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 […]

April 7-23: “Dracula: The Musical?” will run April 7, 8, 20 and 21 at 8 p.m., and April 9 and 23 at 2 p.m. in Viola George Auditorium at Harold Alfond Hall at St. Joseph’s College in Standish. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students. For reservations, call 893-3030. April 21-29: The […]

Saint Joseph’s College will hold Sexual Assault Awareness Week starting Monday, April 24, with events planned each day of the week. On Monday, a panel discussion will feature representatives from several agencies talking about the protocol for handling sexual assault incidents. The panel features Lt. Don Foss of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office; Polly Campbell, […]

Editor, Each year volunteers in the Portland area work to make the American Cancer Society’s Daffodil Days a great success! On behalf of the American Cancer Society I would like to thank the many local individuals, businesses, and organizations for their eagerness to help. More than 2,800 bouquets of daffodils, 170 Gifts of Hope, and […]

As the early spring sun washes the night’s frost from the meadow at Shearbrooke Farm in Standish, residents of the weathered barn chatter earnestly in a hundred dissonant voices – bleats and blats, cackles and squawks. Startled by something, or maybe nothing, a chicken hops off her straw nest of adopted duck eggs and scuttles […]

As the early spring sun washes the night’s frost from the meadow at Shearbrooke Farm in Standish, residents of the weathered barn chatter earnestly in a hundred dissonant voices – bleats and blats, cackles and squawks. Startled by something, or maybe nothing, a chicken hops off her straw nest of adopted duck eggs and scuttles […]

A bill that would exempt lobster traps from the personal property tax – only collected from lobstermen in a handful of towns including Camden, Boothbay and York – is getting strong support in the Legislature and could end up on the ballot as an amendment to the constitution. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Mary […]

You’d be surprised at all the spring cleaning I’ve got done this year. Before I get out of bed, while I’m “waiting to wake up,” plans go through my head as I think of all the things that need to be done. The kitchen cupboards are re-arranged, the closets are cleaned out, and boxes of […]

Editor, There has been enough animosity and vitriol in the news these days, so I hope to bring a well-reasoned point-of-view into play in this letter. We in the state of Maine cried out for property tax relief and increased school funding by the state. We got a piece of legislation known as LD1 that […]

One look at these kids shows that the first annual Bunny Pageant at Blue Seal Feed and Needs in South Windham was a good time had by all. Twelve bunnies and their owners came to the store on Saturday, Apr. 1 to vie for prizes in seven categories ranging from best decorated pet carrier to […]