Mark Bailey of Steep Falls and Evan Dub of Standish were recently named to the Dean’s List at Maine Maritime Academy for outstanding academic achievement in the first semester of the 2004-2005 academic year. Bailey, a member of the class of 2008, is majoring in Marine Systems Engineering. He is a 2004 graduate of Bonny […]

Mark Bailey of Steep Falls and Evan Dub of Standish were recently named to the Dean’s List at Maine Maritime Academy for outstanding academic achievement in the first semester of the 2004-2005 academic year. Bailey, a member of the class of 2008, is majoring in Marine Systems Engineering. He is a 2004 graduate of Bonny […]

“Community Resources”: Caring for Your Aging Family Members for families providing assistance to an older adult. Wednesday, March 30 from 6:30-8 p.m. at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church in Windham. Ann O’Sullivan, OTR/L, LSW will be the speaker. No Charge. The event is co-sponsored by the Southern Maine Agency on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association, Maine […]

Secretary of State Matt Dunlap skidded on ice on I-95 Tuesday morning and demolished his truck in a rollover, but still made it to work pretty much unscathed. “I was wearing my seatbelt,” Dunlap told concerned senators after session Tuesday. Always quick with a joke, Dunlap said the thing that bothered him most was he […]

Some legislators are talking about taxes as part of a solution to the state’s budget deficit now that the governor’s plan to sell off proceeds from the lottery has been attacked by members of his own party. Based on compromises being floated in the halls of the Statehouse, few would rely on tax increases alone […]

Some legislators are talking about taxes as part of a solution to the state’s budget deficit now that the governor’s plan to sell off proceeds from the lottery has been attacked by members of his own party. Based on compromises being floated in the halls of the Statehouse, few would rely on tax increases alone […]

On Sunday, March 8, the Sunday School Class of Standish Congregational Church in Standish presented Sue Kirk, Project Linus Coordinator for Central and Southern Maine, with a quilt they made. The children designed fabric squares and their teacher, Kelley Heath, assembled them into a quilt. The quilt is being donated to Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital […]

Senator Susan Collins met with Ryan Steeves, a Navy Seal from Standish, during the senator’s recent trip to Iraq. (Courtesy photo)

Senator Susan Collins met with Ryan Steeves, a Navy Seal from Standish, during the senator’s recent trip to Iraq. (Courtesy photo)

As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I recently participated in a trip to Afghanistan and Iraq with my colleagues Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Russ Feingold, and Hillary Clinton. The purpose of the trip was to assess the impact of recent elections, meet with the leaders of each country, discuss military and […]