A 47-year-old Gorham man died in a head-on collision on Saco Street in Gorham Wednesday morning. Kevin Gile of New Portland Road was pronounced dead at the scene after a car driven by a 72-year-old Gorham woman struck his motorcycle near the intersection of Saco Street and Brackett Road at approximately 11:30 a.m., said Gorham […]

Police will be seeking indictments in connection with a series of car fires on Brown Street two weeks ago. Police Chief Paul McCarthy said police expect to go to the grand jury in November seeking indictments. He declined to name the suspects in the case. McCarthy said police do not anticipate making any arrests in […]

Saccarappa and Canal Elementary Schools will once again sponsor a Walk Your Kid to School Day on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The rain day is Oct. 14. Parents are encouraged to walk with their child to school and to pick them up and walk back home with them also. A brown bag breakfast will be provided […]

After Westbrook High School failed to meet federal standards in the latest round of standardized testing, some high school students and administrators are questioning whether the tests provide an accurate picture of the school. Westbrook High was recently placed on monitoring status for not meeting federal No Child Left Behind Act standards in reading. Principal […]

Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Zachary B. Taylor has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization, and military customs and courtesies; performed drill and ceremony marches, and received physical training, rifle marksmanship, field training […]

(Courtesy of ARA Content) The bad news from Hurricane Katrina is now spreading across the country. The Department of Energy reports natural gas prices will leap up to 71 percent this fall and winter, due to damage caused by the storm. This translates into a $600 jump in home heating for most homeowners, according to […]

Gardeners to meet The Buxton Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, in Buxton Town Hall on Portland Road. Winterwood Farm will present a program about compost followed by a plant auction. For more information, call Sharon Newell at 929-8283. New Teachers at Bonny Eagle High School Indoor flea market An […]

The town of Buxton will hold a special town meeting at 7 p.m. today, Oct. 5, at Town Hall on the Portland Road to consider seven items. Voters will decide whether they want to spend up to $57,500 for an excavator for the Public Works Department. The money would come from relief funds sent to […]