Bonny Eagle High School opened for the new academic year this week needing a new principal. But Robert Strong, who resigned Aug. 18, will need to wait possibly 90 days before he can begin his new job as principal at Freeport High School. Strong currently has a three-year contract with School Administrative District 6 with […]

Val Schurman, former state president of the Maine Federation of Business and Professional Women, has made the most of her 88 years. She campaigned for women’s rights, owned her own restaurant and raised three children. Schurman’s current hurdle is an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Schurman, who grew up in Scarborough and now lives in Westbrook, sat down […]

Artists from throughout Maine and New Hampshire are expected to exhibit their works at the Riverbank Arts Festival, Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Riverbank Park. The artists’ works are in a diverse range of materials and media. The festival is an opportunity to view, handle and purchase one-of-a-kind works from painters, sculptors, […]

A friend of mine, who is a nurse, mentioned to me that she often sees older patients who just cannot afford their prescription medicines. I also have seen people older that I am, handing over hundreds of dollars at the drugstore for prescriptions and have wondered how in the world they could afford this expense. […]

A Buxton teenager – a member of last year’s state champion football team – was mourned this week by family and friends after his death in a car crash. Dana Jackson, 18, of Buxton, died Aug. 21 after the car he was driving struck a telephone pole on the driver’s side off Turkey Lane in […]

Westbrook-based Acorn Productions is offering a free adult Introduction to Acting workshop, Tuesdays, Sept, 9 and 18, from 7-9 p.m. Both sessions will be taught by Michael Levine. Students will participate in a series of acting games and theater exercises that will introduce them to many common acting terms. No experience is necessary, but pre-registration […]