The Old Red Church opened its doors Sunday, Aug. 27 for its annual colonial service. More than 50 people attended the service sponsored by the Old Red Church Board of Trustees. “It’s not like an ordinary service,” said Bob Swanson of St. Petersburg, Fla. Swanson who has a summer home in Standish has attended four […]

Christ Chapel in Raymond is holding a community supper on Friday, Sept. 1 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The meal will consist of baked beans, hot dogs & spiral ham, cole slaw, cold drinks, coffee, tea and assorted desserts. A sugar-free dessert will be provided for those with dietary restrictions. This meal is open to […]

The Department of Health and Human Services says the federal government wants it to step up its collection of $244 million in still outstanding double payments sent out to Medicaid providers during the department’s billing system debacle – money the state says it needs to balance the books. To do that the state plans to […]

The father of a Windham man, charged with marijuana cultivation and trafficking, turned himself in Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 23, after police issued a warrant for his arrest in connection with an alleged drug operation being run out of the family’s residence on Edith Jeffords Road. Last week, Seth Jeffords, 20, of Windham, voluntarily turned himself […]

The tax rate is down, but home values are up in Windham after the town’s first full revaluation of property in nearly a decade. While most residents will only see a slight increase or decrease in their taxes due to the revaluation, owners of lakefront property are in for a shock when they receive their […]

It’s tempting to turn up the heat on a cool, rainy Sunday. Instead, I dig out the sweatshirt and jeans, dress for the weather and decide to cook something in the oven. This takes the chill off and when it’s time to read the newspaper, I can always make a cup of hot tea and […]

Birthday Sarah Howard, daughter of Diane and Allan Howard, Falmouth Road, celebrated her 17th birthday on Aug. 7. There was a party for her Aug. 6. Family and friends attending were: sister, Angela and brother-in-law Bill Doiron, Cathy and Terry Monrone, Jamie and Maureen Varney, A.J., Brianna Carver and oher friends. State Show Alan O’Brien […]

New rules of the road With Maine losing an average of one teenager a week to vehicle accidents, it’s admirable that the Maine Legislature has taken initiative to improve young driver’s education. It’s also admirable that parents of new drivers will now play an even greater role in the development of their sons and daughters’ […]

I should have known better than to go to Wal-Mart on a rainy Sunday afternoon, a week or so before school begins. I didn’t need to get much but whatever was on my short list couldn’t compete with the wrangling kids and parents and crying babies in shopping carts…carts which were soaking wet from being […]

Just when you think there is nothing that we, as individuals, can do about the environmental problems we are facing, along comes the results of Governor’s Baldacci’s 10 Percent Energy Challenge. The campaign was developed last fall to address potential winter energy shortages caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita’s damage to oil and gas infrastructure […]