Maine Commissioner of Education Susan Gendron, of Raymond, has been named the 2006 recipient of the University of Southern Maine’s Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. The USM Alumni Association honored Gendron at a luncheon held Thursday, June 29 in USM’s Glickman Family Library, Portland. Governor John Baldacci appointed Gendron Maine’s Commissioner of Education in 2002. Gendron, […]

While slick winter weather may be the furthest thing from many locals’ minds in the heat of summer, Windham Public Works is taking steps now to ensure private roads in Windham will be ready for snowplowing come winter. By state law, towns cannot spend public money on private roads, but towns can agree to snowplow […]

SAD 6 school district will be scouring resumes this summer to replace Principal Sheila Jepson, who recently announced her resignation from Bonny Eagle High School. Jepson will be leaving the largest school administrative district in Maine to become assistant principal at Deering High School in Portland in the fall. “We consider ourselves incredibly fortunate to […]

A proposed long-term quarry in Windham, fiercely opposed by many neighbors of the site, passed its first round of approval Monday night as the Windham Planning unanimously voted in favor the project after laying down a series of conditions. The quarry’s final approval is now in the hands of the Windham Town Council and the […]

A proposed long-term quarry in Windham, fiercely opposed by many neighbors of the site, passed its first round of approval Monday night as the Windham Planning unanimously voted in favor the project after laying down a series of conditions. The quarry’s final approval is now in the hands of the Windham Town Council and the […]

Windham Town Manager Anthony Plante was elected vice chairman of ecomaine Board of Directors at the organization’s recent annual meeting. Ecomaine is the nonprofit solid waste disposal company owned and operated by 21 area municipalities and, until June 30 of this year, was named Regional Waste Systems. South Portland City Councilor Linda Boudreau was elected […]

Windham Town Manager Anthony Plante was elected vice chairman of ecomaine Board of Directors at the organization’s recent annual meeting. Ecomaine is the nonprofit solid waste disposal company owned and operated by 21 area municipalities and, until June 30 of this year, was named Regional Waste Systems. South Portland City Councilor Linda Boudreau was elected […]

Well, what can we say except that “We Did It!” The Maine Blues Festival (MBF), headquartered here at Bray’s Brewpub & Eatery, was a smashing success! The music was varied and fabulous, the crowds were lively and jovial, security was visible (and uneventful), the shuttle buses were aplenty, and the weather was absolutely perfect. Festivities […]

Well, what can we say except that “We Did It!” The Maine Blues Festival (MBF), headquartered here at Bray’s Brewpub & Eatery, was a smashing success! The music was varied and fabulous, the crowds were lively and jovial, security was visible (and uneventful), the shuttle buses were aplenty, and the weather was absolutely perfect. Festivities […]

If you could start your own business, what would it be? Doug Conant, 23, Livermore Falls “An Italian restaurant, just because my family grew me up with Italian food and I took culinary arts in high school.” Ron Cole, 71, Standish “A bookstore. The area needs a bookstore. But if I were to start a […]