Raymond Village Community Church on Main Street in Raymond is holding a family Candlelight service on Christmas Eve at 5 p.m. A communion candlelight service will be held at 11:30 p.m. This service will go into Christmas Day when the church will celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. There is no service on Sunday, Dec. […]

Rock E. Recycle, South Portland, and Reggie Raccoon, Regional Waste Systems’ mascot, wish everyone happy holidays and remind everyone to recycle gift boxes and wrapping paper. Photo courtesy of RWS

Rock E. Recycle, South Portland, and Reggie Raccoon, Regional Waste Systems’ mascot, wish everyone happy holidays and remind everyone to recycle gift boxes and wrapping paper. Photo courtesy of RWS

Do you follow any special Christmas traditions? Janet Mitchell, 39, Casco “We have a tradition of opening one present on Christmas Eve. We’ve done it since we were kids. As a kid, we opened our stockings early on Christmas morning while the parents slept. It gave them a few more minutes to get some shut-eye.” […]

Peter Busque, 45, of Outlet Cove Road in Windham, was released Friday from Piscataquis County Jail after serving a two-week sentence for driving while intoxicated. In court last month, Busque pleaded not guilty to both the OUI charge and a charge for criminal speeding. He presented a witness on his behalf who claimed to have […]

Peter Busque, 45, of Outlet Cove Road in Windham, was released Friday from Piscataquis County Jail after serving a two-week sentence for driving while intoxicated. In court last month, Busque pleaded not guilty to both the OUI charge and a charge for criminal speeding. He presented a witness on his behalf who claimed to have […]

To Dec. 31: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at Lyric Music Theater in South Portland. Friday and Saturday performances 8 p.m., Sunday matinees start at 2:30 p.m. FMI or tickets, 799-1421. To Dec. 18: ‘A Wonderful Life – The Musical’ is playing at Schoolhouse Arts Center Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at […]

Anniversary Carol Ann and Carl Currie will celebrate their seventh anniversary on Dec. 19. They will spend a few days in Vermont with her mother. Meeting The Rebekahs will meet Dec. 21 at the Odd Fellows Hall at 7:30 p.m. The program will be “What is Christmas” and the program chair is Joan Labbe. This […]

Anniversary Carol Ann and Carl Currie will celebrate their seventh anniversary on Dec. 19. They will spend a few days in Vermont with her mother. Meeting The Rebekahs will meet Dec. 21 at the Odd Fellows Hall at 7:30 p.m. The program will be “What is Christmas” and the program chair is Joan Labbe. This […]

A Standish man was killed instantly when his car flipped on Route 114 late Sunday night. Roger Gould, 35, of 2 Chadbourne Road, was driving west on Route 114, about a mile after the Route 35 intersection when he failed to negotiate a curve, said Captain William Rhoads of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. Gould […]