The town planning board will hold a public hearing on the plan for the switchyard July 12 and will also hear plans for a mobile home park.
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Buxton Notes: July 1
Buxton High School alumni gather for reunion A large turnout gathered for the annual Buxton High School reunion June 26 at The Roost Banquet Center in Chicopee. The former high school was replaced in 1961 by Bonny Eagle High School. The high school building was demolished a few years ago after serving as an elementary […]
$25M solar farm proposed for Buxton
A Boston-based company wants to place solar panels on 119 acres on Haines Meadow Road near Mark P. Emery Road.
Buxton Notes: June 24
Planners consider 87-acre solar project The Buxton Planning Board will discuss a request for a solar farm and a site walk review of a proposed expansion of a Central Maine Power company switchyard site when it meets at 7 p.m. Monday, June 28. JDP Solar, LLC is asking to build and operate Emery Meadow Solar […]
Buxton Notes: June 17
A milestone Heads up, drivers The Maine Department of Transportation has announced it will close Long Plains Road (Route 22) in Buxton beginning at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, June 23, between Rankin and Dunnell roads to replace twin, 48-inch cross pipes. MDOT plans to have the highway open for alternating traffic for the afternoon commute […]
Buxton Notes: June 10
Buxton fire chief recognized, honored with Town Report dedication The Buxton Annual Town Report this year has been dedicated to Fire Chief Nathan Schools of Gorham. It marks the first time a nonresident has been honored, according to Chad Poitras, chairperson of the Board of Selectmen. Schools was recognized in a surprise ceremony and reception […]
SAD 6 voters elect Heath, approve $54.3 million school budget
SAD 6 voters Tuesday elected Kelley Heath of Hollis to the Board of Directors and validated the $54.3 million school budget. Heath initially faced incumbent Trevor Hustus in the race, but Hustus withdrew his candidacy before the election. Hustus was still listed as a candidate on the ballot, however. Heath took Hollis 295-142; Buxton, 179-94; […]
South Portland man drowns after falling into Saco River in Buxton
A woman who saw Abiodun Jerry Roland Olubi fall into the river told police she believed that he did not know how to swim.
Schools close early, cooling centers open as heat and humidity settle in
The requirement that students and staff wear masks in school has heightened concern about the heat and humidity, and some schools are planning to keep kids home on Tuesday as well.
Police, emergency personnel respond to incident on Saco River in Buxton
Several law enforcement agencies and first responders were called to Pleasant Point Park on Sunday afternoon.