Editor, As we approach the upcoming elections, candidates who seek to return to Augusta tell us that they are for job creation, tax relief, and economic growth. Is there any correlation between what they tell us and how they actually voted on these issues over the last two years? The nonpartisan Maine Economic Research Institute […]

Editor, What would you do if you discovered that a hard rock quarry – with blasting, rock crushing, heavy trucks, dust, dirt and noise – was planned for your neighborhood? Oh yes, it would include a concrete plant, too. What would it mean to your right to quiet enjoyment of your property? And what would […]

Probably most towns in our reading area have programs which are specifically for senior citizens. We’d be glad to highlight them here, and invite submission of information by e-mail to: kso48@aol.com, or by regular mail to Kay Soldier, 114 Tandberg Trail, Windham, Maine 04062. We “pick up” a lot of information in our travels, but […]

Mainers are one step closer to having a new “Support our Troops” license plate thanks to a weekend barbecue held at the Two Trails Diner on Route 25 in Standish. The event, which started at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, raised $2,080 by donations for the Yellow Ribbon Plate Fund, the brainchild of Rep. […]

Mainers are one step closer to having a new “Support our Troops” license plate thanks to a weekend barbecue held at the Two Trails Diner on Route 25 in Standish. The event, which started at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, raised $2,080 by donations for the Yellow Ribbon Plate Fund, the brainchild of Rep. […]

Recent town members and officials have met twice now in an attempt to bring Old Home Days back to the town of Windham. They are calling it SummerFest, and plan to hold it in June of 2007. “From what I remember of it, it was the kick-off of the summer for the town,” said Klaus […]

Building on its well received winter workshop series, the Casco Public Library announces a year-long series of gardening workshops beginning Sunday, Nov. 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the library. “A Year in the Garden” series will focus on propagating trees, shrubs and perennials from seed, using little specialized equipment. Other gardening topics will […]

Camp Sunshine and Life is Good, together with the people of Boston, set a new Guinness World Record on Saturday for the most lit jack-o-lanterns in one place at one time with 30,128 pumpkins. And in the process, the event and similar events held simultaneously across the country raised as much as $500,000 for Camp […]

Camp Sunshine and Life is Good, together with the people of Boston, set a new Guinness World Record on Saturday for the most lit jack-o-lanterns in one place at one time with 30,128 pumpkins. And in the process, the event and similar events held simultaneously across the country raised as much as $500,000 for Camp […]

Editor, The following is why I believe Lani Kelly can lead the people of the 12th Senate District of the great state of Maine, serving Casco, Frye Island, Hollis, Raymond, Standish and Windham: Lani Kelly has lived in Maine for more than 50 years. She loves the state of Maine and it is evident that […]