democrats are calling for a 75-cent-a-pack hike and Republicans say they will support no new taxes. Both sides are expected to give some, but […]

Caught off guard at sea by a January storm, 130 miles off Portland, fisherman Tom Roth of Buxton and his crew almost never made it back home. “We were on the roof with ropes tied around us,” Roth said, “knocking ice off the top of the wheelhouse.” The trip home took 27 grueling hours – […]

Photo 12/25/2002 – Coreen Wiese was known to smile frequently as she was in this photo taken on Christmas Day in 2002, when she was 11 years old. 7/21/2005 – Coreen Wiese rides a boat to Martha’s Vineyard the day before her 14th birthday in 2005. 5/20/2004 – Coreen Wiese displays a certificate of academic […]

Visting vicariously The Mechanic Association went to Germany, vicariously, of course, in one of its series of travelogue lectures, delivered April 23 in the Catherine McAuley High School auditorium by Clint Denn. He is one of a group of roving presenters who make the rounds of many similar clubs across the U. S. and Canada. […]

Visting vicariously The Mechanic Association went to Germany, vicariously, of course, in one of its series of travelogue lectures, delivered April 23 in the Catherine McAuley High School auditorium by Clint Denn. He is one of a group of roving presenters who make the rounds of many similar clubs across the U. S. and Canada. […]

On May 22, Westbrook’s citizens will have a golden opportunity to vote for a new middle school facility. Lets go for it! There are 26 million-plus reasons why we need to vote YES on this middle school referendum. Here are five: 1. The existing facility is no longer adequate to meet the needs of our […]