Monday, October 10 9 a.m. Town offices, schools closed due to Columbus Day Tuesday, October 11 7 p.m. Town Council meeting in Council Chambers Wednesday, October 12 6:30 p.m. Standish Parent Teacher Org. 6:30 p.m. Frank Jewett Open House grades 2,3 6:30 p.m. Public Safety Committee meets in Conference Room Thursday, October 13 6 p.m. […]
Lakes Region Weekly News
The Partridge Berry
(Reprinted from the October 26, 2001 Suburban News.) As I started cutting next winter’s wood, I noticed the bright little red berry called a partridge-berry. It’s a little-noticed berry located on a creeping stem with small, paired, roundish evergreen leaves often nearly buried by pine needles or leaves. These berries are edible but are tasteless. […]
The Partridge Berry
(Reprinted from the October 26, 2001 Suburban News.) As I started cutting next winter’s wood, I noticed the bright little red berry called a partridge-berry. It’s a little-noticed berry located on a creeping stem with small, paired, roundish evergreen leaves often nearly buried by pine needles or leaves. These berries are edible but are tasteless. […]
The Partridge Berry
(Reprinted from the October 26, 2001 Suburban News.) As I started cutting next winter’s wood, I noticed the bright little red berry called a partridge-berry. It’s a little-noticed berry located on a creeping stem with small, paired, roundish evergreen leaves often nearly buried by pine needles or leaves. These berries are edible but are tasteless. […]
North Windham Union Church welcomes quartet, Oct. 8
Walt Duplessie and his “On The Go” barbershop quartet will be filling the sanctuary with music and laughter at the North Windham Union Church located at 723 Roosevelt Trail this weekend. Duplessie and his group have invited Alex Karantza, a young man who sings in the church’s choir as well as the Windham Chamber Singers, […]
Gendron part of delegation to China
Last week, Maine Commissioner of Education and Raymond resident Susan Gendron traveled to China as part of a 20-member delegation to the country’s Ministry of Education. This cross-section of educators and businessmen visited schools in Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai, talking with both educators and students. In addition, they met with China’s Minister of Education and […]
Gendron part of delegation to China
Last week, Maine Commissioner of Education and Raymond resident Susan Gendron traveled to China as part of a 20-member delegation to the country’s Ministry of Education. This cross-section of educators and businessmen visited schools in Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai, talking with both educators and students. In addition, they met with China’s Minister of Education and […]
From Windham to Taipei: teaching English overseas
Carole Lovely-Belyea of Windham thought she’d never step back into the classroom after retiring from teaching years ago, but when the opportunity arose to teach English overseas, Belyea packed up her things, paid her utilities bills in advance and took off across the globe to the island of Taiwan last August. “It never occurred to […]
From Windham to Taipei: teaching English overseas
Carole Lovely-Belyea of Windham thought she’d never step back into the classroom after retiring from teaching years ago, but when the opportunity arose to teach English overseas, Belyea packed up her things, paid her utilities bills in advance and took off across the globe to the island of Taiwan last August. “It never occurred to […]
Naples man charged in "road rage" fight
Anthoni Jensen, 25 of Naples, is being held at the Cumberland County Jail after allegedly assaulting an oil truck driver in what authorities are calling a “classic road rage incident” that took place on Sunday, Oct. 2. According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, the oil truck driver, Michael Grovo of Scarborough, crossed the centerline […]