Buxton’s Store
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Orwell kicks off summer with a picnic
The Orwell Store Community Trust on Saturday held a “Picnic Palooza” to bring attention to their efforts to fill the void left by the closing of Buxton’s Store.
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Orwell General Store effort gets big boost
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…
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Efforts to use former Buxton’s Store gain momentum
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.
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Buxton’s store in Orwell to shut down
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…
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GoFundMe launched for Buxton’s Store
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…
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Editorial: Helping Orwell helps us all
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…