Oct. 12, 1994 The South African-based Sappi has reached agreement with Scott Paper Co. of Philadelphia to buy the S.D. Warren paper division for $1.6 billion, it was announced Monday. “I’m not in a position to comment on very detailed operation plans. Our plan would be to expand any operations, however, not shrink them,” Michiel […]
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Buxton Notes: Sept. 19
Voters nix fire truck Buxton voters in a special meeting on Sept. 11 narrowly defeated a proposal to buy a new firetruck costing $856,185.20, Town Clerk John Myers reported. Voters rejected the proposal 74-69. Under the proposal, voters were asked whether to approve spending up to $85,619 as the first payment for a ladder truck […]
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Football: Bonny Eagle starts slow, wins impressively over Scarborough
The Scots gave up the game’s first touchdown, but rolled to victory once they found their calm center.
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Buxton man charged with leading police on chase
Police say 25-year-old Nathaniel Bean failed to stop for an officer and forced several cars off the road.
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The Maine Millennial: Beauty so close you might miss it
Mountains, forests, beaches and starry skies are so plentiful here that we take them for granted.
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Looking Back: Sept. 5
Sept. 7, 1994 The Gorham School Committee has proposed that anyone on Gorham school property at any time be barred from smoking or using tobacco in other forms. The policy proposal, to be heard for second reading on Sept. 14, revises a 1985 smoking policy that applied primarily to students, faculty and staff, but set […]
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Buxton Notes: Sept. 5
Historical society benefit A stroll through Googins Woods Nature Preserve at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, and a barbecue after will benefit Buxton Hollis Historical Society. John Mattor will be the guide. The gathering will meet at 104 Pleasant Hill Road in Hollis. Burt and Barbara Pease of 59 Depot St. in Bar Mills will […]
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Scout’s Buxton bell project rings in a mystery
Boy Scout Ian Ruona builds a structure at a church in the Chicopee area of Buxton to display a historic school bell, whose origins are unclear.
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Fall Previews: Bonny Eagle
Bonny Eagle’s venerable sports tradition picks back up in the coming days.
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We Love to Eat: Aug. 29
Free dinner – Thursday, Aug. 29, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peters Episcopal Church, 678 Washington St., Portland. Chowder luncheon – Friday, Aug. 30, and every Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Bowl of haddock chowder with crackers, $9; or lobster roll lunch with chips, $10; cup of chowder, $6; combination […]