Corrections VSO Officer Matt Haley, will not be at Windham Veterans Center on Dec. 23. He can be reached at his office near the Portland Airport, 151 Jetport Blvd., Room 138W, or call 822-2391 or go to www.Portland.MaineBVS@ maine.gov. Windham Cancer Support Group will not meet on Monday, Dec. 28 – but can always be […]

With environmental cleanup efforts under way, the prospective developers behind a $15 million proposal to turn an old mill building on Mallison Falls Road in South Windham into a 109-unit apartment complex are now looking for additional financing for the project and are faced with fixing traffic issues. At a special Windham Town Council meeting […]

Holiday closures The Gray Town Office, Transfer Station and Public Works will be closed Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, half day starting at noon and all day Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25. Happy holidays. ‘The Nutcracker’ Studio for the Living Arts Dance Complex of Gray will present “The Nutcracker” on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 2 […]

Planning Board members needed The town of Raymond is seeking two volunteers to be members of the Planning Board. If you are interested in guiding the orderly development of the town of Raymond, as well as ensuring the environmental protection of our five ponds and two lakes, then this is the opportunity for you. The […]

Whenever someone tears down or burns down an old Windham building, it’s appreciated when the historical society is notified, so they can “rescue” anything historical and keep it at the society for preservation and future research. The society has been in the news this past year with publicity about “saving” parts of the historic John […]

Hot Stove Auction to heat up St. Joe’s The Saint Joseph’s College baseball program will host the 12th Annual Hot Stove Auction on Sunday, Jan. 17, at 1:30 p.m. in the college dining hall, on the White’s Bridge Road campus. The Hot Stove Auction is one of the team’s largest annual fundraisers and includes a […]

In the heart of Bridgton, nestled in the woods on an 18-acre parcel of land, is a new, year-round facility designed to attract scientists and educators from all over Maine and beyond, to conduct lake-related research. After seven years of planning by the Lakes Environmental Association, the Maine Lake Science Center opened in June at […]

As a group of energetic kindergartners filed into Feng Yu’s classroom last week, the guest teacher from China greeted them with a friendly smile. “Nin Hao,” said Feng, which means hello in Mandarin Chinese. “Nin Hao,” the students responded, as they took their seats around four small tables in Feng’s classroom at Buxton Center Elementary […]

Stonehedge, a 100-acre property in Gray that hosts outdoor concerts, festivals, weddings, camping, fundraisers and more, is the focus of a new reality TV show that airs locally this weekend. The half-hour pilot episode, produced by Cumberland-based New England Productions, airs on WPME Sunday at 10 a.m., and repeats the following Sunday, Dec. 20, also […]

Several Lakes Region churches are holding special services during this season: • Raymond Village Community Church, 27 Main St., Raymond, will hold its St. Lucia service on Sunday, Dec. 13, at 4:30 p.m. Modeled on a centuries-old Scandinavian tradition, the service includes a St. Lucia procession, stories about the origins of St. Lucia and the […]