April 29 marked the last day residents of Windham could register as candidates for the upcoming Town Council and School Board elections. In order to be eligible, residents had to collect at least 25 signatures from registered voters in Windham. This year, 14 residents will be running as candidates in the elections. Town Council race […]

I am an eighth grade student from Jordan Small Middle School in Raymond. I think we should have a social worker at our school all of the time. Kids, teachers and parents need someone to talk to if there are problems and they do not know how to handle them. If there is an emergency […]

In Finance, we’re happy to see the hectic activity associated with the Fiscal 2006 budget wind down. We appreciate the long hours of the members of the Finance Committee, the Budget Committee and the councilors in budget workshop. This represents the first year under the new LD1 state law which has addressed school funding, municipal […]

Water utilities across the country are preparing for investments to soar over the next thirty years to combat an aging infrastructure. The major culprit – pipes laid at different times in our history have different life expectancies and will need to be replaced at roughly the same time. Nationwide, this problem is projected to cost […]

Water utilities across the country are preparing for investments to soar over the next thirty years to combat an aging infrastructure. The major culprit – pipes laid at different times in our history have different life expectancies and will need to be replaced at roughly the same time. Nationwide, this problem is projected to cost […]

Water utilities across the country are preparing for investments to soar over the next thirty years to combat an aging infrastructure. The major culprit – pipes laid at different times in our history have different life expectancies and will need to be replaced at roughly the same time. Nationwide, this problem is projected to cost […]

About 35 people were in the audience for Raymond Lion’s Club Meet the Candidates Night at Jordan Small Middle School on Monday. The event was a chance for voters to ask questions in preparation for May 20’s election. Candidates running for Board of Selectmen, School Board, and Budget Committee were invited to answer questions from […]

While rototilling manure into my daughter’s garden, I began thinking of another Maine spring ritual, the Annual Town Meeting. Standing deep in the offerings of my neighbor’s horses I realized that Raymond, unique in many ways, is also identical to neighboring towns. The details differ but the “politics of budget” are the same. Listen to […]

Beginning in January 2005, the residents of Standish received a new colleague. That individual is Dave Patterson, creator of low power FM station WJZF. Patterson’s radio station is set up in his home and music and programs are on 24 hours a day. There are only three low power FM stations in the state of […]

I am writing this letter to express my concern regarding the proposed decrease in social work services at Jordan Small Middle School in Raymond. Jordan Small has a full-time social worker at this time. Next year the position will be decreased to 1.5 days per week for grades 6, 7 and 8. The social worker […]