The town of Windham has been faced with tough decisions as of late concerning town-owned property and rezoning requests by individual property owners. The Town Council is currently considering one proposal to rezone an industrial area in South Windham in order to make it available for residential development and another proposal to sell a small […]

No more complaints I remember writing a ranting, raving, thoroughly frustrated editorial back during the Suburban News days about the dangers of driving along Route 302 from the Westbrook line up to the rotary in Windham. I remember comparing the deep grooves and potholes on the right half of the travel lane and the oncoming […]

No more complaints I remember writing a ranting, raving, thoroughly frustrated editorial back during the Suburban News days about the dangers of driving along Route 302 from the Westbrook line up to the rotary in Windham. I remember comparing the deep grooves and potholes on the right half of the travel lane and the oncoming […]

Tired of your property tax bills, the cost of excise taxes when registering a vehicle, income taxes and every other cockamamie tax that our politicians roosting in our capital of Disgusta can come up with? So are the citizens of Maine who have joined the Citizens Alliance of Maine, a statewide, grassroots organization that believes […]

Tired of your property tax bills, the cost of excise taxes when registering a vehicle, income taxes and every other cockamamie tax that our politicians roosting in our capital of Disgusta can come up with? So are the citizens of Maine who have joined the Citizens Alliance of Maine, a statewide, grassroots organization that believes […]

Dirigo Health is Governor John Baldacci’s initiative to provide health insurance to the state’s uninsured – all 130,000 of them. The governor’s heart might have been in the right place in 2003, when he pushed through the enabling legislation. But good intentions are not enough. Even the program’s most diehard cheerleaders in Augusta are sounding […]

The Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Lakes Brew Fest has just completed a successful second year. Held in Casco, this year’s edition was visited by over 600 people who enjoyed the beverages, food, music and artisan show. The smiles present at the event suggest. “mission accomplished.” There are so many people to thank […]

Following the Yankee tradition that considers frugality a religion and entertainment a spare time pursuit of thrift, apple picking is the quintessential autumn activity in the state of Maine. Apple orchards scatter the countryside, their sweet and tangy aromas beckoning Mainers and “from away-ers” alike as they hurry from their cars and get lost among […]

Following the Yankee tradition that considers frugality a religion and entertainment a spare time pursuit of thrift, apple picking is the quintessential autumn activity in the state of Maine. Apple orchards scatter the countryside, their sweet and tangy aromas beckoning Mainers and “from away-ers” alike as they hurry from their cars and get lost among […]

This Sunday, hundreds of motorcycles will rumble round the Lakes Region as part of the Bikers Causeway Cancer Run. Starting at Rick’s CafA?© on the Naples causeway, a parade of motorcycles, 10 police escorts included, will ride the back roads on a 100-mile loop up to Fryeburg and back, all to raise money for cancer […]