The New Gloucester Select Board recently signed a letter of support for an RFSI grant for Flying Goat Farm. The money from the grant will be used to purchase a new electric van.
Rory Sweeting
Staff Writer
Rory, an experienced reporter from western Massachusetts, joined the Maine Trust for Local News in October 2024. He is a community reporter for Windham, Raymond, Casco, Bridgton, Naples, Standish, Gray, New Gloucester and other towns in the Lakes Region. Rory previously reported for the Greenfield Recorder in Greenfield, Mass., and the Deerfield Valley News in Wilmington, Vt. He holds a bachelor’s degree in professional and creative writing from Goucher College in Maryland.
Windham affordable housing project moves one step forward
The town of Windham seeks to build affordable housing on the site of a former school. Recently, a new tax district was established to help them collect the funds needed.
2025 Assistant Superintendent of the Year award goes to RSU 14’s Frost-Bertinet
Christine Frost-Bertinet of RSU 14 Windham Raymond School District was recently given the Assistant Superintendent of the Year Award by the Maine School Superintendents Association.
SAD 6 rededicates building to beloved late bus driver
Bonny Eagle High School’s transportation building was recently rededicated to the late Deb Silver. Several community members shared fond memories of Silver, a longtime bus driver and pillar of the community.