Bon AppA?©tit, which prepares all the meals for Saint Joseph’s College in Standish, has signed an agreement with Smiling Hill Farm to sell its dairy products exclusively at the campus cafA?©. The Smiling Hill dairy herd consists of 50 registered Holsteins, which are out in the pasture seven months of the year. The farm does […]

Located in the middle of town, the Naples Grange looks much the same as it did nearly 100 years ago when it was built. Yet no longer is it a place where neighbors come together to enjoy good company, dances and banquet suppers. The cast-iron stove in the kitchen is cold. The upstairs hall is […]

Air Force Airman Joseph M. Cawood has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Cawood is the son of James and Tami Cawood of Lord Road, Buxton and a 2005 graduate of Bonny Eagle High School in Standish. Courtesy photo

Air Force Airman Joseph M. Cawood has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Cawood is the son of James and Tami Cawood of Lord Road, Buxton and a 2005 graduate of Bonny Eagle High School in Standish. Courtesy photo

Sebago Lake stewards now have a calendar to call their own – the Images of Sebago Lake Calendar. The calendar features dramatic images of Sebago Lake from amateur photographers, both residents and tourists. Last summer, the Portland Water District solicited color photos for the calendar and received over 140 submissions. “We never expected to receive […]

The state Board of Education is rolling out a controversial report authored by state leaders that calls for reducing the number of school districts from 286 to 35 and paying teachers more money while requiring them to be better educated. It also calls for increasing the time teachers and most students spend in school; putting […]

The state Board of Education is rolling out a controversial report authored by state leaders that calls for reducing the number of school districts from 286 to 35 and paying teachers more money while requiring them to be better educated. It also calls for increasing the time teachers and most students spend in school; putting […]

The state Board of Education is rolling out a controversial report authored by state leaders that calls for reducing the number of school districts from 286 to 35 and paying teachers more money while requiring them to be better educated. It also calls for increasing the time teachers and most students spend in school; putting […]

Fifteen years ago, we had a simple idea to promote a concert with a special purpose – to collect gifts that would be distributed to families in our communities who found themselves in need at Christmas. And now 15 years later, it continues to grow and to be strongly supported by the Lakes Region’s communities. […]

The spicy fragrances of gingerbread and cinnamon wafting through the house and the all-over warmth of a toasty kitchen with its oven working overtime. A gnawing anticipation of the special gifts that lurk beneath their festive wrappings. And the hushed sense of wonder and amazement during a candlelight service on Christmas Eve. Christmas. The season […]