Superintendent seeks stakeholders’ input SAD 6 Superintendent Clay Gleason wants to hear from the public about his job performance. “I’ve been in my new role for about 100 days now. What are some things I should start, stop, or continue to do?” Gleason asks online at the Thought Exchange site. Gleason succeeded Paul Penna, who […]
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Buxton woman fears loss of her home
Wendy Plummer will attend a Select Board meeting next week about the state of her Old Thompson Road property.
Buxton Notes: Oct. 20
License your doggie The 2023 dog licenses are now available. The state of Maine requires all dogs 6 months and older to be registered with their municipalities. To license your dog, you will need a valid Maine Rabies Certificate and a spay/neuter certificate, if applicable. Spayed/neutered dogs are $6 to license while unaltered dogs […]
Buxton Notes: Oct. 13
‘Factory Girls’ talk at Historical Society Author Elizabeth DeWolfe, history professor and co-founder of women’s and gender studies at the University of New England, will speak when the Buxton-Hollis Historical Society meets at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at its headquarters at 100 Main St., Buxton. DeWolfe’s topic will be “The Great Turnout of 1841: […]
We Love to Eat: Oct. 13
Free community meal – Wednesday, Oct. 19, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. COVID precautions, such as wearing masks except while eating and spaced seating, are still being taken. Haddock supper buffet – Saturday, Oct. 29, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, Parker Farm Road, Buxton. Suggested donation $8; $4, child; $20, family. […]
Buxton Notes: Oct. 6
Futures for Standardbreds hosts fundraiser Oct. 15 Futures For Standardbreds, a Buxton-based organization that rescues and retrains and harness race horses as they transition from life on the track to life as pleasure horses, will host a fundraiser from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Funky Bow Brewery, 21 Ledgewood Lane, Lyman. The event will […]
Board of Buxton school district votes against removing book from library
Parents who mounted a challenge to keeping the book, “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” on the shelves of the Bonny Eagle High School library failed to convince the board to remove the book on gender and sexuality
Sharri MacDonald, Donna Bailey vie for Senate District 31 seat
SD 31 includes Buxton, Old Orchard Beach and Saco.
Buxton Notes: Sept. 29
Maine honor for Michie Angela Michie was recently selected as the Maine Town and City Clerks Association’s Deputy Clerk of the year. Town Clerk John Myers nominated Michie in July and she received the award in Waterville at the clerks annual meeting on Sept. 15. “I am so proud of Angela,” Myers said in an […]
Buxton centenarian recalls life in the slow lane
Harold Smith, a WWII veteran and former postmaster, celebrated his 100th birthday this month and reminisces about the last century.