Registration for Real Deal 5K open Registration is open for the third annual Real Deal 5K Run/Walk to be held on Saturday, May 7, at 9:30 a.m. at the Standish Town Municipal Complex. The Real Deal 5K is a memorial run/walk honoring 1992 Bonny Eagle graduate Kenneth “Kenny” Coughlin, who passed away in April 2012 […]
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Bill to rename Naples Causeway span honors bridge-builder
In honor of the late Robert Neault, members of the Naples community are looking to rename the Route 302 span along the causeway – known as the Naples Bay Bridge – in his memory. State Rep. Christine Powers, a Democrat who represents Naples, Sebago, Baldwin, Cornish, Naples and part of Parsonsfield, said the idea to […]
Windham prison, from the inside
Walking through the Maine Correctional Center in South Windham – from the entrance at Mallison Falls Road to the Women’s Center at the opposite end of the facility, about a quarter mile away – is a trip through time and different models of incarceration. “Most modern facilities now don’t look anything like this,” said Warden […]
IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Windham’s community center
For more than 40 years, ever since I returned to my hometown, I’ve heard every Town Council discuss the need for a community center, a place where “kids” could go, with something for them to do, a senior center – a gathering place for our elders and a place where our town’s many benevolent groups […]
IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Windham’s community center
For more than 40 years, ever since I returned to my hometown, I’ve heard every Town Council discuss the need for a community center, a place where “kids” could go, with something for them to do, a senior center – a gathering place for our elders and a place where our town’s many benevolent groups […]
Inside Windham
Thanks! Windham Neighbors Helping Neighbors sends out a big thanks to recent donors, Claire Cressey and Nicholas Taylor. WNHN provides a much-needed service to Windham residents, and appreciates receiving help from individuals and businesses. The all-volunteer WNHN organization depends on help from all. Visit them on Facebook or their website for more information. Gloria Jean […]
Inside Gray
Winter stress relief at the library • Attend a free movie in the Gray Public Library’s “theater.” Now showing: “Enchanted” (PG), Saturday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m.; “Crimson Peak” (PG-13), Wednesday, Feb. 17. at 6:30 p.m.; “Gnomeo and Juliet” (G), Thursday, Feb. 18 at 10:30 a.m. and “Out of Africa” (PG-13), at 2 p.m.; “Lego […]
Slippery conditions delay fire suppression in New Gloucester
New Gloucester Fire & Rescue and several area fire crews were dispatched to a reported structure fire at 3:54 p.m. Monday at 36 Moose Ridge Road, a private road off of Snow Hill Road in New Gloucester. First responders had a difficult time making access to the home due to a steep hill that was […]
Slippery conditions delay fire suppression in New Gloucester
New Gloucester Fire & Rescue and several area fire crews were dispatched to a reported structure fire at 3:54 p.m. Monday at 36 Moose Ridge Road, a private road off of Snow Hill Road in New Gloucester. First responders had a difficult time making access to the home due to a steep hill that was […]
Slippery conditions delay fire suppression in New Gloucester
New Gloucester Fire & Rescue and several area fire crews were dispatched to a reported structure fire at 3:54 p.m. Monday at 36 Moose Ridge Road, a private road off of Snow Hill Road in New Gloucester. First responders had a difficult time making access to the home due to a steep hill that was […]