Helping hands for horses A fundraiser to benefit Hearts and Horses Riding Center will be held from 1-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the center, 63 Justin Merrill Road, Buxton. Bands Behind the Barn will feature live music, raffles, food trucks and games. Hearts and Horses offers therapeutic riding programs for those with emotional difficulties, […]

Watch out for bears Two bears passed within a few feet of a Fogg Road home and a porch where a woman was reading on Aug. 20 in one of several bear sitings reported on Buxton Community Board recently. “I almost had a heart attack,” the woman posted. “They were so close, I flew into […]

Spirit Walk rescheduled The Buxton-Hollis Historical Society has postponed its Spirit Walk in the South Buxton Cemetery to sometime in the fall. The walk was originally planned for the town’s 250th birthday celebration, but organizers decided to reschedule the walk because of the large number of other events Aug. 5-7 during the town celebration. The […]

Library continues memoir workshops  West Buxton Public Library will continue to fund workshops on writing a memoir from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month via Zoom. The workshop series began in January with a grant from the Narragansett Number One Foundation. Workshops are free and participants are welcome to join at any […]

Buxton 250th to cause traffic delays Buxton Police Chief Troy Cline said motorists should expect traffic congestion this weekend as the town celebrates its 250th birthday. The celebration kicks off at 5 p.m. Friday in Weymouth Park. “There will be numerous events on the field and motorists should expect delays on Beech Plains Road (Route […]

Public meeting to discuss plans for Bar Mills Dam A public informational meeting about the fate of the Bar Mills Dam is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug, 2, in the Buxton municipal office meeting room, 185 Portland Road. The purpose of the meeting is to inform the public of the proposed decommissioning and planned […]

Tory Hill Meetinghouse celebrates 200th The 200-year-old Tory Hill Meetinghouse is part of the town’s 250th birthday observance Saturday, Aug. 6. The church is hosting a lawn sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in conjunction with the town’s sestercentennial celebration and the annual Dorcas Fest, sponsored by the Dorcas Society of Hollis and Buxton, […]