The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently issued a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for S.D. Warren’s Eel Weir Hydroelectric Project. This brings the project one step closer to a new, 30-to-50-year operating license. “It’s a huge document,” said Phil Boissonneault of the Portland Water District. “There are no really drastic changes. They’ve allowed an August […]

According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, there has been a change in suspect description with respect to the investigation of a rape that reportedly occurred on Wednesday, July 6 on Molly Lane in Sebago. On July 6, a 24-year-old female reported being physically and sexually assaulted at knife-point while sunbathing on the rear deck […]

According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, there has been a change in suspect description with respect to the investigation of a rape that reportedly occurred on Wednesday, July 6 on Molly Lane in Sebago. On July 6, a 24-year-old female reported being physically and sexually assaulted at knife-point while sunbathing on the rear deck […]

A few weeks ago, I made a big mistake and lost three stamped and addressed letters, along with a check, which I was going to deposit, somewhere between Smith Road and Route 202. My wife and I searched and searched but could not find them. We were resigned to the fact that we probably would […]

Are you sick of reality television? Aimee Davis, 15, Standish “I love ’em! I like Laguna Beach and The Real World. I learn stuff, relationship-wise, like how it’s stupid how people get in fights. I just find it interesting to watch.” Cheryl Fulcher, 44, Bridgton “For adults, it’s okay. For kids, it’s too much. Big […]

The Little Falls Wastewater Treatment Facility on the Windham/Gorham border is scheduled to be closed if the existing sewer network is expanded through Gorham to connect with the Westbrook Regional Treatment Facility. “The Little Falls treatment plant has been a problem for quite awhile,” said Stuart Rose of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Over […]

“The Complete History of America (abridged)” is a witty, silly and very, very funny play and it’s coming to Deertrees in Harrison Aug. 11 and 12. It’s a wonderful mA?©lange of historical malapropisms, dark humor and zany slapstick. For example, picture the vaudeville team of Lewis and Clark complete with corny jokes and Marx Brothers-like […]

The Corporate and Community Services Department at Central Maine Community College will offer Introduction to QuickBooks (CCS 059-21) on Monday evenings from 6-8:30 p.m. from September 12 through October 17. (There will be no class on Oct. 10 in observance of Columbus Day.) The cost of the class is $195 and includes materials. QuickBooks is […]

substation.jpg: This roadside trailer, next to the Lowe’s construction site off Manchester Drive, is being used as a temporary substation for the Windham Police. It will serve as a space for officers to do paperwork and maintain a presence in the North Windham commercial district. Staff photo by Douglas Wright

Good job, FERC We didn’t plan it this way, but it seems this week’s front-page stories all have to do with water in some way. The annual Antique Wooden Boat Show; lake pollution and its effects on swimming beaches; the Little Falls sewage treatment facility and the reaction of homeowners in the area to the […]