It isn’t a good omen to start out a work week with two people absent from a 2.5 person office. And as the .5 employee fumbles for the right key to unlock the office, the phone is ringing. This part-timer arrived early to “get things ready,” but the world of newspaper readers is awake and […]

It isn’t a good omen to start out a work week with two people absent from a 2.5 person office. And as the .5 employee fumbles for the right key to unlock the office, the phone is ringing. This part-timer arrived early to “get things ready,” but the world of newspaper readers is awake and […]

It isn’t a good omen to start out a work week with two people absent from a 2.5 person office. And as the .5 employee fumbles for the right key to unlock the office, the phone is ringing. This part-timer arrived early to “get things ready,” but the world of newspaper readers is awake and […]

Holiday Fair – Nov. 19, First Congregational-Christian Church, Gloucester Hill Road, near Rt. 231, New Gloucester from 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. Homemade crafts, needlework, baked goods, special White Elephant table and children’s activity room (10 to noon). Village Square Fair – Nov. 19, Oak Hill Rd., Standish, next to the church under construction from […]

Before Dutch Elm Disease killed the stately trees that once lined both sides of Route 302, and before North Windham became the commercial hub of the Lakes Region, this is the scene you would have seen if you were driving toward Portland from Raymond. Peck’s Country Store, the large building on the right carried just […]

Before Dutch Elm Disease killed the stately trees that once lined both sides of Route 302, and before North Windham became the commercial hub of the Lakes Region, this is the scene you would have seen if you were driving toward Portland from Raymond. Peck’s Country Store, the large building on the right carried just […]

These fall days must be a marketing nightmare. Grocery store sale bins are full of orange and black-foil-wrapped Halloween candy, even some marshmallow ghosts; these colors mix nicely with the leftover “Harvest” selection which was in brown and orange wrappings and the day after Thanksgiving, the marshmallow turkey “peeps” will be tossed in the mix. […]

Do you know what your kids are posting on the web? Below is a breakdown of how many students per school currently have profiles on www.myspace.com, a popular Web site where teens post pictures, video and online diaries known as “blogs.” Windham High School: 209 students Bonny Eagle High School: 273 students Lake Region High […]

The Vendredi Club, a Casco women’s club founded in 1944, will be holding their Annual Christmas Reindeer Auction on Wednesday, Dec. 7 in the Casco Village Church Great Room. Preview of quality handcrafted items begin at 6:30 p.m. and the auction starts at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. In addition, door prizes will be […]

I am grateful to all of you who voted on November 8, and especially to those who searched their souls and concluded that discrimination of any kind is wrong. Thank you! Thanks, too, to the volunteers who helped bring information about candidates and issues to us voters. Your caring dedication is much appreciated. And, of […]