Jim has lost his job. Mary just came home from the hospital and can’t go back to work for a month. Aunt Sarah’s income is “fixed” and she has just paid the winter oil bill. Each of them could use a little temporary help. In Windham, the food pantry is available “to help people get […]

Police arrested two alleged drug dealers in South Windham on Monday night in a sting operation that netted large quantities of morphine and Oxycodone, both narcotic painkillers. Tipped off by a “confidential source,” undercover drug agents staged a drug deal outside an apartment complex at 9 Main St. where Joseph Cyr, 28, of Windham, and […]

About a dozen audience members attended this week’s Meet the Candidates Night, sponsored by the Raymond Lions Club. Though the group was small in the Jordan Small Middle School, individuals asked the panel of Raymond School Board, Board of Selectmen and Budget/Finance Committee candidates a number of questions at Monday’s meeting, moderated by Lions Club […]

Even at the age of 80, Ken Cole Jr. is still a Boy Scout. Starting at the delicate age of 12, when he first joined the Boy Scouts, Cole, a Windham native, has had Scout in his heart. Although he never made Eagle, Cole has done just about everything else there is to do in […]

Rep. Barbara Merrill, an independent candidate for governor, held a press conference last week to say she had more than enough signatures to get on the ballot, but needed people to send in $5 checks so she could qualify for public funds to run her campaign. Merrill needs 2,500 $5-checks from registered voters by June […]

Last week, the Maine Supreme Court unanimously overturned a ruling by a superior court judge that said petitions for the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) were turned in too late. By doing so, TABOR will now be on the ballet for this November. Very simply, the higher court determined Maine’s Constitution took priority over statutes […]

First, let me congratulate this paper for publishing reporter Douglas Wright’s excellent, balanced presentation of local opinions about our country’s pre-emptive initiation of war on Iraq and the endless continuation of the conflict. It’s important that we hear what our neighbors feel about such important national issues, even in a regional paper. Getting news of […]

Michael Connolly, of Portland, has been named Irish Person of the Year 2006 by the Irish American Club of Maine. Connolly is the son of Michael and Norma Connolly of Atlantic Street in Portland. He grew up on Munjoy Hill listening to his father’s stories of his friends who worked “along shore” in Portland Harbor. […]

Spring in Maine. Bright sunny days, vivid blue skies, sparkling lakes. And sand. Sand tracked into and vigorously swept out of homes, businesses and schools everywhere. But no one this time of year has to deal with as much sand as local public works departments. While everyone wants it gone, has anyone wondered where it […]

At a Glance Sunday, May 7 – Scrapbooking Workshop, 2 to 3:30 p.m., at the library. Saturday, May 20 – Town Meeting, 10 a.m. Monday, May 29 – Memorial Day, library closed. Wednesday, May 31 – Book Discussion Group, 7 p.m. at the library Saturday, June 24 – Plant Sale and Paperback Book Sale. Scrapbooking […]