This year’s derby is going to be bigger and better than ever. Not only has the Maine Winterfest – with its fantastic snow and ice sculptures – hopped on board to ensure a brilliant weekend, but Maine’s Chevrolet dealers have as well. With their help, one lucky derby entrant will go home with a new […]

Editor, I read with delight how the Bondesons were able to get a van with the support of the community. This is amazing. We also faced the same dilemma when our son could no longer walk at the age of 10 due to Muscular Dystrophy. He is 19 now. My husband and I carried him […]

Library Currently on display at the Windham Public Library are works by local artist Donna Borelli. The pieces, which cover a variety of topics from the war in Iraq to stilllifes of fruit, will be on display through Jan. 31, 2007. The Windham Public Library is located at 217 Windham Center Road, and is open […]

Library Currently on display at the Windham Public Library are works by local artist Donna Borelli. The pieces, which cover a variety of topics from the war in Iraq to stilllifes of fruit, will be on display through Jan. 31, 2007. The Windham Public Library is located at 217 Windham Center Road, and is open […]

“Work Harder. People on Welfare are Depending On You!” We’ve all seen the bumper sticker. What does it mean to you? Some of my friends on the other side of the aisle think that all Democrats would like to see a welfare state where everyone who wants welfare should have access to it, even if […]

Starting this summer, the parking lot of the Manchester Elementary School will blossom with produce and sundries once a week as part of the new Lake Region farmers’ market that was announced last week. Organizer Bob Wehmeyer, of Windham, said the market will run every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon from May 12 to […]

Editor, Standish Tax Assessor Peter Arnemann has developed some statistics about the residential property owner’s use of the Homestead Exemption. He has determined the following: There are about 5,000 parcels involved. It appears that 4,500 of these parcels could be eligible for the exemption. Only 2,200 have taken the time to apply. The application for […]

So, let me get this straight. I’ll buy a pack of cigarettes and pay for them including the new tax – then read the label and throw them away because it’s harmful to smoke? I wish the government would make up its collective mind. Is tobacco legal or illegal? There’s a lot of Big Brother […]

So, let me get this straight. I’ll buy a pack of cigarettes and pay for them including the new tax – then read the label and throw them away because it’s harmful to smoke? I wish the government would make up its collective mind. Is tobacco legal or illegal? There’s a lot of Big Brother […]

The Maine manufacturing base has eroded even further this week with Sensata Technologies’ announcement it is moving its Standish operation to the Dominican Republic. Sensata is Standish’s largest private employer with about 200 employees. It produces sensors used in automobiles and consumer products. Previously, Sensata was known as Honeywell, First Technology and Sylvania. As a […]