I am writing this letter in order to acknowledge a remarkable young singer. I am referring to Jill Stauble who definitely has a “cool” gift that I have heard at recent swim meets. In as many times as I have listened to people sing our National Anthem, this young lady has captured not only my […]

The Westbrook American reported on March 14, 1962, that Buxton voters approved a total budget of $73,483 in a town meeting at the S.D. Hanson Junior High School. Voters decided to continue plowing driveways and private ways at $15 each per year. Frank Jewett II was the moderator.

The Westbrook American reported on March 14, 1962, that Buxton voters approved a total budget of $73,483 in a town meeting at the S.D. Hanson Junior High School. Voters decided to continue plowing driveways and private ways at $15 each per year. Frank Jewett II was the moderator.

On July 4, 1944 a fire swept through this building at 53 Seavey St., left photo. Occupied by A. Pinette & Son Auto & Furniture Storage Co., the building was originally built in the 1860s as the Benjamin A. Marshall Tool and Shovel Co. The building was repaired after the fire and still stands. Over […]

A Gorham School Committee member has called for a tougher athletic policy on student drinking, after the grandparents of a hockey player questioned why players on the team were not suspended from a playoff game for their involvement in a party where alcohol was consumed. Two Gorham teenagers and a Limerick man received summonses last […]

Bonny Eagle senior receives Principal’s Award Katherine Thomas, a Bonny Eagle High School senior, has received the 2007 Principal’s Leadership Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. Thomas is the daughter of Allen and Gloria Thomas of Buxton. High school […]

Business groups, consumer advocates and legislators say they are skeptical of the governor’s plan that would merge the agency charged with regulating businesses in the state with a department whose main job is to hang out the welcome sign for new development. The proposal, which was tucked into Gov. John Baldacci’s two-year state budget, would […]

Thanks to the budding electricians at the Westbrook Regional Vocational Center, the once “dark and shadowed” Westbrook High School gymnasium is now as bright as a cloudless summer’s day. The Westbrook Vocational Center students spent about three hours installing new light fixtures into the gym last Thursday morning. Using lifts and working about 25 feet […]

Thanks to the budding electricians at the Westbrook Regional Vocational Center, the once “dark and shadowed” Westbrook High School gymnasium is now as bright as a cloudless summer’s day. The Westbrook Vocational Center students spent about three hours installing new light fixtures into the gym last Thursday morning. Using lifts and working about 25 feet […]

Edmund A. Hagan was police chief in Gorham from 1975 to 1985, when he retired. Hagan previously had served with the Bath Police Department and he was a graduate of the FBI Academy. He was a veteran of World War II and Korea. He died at 79 on Jan. 6.