Editor, I would like to extend my deep appreciation to the many people who supported me during the most recent election. I consider it a high honor to be chosen to represent everyone in Senate District 12. It was especially heartwarming to receive such substantial support from Democrats and Republicans as well as Independents and […]

Editor, It’s been an honor to run for State Senate in the Great Lakes Region. So many of you have e-mailed and called to say thanks, but I could say as much to you. You have allowed me to knock on your doors and listen to your concerns, while at the same time listening to […]

Many have heard of the Matter of Balance program that helps those who may be a little unsteady cope with preventing falls. This is a real concern for many of us senior citizens, especially as winter (and ice) approaches. A note from Southern Maine Agency on Aging announces a series of exercises at Unity Gardens […]

Editor, I would like to thank all of the people of Casco, Naples and Poland who recently voted for me and supported my campaign for State Representative in District 101. I am encouraged that 44 percent of the voters in our district believed I would better represent them in Augusta, and I want to express […]

For the fourth time in recent months, a Windham Town Council meeting was dominated by discussion of the proposed quarry for Windham-based Busque Construction. Critics of the proposed Nash Road quarry at the Tuesday, Nov. 14 meeting said the rock-excavating operation would disturb the surrounding homes in the area and create potential hazards. Questions and […]

Two men were killed last night in a head-on collision near the Lunt Road overpass on Interstate 295 in Falmouth. State police said John Hochadel, 84, of Ward Road in Windham was traveling north in the southbound lane of I-295 when his Toyota Rav 4 SUV collided with the 2005 Subaru Legacy driven by William […]

Bill Diamond’s Speakout Show will be held this Friday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. Guests will be Windham’s legislative delegation, all of which have been reelected. They include Rep. Gary Plummer and Rep. Mark Bryant and Sen. Diamond. The trio will be discussing what each will be hoping to accomplish during the upcoming legislative session […]

The hallways and lobbies inside the new Little Falls Landing housing complex in South Windham already look familiar to some of its residents. That’s because artist Sharon Cleaves, 62, who lives in Unity Gardens, one of Avesta Housing’s other Windham senior housing facilities, has covered them in paintings of historic Windham locations. With a wave […]

Michael Lyons of Standish is a genius. Suffering from chronic back pain, Lyons visited his chiropractor a few years ago to seek a remedy. The doc came back with a simple answer: quit sittin’ on your wallet! So, that’s what he did. And his gain is our gain because Lyons came up with a new […]

Michael Lyons of Standish is a genius. Suffering from chronic back pain, Lyons visited his chiropractor a few years ago to seek a remedy. The doc came back with a simple answer: quit sittin’ on your wallet! So, that’s what he did. And his gain is our gain because Lyons came up with a new […]