A citizen-led effort to revive the former Buxton’s Store building in Orwell was selected to receive financial and technical assistance as one of five beneficiaries of the 2025 Village Trust Initiative.
Eight months following its closure, a grassroots effort to acquire Buxton’s Store in Orwell and transform it into a community center is slowly gaining momentum.
In Orwell, the general store has lived at 499 Main St. since 1910. It hit its stride in 1967, when Dick and Thelma Buxton acquired the property and built a reputation for stellar customer service that has followed the enterprise to this day. Unfortunately … (read more)
Rep. Joe Andriano, D-Orwell, has taken on some weighty challenges during his brief time in office, ranging from affordable housing to property taxes. His latest cause célèbre won’t be a piece of cake either.
Rep. Joe Andriano has launched a noble cause to raise funds for a nonprofit community center in Orwell to follow in the footsteps of Buxton’s Store, which has served as that town’s de facto community center for decades.
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