WINDHAM — Town councilors Tuesday debated exactly how long a dog must bark to be considered a nuisance, as well as the definitions of intermittent and constant barking. The discussion was part of an ongoing conversation about the town’s animal control ordinance. The issue was brought to the council March 5, when councilors discussed nuisance dogs […]

STANDISH — Town Councilor Peter Starostecki resigned at the council meeting Tuesday, saying he will soon be moving out of town. Starostecki has often clashed with fellow council members on issues including retail marijuana and the firing of former town manager Kris Tucker. He has said the council is “fragmented” and referred to a trio of […]

SEBAGO — Two incumbents are being challenged for their Selectboard seats in a three-way race. Scott Douglas is running against incumbents Phil Lowe and Chris Parker in an election that will be held on May 28. Both seats available carry three-year terms. Lowe has been on the Selectboard for three years and said he is running again […]

WINDHAM — The Planning Board approved two projects at its meeting Tuesday night: a 25-lot cluster subdivision on Chute Road and a self-storage facility on Route 302. Windham Planning Director Amanda Lessard told the board, which on March 12 had denied a request for a waiver on a well location for the Durant Homestead subdivision, that the […]

WINDHAM — The Town Council passed amendments to the land use ordinance regarding mineral extraction at its meeting Tuesday night. The amendments bring the town’s ordinance more in compliance with state standards, but they are more restrictive in some areas, according to Planning Director Amanda Lessard. Those areas include “the hours that blasting is permitted, dust […]

GRAY — Nearly a year after arriving at Maine Wildlife Park in Gray and becoming an instant “sensation,” Maggie the moose is doing well and growing steadily. She arrived at the 40-acre park last June when she was 3 weeks old and weighed about 25 pounds. Now, Maine Wildlife Park Superintendent Curt Johnson estimates she weighs […]

Here is an update on local municipal and school budgets as the Lakes Region communities work on developing final budgets. Gray Town Manager Deb Cabana has completed her proposed budget, and the Town Council has suggested some changes, although it has not yet completed its review process. The proposed budget currently stands at about $4.4 […]

GRAY — Ever since Birchwood Brewing Co. opened its doors in February, co-owner Andrew Sanborn said it has had many “busy, busy weekends with lots of beer being sold.” Birchwood has a local, community feel and is family- and dog-friendly. It recently began offering live music and has local groups lined up to perform on the […]

RAYMOND — A Raymond girl was recently chosen as one of 12 Boy Scout delegates nationally to represent Maine in Washington, D.C.  Isabella Messer, 10, was selected as a youth delegate to help present the Boy Scouts of America annual Report to the Nation to Congress.  “It was a real honor. I was proud to be […]