Five ways to eat better 1. Eat a Good Breakfast Every Day-milk, yogurt, hot or cold cereal, low-fat cheeses and instant breakfast mixes; try low-fat milk and a bran flake-type cereal. Get calcium, B-complex, vitamins and fiber (5.5 grams in 2 cups). 2. Get Enough Protein-rotate skinless chicken, fish, and lean meats as main courses; […]

The Raymond-Casco Historical Society will hold its next meeting on Monday, April 17 at the Raymond Public Safety Building located on the corner of Route 302 and Main Street, Raymond. There will be a formal presentation of an 1870 Harmon Horse Drawn Pung (sleigh) at 6:30 p.m. to the Historical Society. Louise Lester is donating […]

The Taxation Committee has given its unanimous support for rules that will determine who will be eligible for a working waterfront tax break and for how much – paving the way for smooth sailing through the full Legislature. The plan gives local assessors a lot of discretion in determining the so-called current-use value of waterfront […]

When most people think of China, they think in terms of exploding numbers: gross domestic product, population, or the amount of gold medals won at past Olympics. But when Standish resident Scott Good thinks about China, he sees 80 million Christians, 70 percent of whom essentially break the law each Sunday when they go to […]

The First Annual Maine Blues Festival Committee is currently looking for volunteers to help them plan the festival, slated for mid-June. The festival kicks off on Friday, June 16 and continues through Sunday, June 18 in Naples. Over 20 bands are booked, most of whom are Maine Blues Society members. To complement the blues music, […]

A group of 11 students and three adults of the Rotary Interact Club from Gray-New Gloucester High School, sponsored by the Windham Rotary Club, has just returned from Mississippi where they assisted communities ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. While working with a group called Service International, the students painted, delivered Sheetrock, organized a food pantry, worked […]

Standish residents have only three weeks remaining to inspect the draft Comprehensive Plan before its final scheduled public hearing on May 4. On June 6, the Standish Town Council will vote on the plan’s adoption. Charged with updating and improving the existing plan, which was created in 1992, the Comprehensive Plan Update Committee has been […]

•Windham Hill United Church of Christ will open the church Good Friday from 3 to 9 p.m. for prayer and meditation. A service of Words and Music starts at 7 p.m. Sunrise Service on Easter Sunday will be held at Attwood Hill in North Gorham at 6 a.m. Breakfast will be served after in the […]

A $60 million transportation bond to help fund stalled road and bridge projects is heading for a floor fight after the Transportation Committee voted late last week to attach it to the supplemental highway budget. House Minority Leader David Bowles said Monday he would force a showdown on the bond and would either call for […]

Spurred on by a statewide campaign against teen smoking, Bonny Eagle High School recently held a “Kick Butts Day,” sponsored by the Bonny Eagle Health Club. During all three lunches at the high school, students had the opportunity to talk to health group members and to Chanda Johnson, the Youth and Community Program coordinator, Communities […]