Lane/Tommy: It’s that time of year again to put on the old thinking cap in order to choose which local candidates one will vote for on Election Day. There are also two bond questions on the state ballot dealing with wastewater treatment and repairs to our transportation infrastructure. We will also discuss who shouldn’t have […]

On Tuesday, June 19, from 6-8 p.m., the diabetes clinic at Bridgton Hospital will offer a special presentation called the A1C Champions Program. A1C Champions are individuals who successfully control their diabetes and want to help others do the same. The A1C Champion speaker at Bridgton Hospital will be Ruth Charme of Brooklyn, N.Y. Ruth […]

The Bridgton Historical Society has openings for exhibitors at its 17th annual Woodworker and Artisans Show, to be held July 7-8 at Narramissic, the society’s historic farmstead in South Bridgton. The annual show has broadened its original focus, which was on woodworkers and cabinetmakers, but retains its emphasis on providing a relaxed atmosphere for visitors […]

Standish Recreation upcoming events The Standish Recreation Committee has planned numerous programs and events for the summer of 2007. School will recess on June 14 and the summer programming starts up that week also. There will be a Summer Competitive Swim Club at the Davan Pool – Westbrook Junior High School from June 11 to […]

The Standish woman who found her mail coated in a gritty white powder last week said a representative from the Scarborough Post Office showed her the beaten plastic rotor that caused all the fuss. The plastic wheel, which normally rolls mail through the system, had ground down and left a residue on some of the […]

The Windham Historical Society’s main museum on Windham Center Road and The Old Grocery Museum at the corner of Route 202 and Windham Center Road will both be open to the public Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning in June. The main museum will also be open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to […]

Susan Kirk from Project Linus visited Stephanie Conners’ class at Goerge E. Jack Elementary School in Standish to accept a donation of two quilts that the class had made for Project Linus. The fifth-grade students designed the quilts and one of the student’s grandmothers, Judith Heggeman, helped with the sewing. Project Linus gives homemade blankets […]

Susan Kirk from Project Linus visited Stephanie Conners’ class at Goerge E. Jack Elementary School in Standish to accept a donation of two quilts that the class had made for Project Linus. The fifth-grade students designed the quilts and one of the student’s grandmothers, Judith Heggeman, helped with the sewing. Project Linus gives homemade blankets […]

Community Development Director Roger Timmons is breaking character and asking the town to help him computerize his records. “I’m no computer person,” said Timmons, a farmer who’s worked for the town for the last three decades. He said the ink on the town’s subdivision plans are fading and he wants the town to create a […]

Last Saturday morning, bagpiper Robert Gillis, of Old Orchard Beach, ushered this year’s St. Joseph’s College graduates to their seats in the Alfond Center for the college’s 94th commencement ceremony. It was the first time in the Standish school’s history that a bagpiper was used to usher graduates to their seats prior to the ceremony. […]