Gerald Dickens, great-great grandson to legendary author Charles Dickens will be appearing as Charles Dickens at the Tory Hill Church in Buxton on Friday, July 21 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 22 at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday’s matinee, “A Child’s Journey with Dickens,” is a tribute to Hollis author Kate Douglass Wiggin, who […]

I checked in at the front desk – my identification papers approved, my car keys passed in, my tag given me to wear when walking down the halls. “It is a pleasant start,” I thought. So it continued when meeting other personnel. Then it was a matter of waiting at those electronically controlled doors. Finally, […]

The Circle G Ranch is the theme for the Summer Sunday Children’s Program at the Raymond Village Community Church (United Church of Christ) beginning at 10 a.m. each Sunday through Aug. 13. Children entering grades 1-6 will explore how God’s door is always open, using a Vacation Bible School format with games, crafts, and music […]

Staff Sergeant Mathew Sabasteanski, of Raymond, is getting to know his son Finley for the second time in his life. Sabasteanski, 39, recently came home from a tour of duty in Iraq, where he served for 15 months in and around city of Ar Ramadi. “You quickly learn the little things you missed… Fin was […]

Staff Sergeant Mathew Sabasteanski, of Raymond, is getting to know his son Finley for the second time in his life. Sabasteanski, 39, recently came home from a tour of duty in Iraq, where he served for 15 months in and around city of Ar Ramadi. “You quickly learn the little things you missed… Fin was […]

A Norway man was killed on Route 85 in Raymond on Monday when his van suddenly veered into a utility pole. According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Alan Flanders, 57, was driving southbound in a large 2003 GMC van owned by A.D.S. Electric before inexplicably steering the car into the utility pole, killing him […]

Windham resident Leon Pride hands in final signatures to Deputy Town Clerk Judy Vance of a petition to restrict a 75-acre quarry on the corners of Route 302 and Nash Road proposed by developer Peter Busque. The quarry received its first round of approval last week by the Windham Planning Board and now goes before […]

The town of Windham is once again considering whether to create a network of roads to bypass the Route 302 corridor in North Windham. The road network would bypass the main commercial strip in North Windham by means of a parallel road behind the Windham Mall to connect with Route 115 and continue to Commons […]

“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size.” – Ronald Reagan We know that world events are raising the price of crude oil seemingly on an hourly basis. This has a dramatic effect of causing gasoline, kerosene, propane and heating oil to have a drastic rise in price. This, in turn, has a direct impact […]

Raymond summer resident Priscilla Deptris purchases a book from library volunteer Jane Huvvell at Raymond Village Library’s annual book sale Sunday afternoon. The sale, held on a hot, steamy day at the library located on Route 121 in Raymond Village, is one of the organization’s main fundraisers. Staff photo by John Balentine