Things are cooling off, so now’s the time to heat things up with your hottest soup, stew, or chowder recipe! Submit your favorite soup, stew, or chowder recipe in our contest, and be entered into Naples’ new community Web site www.connectingnaples.com. First place will receive $250 cash. Second place receives a $100 Gift Certificate to […]

7th Annual Carol and Friends Country Crafts Fair, Nov. 11, 12 & 13 – 117 Spiller Rd, Gorham from 9 AM to 8 PM, November 11, 9 AM to 6 PM, November 12, and 10 AM to 3 PM, November 13. Jewelry, floral arrangements and wreaths, hand painted items/ornaments, stained glass, bread, candies, scarp-booking and […]

7th Annual Carol and Friends Country Crafts Fair, Nov. 11, 12 & 13 – 117 Spiller Rd, Gorham from 9 AM to 8 PM, November 11, 9 AM to 6 PM, November 12, and 10 AM to 3 PM, November 13. Jewelry, floral arrangements and wreaths, hand painted items/ornaments, stained glass, bread, candies, scarp-booking and […]

I must admit that a close friend floored me last weekend with a simple two-word question. We usually have a meeting every Sunday where we discuss all things political. Right out of the clear blue in the middle of a discussion he asked, “Where’s God?” I was left speechless to say the least. That question […]

Preparations are underway for the 2005 Lakes Region Dinner of Giving Thanks, a Thanksgiving Day dinner where all are welcome. The annual community celebration takes place on Thursday, Nov. 24, which is Thanksgiving Day. The menu includes oven-roasted turkey, along with turkey stuffing, brown gravy, mashed potatoes, vegetables, breads, cakes and pies. In addition to […]

The Windham Public Library is holding a Book & Bake Sale on Saturday, Nov. 19 from 9:30 to 3 p.m. in the library’s meeting room. There will be a preview night on Friday, Nov. 18 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The cost will be $10 per person. The Friends of the Windham Public Library is […]

After months of persistence, Town Manager Don Willard announced the 133rd Engineering Battalion of the Maine Army National Guard has targetted Raymond for a June, 2006 training exercise. Encouraged by resident and former selectwoman Ada Brown, Willard applied for the Guard’s assistance on two Raymond work projects: building a pole barn for equipment storage on […]

“They’re so comfortable your feet will actually feel the aging process reverse!” That’s part of the advertising hype used to sell “Anti-Aging” slippers, which, according to the ad, make your feet feel 20 years younger. That would be great, but even when I was 48, my feet didn’t feel so wonderful. I’d like something that […]

A conservative Christian campaign to overturn the state’s newly enacted gay rights law by linking it to gay marriage was soundly defeated at the polls by a 55 to 45 percent margin. The vote brought to a close – at least for now – the long and often bitter battle between the Christian Civic League […]

November 8 Election Results Question 1: People’s veto to repeal antidiscrimination law for sexual orientation Windham Yes – 2183 No – 2141 Standish Yes – 1261 No – 1,207 Raymond Yes – 659 No – 773 Casco Yes – 513 No – 470 Naples Yes – 569 No – 510 Sebago Yes – 293 No […]