The Boston Post Cane Certificate for New Gloucester’s oldest living resident has been awarded to Lillian Picard. Born in 1919, Picard will be 97 in September. Town voting records indicate that she is the oldest living resident of New Gloucester. The Boston Post Cane tradition started in 1909 when the Boston Post newspaper distributed canes […]

Ever drive down Route 302 in Raymond in the summer and see women wearing bright green T-shirts weeding the town’s gardens? They’re members of volunteer group in Raymond called Walk n Weed, which meets weekly to tend to the garden beds. They maintain 70 beds along Route 302, as well as the gardens at Veterans […]

Singletrack Cycle Shop relocated from Naples to Raymond in mid-June, in part to expand its offerings and meet a growing demand. Also this summer, New Gloucester-based Norumbega Green Rentals, on the same property as Norumbega Cidery, has started renting electric bikes for day trips. All this means that access to an efficient mode of transportation […]

It sounds like the perfect premise for a feel-good movie. Two little girls, both 5 years old, both with the same first name and both working to overcome the same physical disability, meet, become riding partners and find friendship and happiness at their equestrian center. But it’s not a screenplay. Rather, it’s the kind of […]

It sounds like the perfect premise for a feel-good movie. Two little girls, both 5 years old, both with the same first name and both working to overcome the same physical disability, meet, become riding partners and find friendship and happiness at their equestrian center. But it’s not a screenplay. Rather, it’s the kind of […]

Windham Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a local organization providing heating oil to in-need families during the winter, has received a donation from local civic group the Independent Order of the Odd Fellows. The Lake Pine Association, which manages the finances of the Odd Fellows, donated $10,000 from the recent sale of their lodge on Route 302 […]

Mid-morning on July 14, four boys ages 8 and 9 took to Crescent Lake, thrashing and splashing in the fresh water. It was sunny and windy in Raymond as their parents and guardians sat on the bank watching the swim lesson began. Standing in the water with the boys was Charlotte Phillips, a lifeguard. Although […]

With their brilliant black heads, speckled bodies and melancholy cries, loons have long captivated the attention of Mainers. Among them is Gray resident Sharon Young, who lives on Little Sebago Lake. “It’s such an impressive creature,” she said while scouring the lake for loons on July 16. “I couldn’t help but fall in love with […]