Standish Recreation Committee is sponsoring a free “Drive-In Movie Nite” on Friday, July 7 at Standish Memorial Park. Gates open at 6 p.m. The main feature is “Eight Below,” which starts at 8:30 p.m. The Snack Shack will be open for business with burgers, hot dogs and plenty of other summer goodies. Prior to the […]

The local Meals on Wheels program desperately needs volunteers to deliver meals to area folks who cannot leave their home, or are unable to cook for themselves. Delivering meals to shut-ins helps immensely and doesn’t take a lot of time. Volunteers undergo a short training session. Drivers, if desired, receive a small stipend to cover […]

Should Maine continue to provide 7th and 8th graders with laptop computers? Lindsay Martel, 23, Poland “Yes, to help their education. With all the new technology that’s around, they’ll need the experience.” Michael MacVicar, 29, Sebago “Yes. It just seems like a good idea to me. Then-Governor King said the program was supposed to be […]

It’s Tuesday night, July 4, but seems like Sunday and I’m writing this week’s column the old fashioned way – sitting at the kitchen table, using a yellow-lined pad and using a pencil. Oh yes, it’s being written in longhand, or in today’s language, cursive. My computer is “down” temporarily, until I can get a […]

Here are members of the Smith family at Windham Hill, posing before or after a trip in their carriage. Windham is blessed with many fine old homes and longtime families. This Windham Hill home was built about 1825, and purchased by Edward Smith in 1872. His descendants, the Clarks, still live here. Windham Historical Society […]

The federal government says parts of Maine’s educational assessment system, including giving all 11th-graders the SAT, don’t comply with the standards of the No Child Left Behind Act and is giving the state 20 days to show it’s making improvements. If the state Department of Education misses that deadline, it could lose $114,000 in administrative […]

With a citizen petition underway to restrict the operation, a proposed 75-acre quarry in Windham goes forward to possible final approval by the town’s planning board Monday night. On July 10, the Windham Planning Board will meet with developer Peter Busque to continue their review of a potential long-term rock quarry operation on the corner […]

At a recent Raymond Lions Club meeting, club president Bob Gilmore presented Howard Stiles, chairperson of the Raymond Veterans’ Memorial Committee, a check for $1,600 to purchase the flags and the flag pole for the Raymond Veterans’ Memorial. Stiles said the fund drive continues and all contributions, which can be sent to the Town of […]

No questions asked Hopefully, you read with interest, as we did, the results of this week’s audit of town halls, police stations and schools by the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition. Simply put, the audit’s purpose was to learn whether local towns were allowing the public proper access to public documents. The results were pretty […]

Even with technological advances in crime scene investigations, better interdepartmental communication and cooperation, and increasing visibility of law enforcement with 24-hour patrols, Maine is still strife with burglaries, specifically those committed by perpetrators with a drug dependency. And the Lakes Region is no exception. “I hate to say it, but at least I have job […]