Dorcas Society steps up The Dorcas Society of Hollis and Buxton has donated $8,500 to help feed and keep people warm this coming winter. The society presented a $3,500 check to the town to aid its “Keep the Heat On” assistance program along with $2,500 each to the Buxton Food Cupboard and the Community Food […]
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Gorham, Buxton and Standish.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
We Love Fairs: Dec. 1
Two-day Christmas marketplace – Friday, Dec. 2, 4-7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 3, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Bar Mills Community Church, 13 Hermit Thrush Drive, Buxton. Handcrafted items, homemade pickles, baked goods, candles, fresh greens and wreaths, pet items. Friday night food to take home includes chicken pot pie, macaroni and cheese, meatloaf, soups and dessert. […]
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We Love to Eat: Dec. 1
Bean supper – Saturday, Dec. 3, 4:30-6 p.m., White Rock Community Club, 34 Wilson Road, Gorham. Eat in or take out; two kinds of beans, coleslaw, potato salad, macaroni & cheese, biscuits, hot dogs and dessert. $10, $5 for children. Masks for those not vaccinated are suggested. Festival feast – Saturday, Dec. 3, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook-Warren […]
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Meet Melvin, a pampered pet pig with a big personality
The “pretty spoiled” rescue pet has a social media presence and recently scored high in a national contest.
Posted inAmerican Journal
It could be curtains for Buxton’s annual ‘Peabody Pew’
The community play, produced by the Dorcas Society of Hollis and Buxton, has been performed at Tory Hill Meetinghouse in Buxton annually for more than a century.
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We Love Fairs: Nov. 24
Charity holiday craft fair – Saturday, Dec. 3, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., American Legion, 17 Dunn St., Westbrook. Proceeds to benefit Make-A-Wish. Christmas in the Village fair – Saturday, Dec. 3, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Casco Village Church, United Church of Christ, 941 Meadow Road, Casco. Christmas swags, greenery and other decor; soup, […]
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Buxton Notes: Nov. 24
Cub Scout builds a Santa Claus Lego car Finn Theriault, a Tiger Cub from Pack 349 in Buxton, was one of more than 60 Cubs and Scouts who participated in the annual Lego Pinewood Derby Nov. 12 at Camp Bomazeen in Belgrade, according to a press release. Finn built a Santa Claus car. “Santa knows […]
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Westbrook Notes: Nov. 24
No Food truck Friday A food truck will not be at Westbrook Community Center on Nov. 25. 50 years ago The American Journal reported on Nov. 22, 1972, that Sandra Lee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lee of Union Street, was visiting in Germany. Sandra was a nurse at New England Deaconess Hospital in […]
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Gorham Notes: Nov. 24
Horne joins Northern Light team Dr. Jennifer Horne, DO, has joined the Northern Light Mercy Primary Care facility in Gorham, 74 County Road, and is now accepting patients. Horne has undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed residencies in family medicine and neuromusculoskeletal/osteopathic manipulative medicine at […]
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We Love to Eat: Nov. 24
Haddock supper buffet – Saturday, Nov. 26, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, Parker Farm Road, Buxton. Suggested donation $8; $4, child; $20, family. Takeout containers are available for those who do not want to come inside for seating. Those who are not vaccinated are encouraged to wear face masks. Hand sanitizer is available. Free community meal […]