Residents at Naples Annual Town Meeting last Wednesday voted in favor of all but one of the 58 articles on the town’s warrant. This approves the Naples municipal budget for 2005-2006 ($3.03 million) with the exception of $50,000 for Sidewalk Winter Maintenance listed in the failed article. The failed article concerned plowing, sanding and clearing […]

Linda Paul has retired after 14 years of helping fight poverty and hunger in Windham as the sole director of Windham Social Services. Since its inception in 1991, Paul has run Windham Social Services which offers assistance to local low-income individuals and families. As the administrator of general assistance in Windham and as its only […]

This 4th of July weekend was another in a series of bad judgment decisions by our Standish town manager. As we all drove into the line for our turn to dispose of our trash in the compactor, the vehicle lines were backed up, many with the driver in the office obtaining their permit sticker, while […]

On June 7, the Standish Planning Board conditionally approved at 1:50 a.m., the site plan for Pit Stop Fuels. Since then, I have heard time and time again that a “gas station” was approved, but in fact, much more than just a gas station was approved. Let me explain. On the proposed 2.6 acre site, […]

“Baseball and Poetry” will be author Edward J. Rielly’s topic of discussion at a Windham Public Library on July 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Windham Public Library Meeting Room. Rielly, of Westbrook, will discuss how baseball and American culture intersect and share poems from his new book, “Ways of Looking: Poems of the Farm.” […]

The Silver Bullet program is coming back to Windham. After closing in April due to misuse, the recycling program is slated to reopen sometime this month. Doug Fortier, Director of the Public Works Department, says he is waiting on Regional Waste Systems (RWS) to “retrofit” the Silver Bullet bins with new signage. Once they are […]

The Silver Bullet program is coming back to Windham. After closing in April due to misuse, the recycling program is slated to reopen sometime this month. Doug Fortier, Director of the Public Works Department, says he is waiting on Regional Waste Systems (RWS) to “retrofit” the Silver Bullet bins with new signage. Once they are […]

The Naples Board of Selectmen signed a proclamation on Monday night officially recognizing the Naples chapter of the Red Hat Society. Sharon Sampson, founder of the Naples chapter, spoke before the board and delivered the proclamation for the board to sign. “The reason for the proclamation was so that the town recognizes us as a […]

The stepmother of Tamera Hearn, a victim of a car accident in Sebago, was incorrectly identified last week. The correct spelling of her name is Patricia McKown. The photo of Windham graduate, Brianna Greene, was incorrect in last week’s Graudation 2005 special section. Josh Avery was misidentified as Bonny Eagle’s valedictorian in last week’s Graduation […]

The Standish Recreation Department is currently holding a canoe raffle for a Bear Creek canoe, handmade in Sebago, Maine. Cost per ticket is $5, or you can purchase five tickets for $20. Proceeds from the raffle will benefit the Sebago Lake Sports Complex located at Johnson Field. The raffle winner will be drawn on August […]