Spring has sprung We didn’t need Phil the groundhog this year to tell us this winter has been M.I.A. It seems obvious, as the critter did confirm, that spring will come early this year, if it hasn’t arrived already. I am so conflicted. I am not one for the cold, it just doesn’t agree with […]

Castlebay in concert Castlebay will perform a special concert at the New Gloucester Village Coffeehouse on Saturday, Feb. 6, in celebration of the Celtic cross holiday, Imbolc, which is halfway between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox. The duo consisting of Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee will share poems, songs and invocations that explore […]

The competition was steep at the third annual Lake Region’s Got Talent show held Sunday afternoon, Jan. 31, at the Magic Lantern on Depot Street in Bridgton. Laura Taylor, Kristin Farwell and Liza Collins-Schrader, a trio of dancers from Windham, took home the top prize after performing a jazzy routine to “Can’t Rely on You.” […]

More snow, please Things are looking pretty dismal around here. Just last week I saw two snowmobiles and even a snowblower for sale. Have the owners completely lost hope that it will ever snow again? Reny’s and Food City both have displays of flower and vegetable seeds for sale. The gardener in me felt her […]

After delaying the Crystal Lake Ice Fishing Derby in Gray for a month due to lack of ice, organizers have decided to cancel all events associated with the Feb. 13 derby, including the adult and kids’ derbies and a polar plunge. According to a message posted Monday on the event’s Facebook page, poor weather conditions […]

Spectators standing along the starting line at the Musher’s Bowl at Five Field Farms in South Bridgton Saturday morning said this is their favorite part: watching the excitement of the dogs right before the starting gun. Minutes before a race, the dogs are straining at their leads, jumping and barking wildly. When given the cue […]

Spectators standing along the starting line at the Musher’s Bowl at Five Field Farms in South Bridgton Saturday morning said this is their favorite part: watching the excitement of the dogs right before the starting gun. Minutes before a race, the dogs are straining at their leads, jumping and barking wildly. When given the cue […]

Lego Robotics Summer Day Camp Registration is now open for the School Administrative District 6 Lego Robotics Summer Camp. Taught by three district-certified instructors, the purpose of the program is to offer opportunities in building and problem-solving using Legos. The program is divided into three groups: beginners, intermediates and mixed. The beginner group is designed […]

Details about a shooting death in Windham became public this week as a man charged with murdering his wife in their home made his first court appearance on Tuesday. Noah Gaston, 33, was charged with the murder of his wife, Alicia Gaston, 34, on Friday, Jan. 22, roughly a week after he fatally shot her […]

While the Maine Department of Transportation has identified 28 projects in Bridgton, Naples, Standish and Windham in its three-year work plan, three projects stand out for their importance to the commuting public: Realigning a North Windham intersection, rebuilding a stretch of dangerous Standish road and repaving a long section of Route 202 in Windham and […]