Buddy Knight, owner of Knight Property Management, and his wife, Darcy, and daughter, Emma, enjoy a turkey dinner Friday night at Stonecrest in Standish held to honor the crew that kept the retirement community plowed out all winter.Photo courtesy of Nancylou Stiles

A nascent effort to set up a Standish Fish and Game Club could lead to the establishment of the town’s first legal shooting range. At a Tuesday night Standish Town Council meeting, Greg Sirpis, Dick Bernier and Dan Dyer presented a proposal for basing a new fish and game club on heavily wooded, town-owned property […]

The Windham Primary School will dedicate a granite bench Saturday afternoon in honor of Candace Woolston, the third-grade teacher who died of cancer in late 2012. The dedication, from 1-3 p.m., will coincide with a grand re-opening of the school’s new playgrounds. At the event, Superintendent Sandy Prince will speak, the Third Grade Chorus will […]

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and Standish Fire/EMS came to the aid of a motorcyclist Wednesday morning who had struck a deer on Cape Road in Standish. According to Lt. Tom Williams, Wade Kennedy, 18, of Standish, was seriously injured suffering multiple fractures and a head injury as a result of the crash. After striking […]

So many readers have asked about senior discounts, we went hunting. Although we all know the Internet is not always right, it is a place to start. Here is one of the latest (2014) lists we’ve found of restaurants and retail stores in Maine (not necessarily your town’s stores) that offer a senior discount. You […]

One of the longest-lived names in Windham is “Mains” and one of them played professional baseball – in addition to making baseball bats. Now that it’s baseball season, we’ll take a look at one of Windham’s professional athletes. They called him “Grasshopper” or “Willie,” and his image on a baseball card recently sold for more […]

Public Hearing There will be a public hearing on April 28 at Raymond Elementary School beginning at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss whether Raymond should continue to discuss if research should continue about staying within RSU 14. Dancing Finale The fifth annual Dancing with the Staff to support the class […]

Music with a Mission On Friday, May 1, at 7 p.m., the University of Southern Maine Chamber Singers, under the direction of Dr. Robert Russell, will perform in concert at the North Windham Union Church. This concert is the 24th in the Music with a Mission series sponsored by the North Windham Union Church. The […]

Music with a Mission On Friday, May 1, at 7 p.m., the University of Southern Maine Chamber Singers, under the direction of Dr. Robert Russell, will perform in concert at the North Windham Union Church. This concert is the 24th in the Music with a Mission series sponsored by the North Windham Union Church. The […]

In 2012, Sheri Huff, CEO of Lee’s Family Trailer Sales and Director on the Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors initiated the Community Coin Challenge: a 10-week fundraiser to raise money for 13 food pantries in the 10 towns of the Lakes Region. Since that time, the effort has raised more than […]