We have freedom. We can beat them. We have choices. We want you to hear our voices. We have men and women soldiers, Who protect our shoulders. By Aria Kneeland Age 9 Windham

Looking for something new this Christmas? Tired of all the old traditional Christmas activities? Tired of the endless shopping and parties? Or, just plain tired! Well, Schoolhouse Arts Center has got the cure. “A Very Merry Improv Christmas, a Holiday Show for Almost the Entire Family,” will be presented at Schoolhouse Arts Center in Sebago […]

‘Tis the season that more people need Meals on Wheels and that many volunteers delivering meals in Cumberland and York counties leave Maine for warmer climates. Last year Southern Maine Agency on Aging’s volunteers delivered 172,923 meals. Volunteers spent 29,364 hours driving hot meals to people who have limited mobility to shop and prepare food. […]

Do you believe there’s a ‘war on Christmas?’ Laurette Theriault, 48, Casco “Yes. It’s all over the Internet. It’s ridiculous that only a few people who have a problem with Christmas are making a big deal of it. I took my daughter into the Social Security office and I’m looking around and didn’t see any […]

Public services will be held Saturday for a Standish teenager, known to family, friends and his teachers an “amazing individual,” who was killed last weekend after a motorist struck him as he walked along Route 25 in Standish. Authorities said Frankie Rideout, 17, was walking with a friend in front of his house near the […]

A 17-year-old boy died as a result of injuries sustained when he was struck by a pickup truck around 5:30 p.m. Saturday night (Dec. 16) on Route 25 in Standish. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Maine Medical Center in Portland. According to reports, Frank Rideout of Standish was walking with a friend near […]

The 2007 Images of Sebago Lake Calendar, produced by the Portland Water District, is now available. The calendar features dramatic images of Sebago Lake from amateur photographers who have captured the many moods of Maine’s second largest lake. The Images of Sebago Lake Calendar debuted in 2006. According to District spokeswoman Michelle Clements, the calendar […]

The New England Association of Schools and Colleges approved re-accreditation for Lake Region High School at their October meeting. The school began the accreditation process with a two-year self study that culminated in the preparation of detailed reports that were presented to a visiting committee of 15 educators from throughout New England. During March of […]

Ongoing events: Steep Falls Public Library: Hours are Tuesday & Wednesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Story hour for toddlers and preschool children is held Wednesday at 10 a.m. Story hour is free and open to the public. Upcoming events: Dec. 23: Stone Mountain Arts Center, located at 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield is holding […]

The Cumberland County Regional Communication Center on High Street at the border of Windham and Gorham made a vertical move on Tuesday, Dec. 19. A new center has been constructed on top of the subterranean bunker that the communications center currently shares with the Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency. The communications center receives both E-911 […]