Polls will be open Tuesday, March 3, for voters to weigh in on a statewide immunization law and to choose their party’s presidential candidate. A statewide referendum asks voters whether they want to overturn an immunization law that now removes religious and philosophical exemptions to immunization requirements for students at schools and colleges in Maine […]
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Buxton Notes: Feb. 20
Girard joins Buxton PD Police Chief Troy Cline recently announced the hiring of longtime Saco Court Officer Tammy Jo Girard. “She started working for Buxton PD on Feb. 3 and has already made a huge difference with the team,” Cline said in a Facebook posting. Cline said Girard worked for the Saco Police Department for […]
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Buxton man threatened mother with sword and BB gun, police say
Andrew Forbis, 44, was taken into custody after an eight-hour standoff in Buxton on Monday.
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Buxton Notes: Feb. 13
Buxton GOP to meet Buxton Municipal Republican Committee Caucus is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, in Buxton Town Hall, 185 Portland Road. Doors open at noon. For more information, contact Nathan Carlow at 420-7424 or [email protected]
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We Love to Eat: Feb. 13
Community meal – Thursday, Feb. 13, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Roast pork, $5. Bean supper – Saturday, Feb. 15, 5-6 p.m,, Amvets Post 6, Route 100, New Gloucester. Two kinds of beans, brown bread, homemade biscuits, coleslaw, American chop suey and two tables of desserts. $8, $3. Baked haddock – Friday, Feb. […]
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Maine Bicentennial: Buxton
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, the American Journal is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.
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Buxton Notes: Feb. 6
A sweet fling Living Waters Church Women’s Ministry is presenting a Chocolate Lover’s Event from 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at the church on Parker Farm Road, Buxton. For $10 per person, you’ll get you a box to fill with all sorts of homemade chocolate delights. For more information, contact Cori Nadeau at (301) 653-5316 […]
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Dead goats found in Buxton ditch
BUXTON — Animal Control Officer Adele Jones is seeking the public’s help to identify the owner of two Nigerian Dwarf goats that were found dead in a ditch on Skip Road. Jones picked up the goats Tuesday. “We don’t think they were hit by a vehicle,” she said Wednesday. “We don’t know what […]
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The Maine Millennial: College debt is a broken promise to American students
The government encouraged borrowing by teenagers that no private-sector lender would have approved.
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Buxton Notes: Jan. 9
Daniels achieves Eagle Scout Boy Scout Gabriel Daniels, a senior at Bonny Eagle High School, recently earned the Scouts’ Eagle rank. Daniels is a member of Troop 349 in Buxton. “My Eagle Scout service project entailed refurbishing a trail that connects the Buxton Town Hall to Town Farm Park,” Daniels said. He led a group […]