Dating at 45 or 55 is a completely different animal than dating at 25, for a variety of reasons. Mostly, though, the time for meeting someone and the availability of dating options diminish as people get older. At 25, a person is one of many in a dating pool rich in singles all looking for […]

The lengthy occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan have affected military families throughout the state, though the impact hits small towns like Buxton the hardest, where a noticeable void has been created since 31 members of the military have been deployed. Nowhere is that void more apparent than in the family of Buxton residents Peter and […]

For many years McLellan’s Store occupied the building at 851-855 Main St, left photo. In the 1930s, 851 Main St. was occupied by the A & P, while 853 was occupied by McLellan’s and 855 occupied by the F. W Woolworth Co. McLellan’s expanded into 851 and 855 Main St. when the A & P […]

Although winter weather pelted the area, the 10th annual Gorham Marketplace was a success, organizers said this week, and planning for next year gets under way next week. “It didn’t seem to matter,” said Virginia Wilder Cross, event founder and co-chair for this year’s 10 annual show at the Gorham campus of the University of […]

A Westbrook city councilor wants to take political parties off the ballots and cut back on the influence the two parties have in the local election process. City Councilor Ed Symbol believes the move, which runs counter to a long-standing tradition of partisan elections in Westbrook, would remove barriers that discourage people from getting involved. […]

Maine’s maple producers celebrate Maine Maple Sunday, the day when sugar makers around the state open the doors of their sugarhouses for the public to join them in one of the centuries-old rites of spring – making maple syrup. Most sugarhouses offer free tasting and a live demonstration of how syrup is produced, from tap […]