Buxton, Gorham and Westbrook are growing, according to the most recent population estimates on the U.S. Census Bureau Web site. With figures based on the 2000 census, Buxton’s population had the largest percentage increase of the three communities as of July 1, 2006. Buxton now has about 8,171 residents, up from 7,452, or a 9.6 […]

Westbrook, Windham and Raymond have embarked on preliminary talks about consolidating the three school districts into one, even though two of the districts have enough students to remain autonomous under the state’s new school consolidation law. Westbrook Superintendent Stan Sawyer, along with Colleen Hilton, school committee chairwoman, and Greg Smith, vice chairman, met Aug. 8 […]

Sappi Fine Paper is expected to receive final approval this week from the Department of Environmental Protection on a plan to burn construction and demolition debris as an alternative fuel source at its Westbrook mill. Sappi is currently burning coal and what is called “green wood biomass,” which includes virgin wood chips, wastewater treatment sludge […]

Remember when your biggest back-to-school shopping challenge was finding your elementary student the coolest pair of sneakers and trendy T-shirts? Now it’s a lot more complicated. Today, shopping for school means making sure your child has all the technological gadgets they’ll need to make it through the school year. But before you buy, make sure […]

In the Aug. 9 American Journal article “More than money,” the former workplace of Leah Hughes’ mother was incorrectly identified. She worked at Portland West. Also, Hughes also received a number of local scholarships and a large financial aid package from Bowdoin College.

Jennifer Everett, Libby Avenue, speaks Tuesday at a press conference organized by two Boston groups and Concerned Citizens of Gorham outside Gorham Municipal Center to air opposition of the proposed plant. One member of the Gorham group is planning to run for a town council seat this fall.

From the rainforest … The March issue of Smithsonian magazine has a long article telling that native people in the Amazon (Brazil’s wilderness rainforest) are joining forces with an embattled chief to stop illegal loggers and developers from destroying the earth’s most precious wilderness. For the past 15 years, Almir Surui, a political activist, environmentalist […]

The Westbrook American reported on Aug. 15, 1962, that Cheryl Gordon, 16, of Gorham would serve for the school year on the teen board for Farm Journal magazine, She was one of 100 teenage girls chosen for their leadership in rural activities, including 4-H. Joseph Pecoraro, an elementary school principal in Westbrook, was named superintendent […]