BUXTON — Gabrielle Bruns of troop 140 in Buxton completed her silver award by donating 64 pillows to local cancer treatment centers in southern Maine. An event was held at the Buxton Center Elementary School where local Girl Scouts and friends learned about treatments and made pillows from supplies that were donated by local businesses […]

River Tree Arts in Kennebunkwill host Craft…… Night: Personalized Signs, from 6-8 p.m. During this workshop, participants…………………. will explore ways of altering old, weathered boards to create personalized signs. During this tactile experience, favorite quotes or song lyrics can be displayed in a visual way. Students will use paint and basic hand tools to make […]

There will be a St. Patrick’s Day concert featuring traditional Irish music by Boghat, one of the Portland area’s longest-running Irish groups, at 3 p.m. at the West Kennebunk United Methodist Church, 160 Alfred Road in the village of West Kennebunk. Admission to the concert is by donation at the door. Suggested donation is $15 […]

10 years ago From the Journal Tribune: “It could take up to two months before the office of the Medical Examiner is able to determine the cause and manner of death of a male inmate who died last month following a fight with another inmate in York County Jail. Luis Martinez, 32, of Lynn, Mass., […]

Today is Wednesday, March 9, the 69th day of 2016. There are 297 days left in the year. On this date: In 1933, Congress, called into special session by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, began its “hundred days” of enacting New Deal legislation. In 1954, CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow critically reviewed Wisconsin Sen. Joseph R. […]

On March 9, 1916, more than 400 Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico, killing 18 Americans. During the First World War, Germany declared war on Portugal. Ten years ago Bowing to ferocious opposition in Congress, a Dubaiowned company, DP World, relinquished its quest to take over operations at U.S. ports. John […]