Air Force Senior Airman Peter J. LeBlanc of Windham participated in the 16th annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. More than 3,500 military and civilian marchers from across the United States and several foreign countries participated in the grueling 26.2-mile event. Marchers traveled through the high desert terrain of the […]

Republicans hoping to overturn the plan to borrow $447 million to finance the state budget say they’ve raised over $60,000 and already have petitions in circulation to put a people’s veto on the ballot. The group, under the newly formed political action committee Don’t Mortgage ME, has hired former Congressman Dave Emery to run the […]

Celebrate the arrival of the merry month of May with the annual Home, Garden & Flower Show at Fryeburg Fairgrounds. The Home, Garden & Flower Show at Fryeburg Fairgrounds opens its doors Friday morning, April 29, and runs through Sunday, May 1. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 […]

The well system at Bonny Eagle High School recently passed a second round of testing, according to district officials. However, the levels of lead and copper were not low enough to warrant an immediate reversion to a three-year testing cycle, according to Amy Stillings of the Environmental Protection Agency. Last fall, the EPA found unacceptable […]

A local builder is involved in a dispute over a property that the owners contend has water drainage problems and an improperly installed furnace. The owners have asked for a jury trial in Cumberland County Superior Court, and seek compensatory and punitive damages from the builder. In 2001, KTO Builders, Inc. of Windham sold a […]

The chairmen of the Legislature’s Taxation Committee are proposing a sweeping overhaul of the state’s tax system – lowering the sales tax rate to 4 percent while taxing almost everything that is now exempt, and eliminating the income tax for thousands of Maine families. Sen. Joe Perry, D-Penobscot and Rep. Richard Woodbury, an independent from […]

Baby Boomers are lucky – they have just the one nickname, which lets folks know they were born between 1946 and 1964. They’re followed by Generation X – those born between 1965 and 1980. It’s difficult to tell exactly what the magic age is that marks passage into Senior Citizens. It ranges from 55-65, and […]

What do you think was the greatest era in the history of music? Cheryl Field, 42, Bridgton, homemaker “The 60s. Old country like George Jones. It’s what I grew up with. I liked the lyrics. They had good morals back then.” Ethan Myer, 23, Bridgton, Walmart Employee “The 50s and 60s. I really like the […]

Frances Small lived, volunteered and played her entire life in the town of Raymond. She left her mark on the community with her music, her charitable contributions and her faith. Now, the town of Raymond hopes to honor Small with a granite park bench to be placed near the Bicentennial Tree planted on the property […]

Serving on the Judiciary Committee in the Maine Legislature, I hear terrible cases of basic human rights being violated by another person. I often reflect on where we, as a culture, learn that this behavior is acceptable. The answer, unfortunately, is as close as our local schools. Our teachers and administrators are trying. Student-teacher classroom […]