This photo was taken in 1944 by the owners, Cummings and Elizabeth Lothrop. The barn in the picture was constructed out of parts of the first church in Windham, built about 1795. The original location was the corner of Webb and Chute roads. Abandoned after the new church was built at Windham Hill, the structure […]

It’s tough being a cynic. Sometimes it takes me two or three days to calm down about something before I can write about it objectively and without malice. Sometimes I never calm down. Writing helps a lot. However, the flagrant so-called news coverage of 26-year-old Paris Hilton and her escapades is in a class of […]

It’s tough being a cynic. Sometimes it takes me two or three days to calm down about something before I can write about it objectively and without malice. Sometimes I never calm down. Writing helps a lot. However, the flagrant so-called news coverage of 26-year-old Paris Hilton and her escapades is in a class of […]

Windham graduates fling their caps into the air as commencement ceremonies at the Cumberland County Civic center come to an end Sunday afternoon. Windham was one of several school districts holding graduation ceremonies this weekend. For more graduation coverage see Pages 3-6. Staff photo by Rich Obrey

Amanda Mayberry Amanda Mayberry, a graduating senior from Lake Region High School, felt compelled to do something when she learned of the devastating tornado that ripped through Enterprise, Ala. in March of this year, destroying the town’s high school. “I was talking to my mother about it and what I could do to help,” said […]

The excitement accelerates in Naples this weekend as the Maine Blues Festival once again roars into full throttle. This red hot musical event will be held on Father’s Day Weekend, Saturday, June 16 with more than 40 Maine Blues bands playing throughout a two-mile stretch of Naples. This festival, which premiered just last year, has […]

Lane/Tommy: The Maine Legislature finally passed the state budget last week. One would tend to believe that it is a balanced budget that produces tax reform for Mainers. Webster’s New World Dictionary and Thesaurus defines reform as “to make better by stopping abuses.” Some readers may not realize that the approved state budget increased by […]

The Maine Legislature last week approved the 2008-2009 state budget. Following is how local representatives voted. Sen. Bill Diamond: I voted in favor of the two-year budget which will fund state operations beginning on July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009. I was very pleased that we had a strong bipartisan vote in both the […]

Gov’s on board On Tuesday, state lawmakers and area officials joined with Gov. John Baldacci in the governor’s office to ink legislation authorizing a study of an old railroad line through the Lakes Region. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Bill Diamond, funds a $100,000 study which will investigate the feasibility of reviving the Mountain Division […]

While the sun beamed bright overhead and a large crowd of family and friends watching on the field, the Lake Region High School Class of 2007 held their commencement ceremony Sunday, June 10. Principal Roger Lowell gave a light-hearted class welcome and talked of the senior “pranks” that were “generally amusing” and reminisced – with […]