A disability lawsuit against Wal-Mart in North Windham still stands after the legality of the suit was called into question by the retail corporation. Maine Supreme Court decided last week that the risk of heart failure constitutes a legal disability for former employee Stanley Whitney, of Gorham, under the Maine Human Rights Act. Federal judges […]

Schoolhouse Arts Center’s Musical Theater Ensemble will present “How to Eat Like a Child and Other Lessons in Not Being a Grown-up” May 5 to 7 at Schoolhouse Arts Center at Sebago Lake. This delightful musical play presents a humorous look at how to eat like a child as well as act like one. It’s […]

Seated in the foreground, Ethel Verrill, resident of Highland Cliff Road in Windham for most of her life, celebrated her 105th birthday on Tuesday at Ledgewood Manor in North Windham. Surrounded by fellow members of the Lakes Region Red Hot Flashers, Verrill enjoyed birthday cake and songs provided by the ladies. She was also given […]

Now that federal funding is in place for phase one of the long-awaited Gorham bypass, Standish commuters and town officials are eagerly anticipating the changes it will bring to the town and its residents. Although discussion of a bypass began about 50 years ago, the $15.7 million in federal highway funding received last summer makes […]

Would you pay to visit Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth? Steve Cook, 40, Windham “I haven’t been there since I was a kid. But I’d probably pay to go back. I’d pay up to $5 a visit.” Sylvia Jensen, 71, Westbrook “I’ve lived in this area all my life and I can’t see paying for […]

I saw in the newspaper the other day that Republican candidate for governor Chandler Woodcock has qualified to run as a Clean Elections Candidate, and a rival in the primaries, Peter Mills, has submitted his $5 Clean Elections checks to qualify. Woodcock boasted that his clean elections status meant he could not be corrupted by […]

A BETR future The Legislature’s expected, and highly anticipated, move to eliminate the tax on business equipment will strengthen businesses, improve communities, and may even benefit government in the long run. Proponents of a tax-and-spend ideology (not like they’re being too vocal, by the way), must hate the current wave that is pushing to eliminate […]

SAD 6 will hold public hearings and informational meetings regarding the 2006-2007 school budget as follows: Buxton’s public hearing will take place Wednesday, May 10 at 7 p.m. at Buxton Town Hall Frye Island’s public hearing of the school budget will take place Saturday, May 27 at 11 a.m. at the Frye Island Community Center. […]

SAD 6 will hold public hearings and informational meetings regarding the 2006-2007 school budget as follows: Buxton’s public hearing will take place Wednesday, May 10 at 7 p.m. at Buxton Town Hall Frye Island’s public hearing of the school budget will take place Saturday, May 27 at 11 a.m. at the Frye Island Community Center. […]

On Good Friday, about 40 people of all ages participated in a Hunger Walk from Casco to Raymond. Beginning at 8 a.m. at the Casco Village Church, the group walked eight miles along Route 121 to the Raymond Village Community Church, where they took part in a soup lunch. Six of the group walked double […]