Out to Eat A public supper featuring baked beans, casseroles, salads, homemade breads, desserts and beverages will be on Saturday, Jan. 24. The meal will be at the First Congregational Church, Route 115, in Gray starting at 5 p.m. Cost for adults is $8, children under 12 are $4. The venue is handicapped accessible. Contact […]
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Inside Raymond: 1/16/2015
Elwell competes Dawn Elwell will be competing in the Mrs. Maine Pageant to be held on March 22. Dawn was born and raised in Maine and is a married mother of three beautiful children; Cooper who will be 13 in February, Braedyn who will be 7 this month and Adelynn who will be 3 in […]
Claim dropped against town manager
Following a blunt suggestion from a three-judge panel, an attorney for former Raymond Selectman Dana Desjardins quickly discarded his client’s longstanding complaint against Town Manager Don Willard, during oral argument Jan. 6 at a Boston federal appeals court. The hearing was held in response to an August 2013 complaint in which Desjardins’ attorney, John Campbell, […]
Try skiing, snowshoeing for free at Sebago Lake State Park this weekend
The Ski and Snowshoe Trailer, sponsored by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, makes its first appearance this weekend at Sebago Lake State Park through Monday, Jan. 19. Try out cross-country skiing and snowshoeing with equipment on loan from the trailer from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The use of the equipment is free with […]
Two Bridgton residents killed in Casco crash
Rescue officials responded to a two vehicle head-on crash on Route 302 Wednesday at 1:50 p.m. by State Park Road in Casco. Two Bridgton residents suffered fatal injuries in the incident. According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, the collision involved a 2014 Chevy Equinox operated by Allen Estes, 66, of Standish, who was traveling […]
Especially For Seniors: The times before cabin fever
It’s said that the term “cabin fever” first appeared in 1838, and means the feeling one gets when closed up in a small place for an extended period of time. It’s really too early for cabin fever, but it seems that winter came early this year and many have felt the rumblings of this malady. […]
Standish's Sineni jailed on two misdemeanors
Standish lawyer Anthony Sineni, who made news earlier this week when the judge in his domestic violence case refused to allow the media to report on court proceedings, is in jail following his arrest at a school in Standish. On Thursday, according to Capt. Don Goulet, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office began investigating allegations that […]
Schoolhouse to hold auditions for ‘Beverly Hillbillies’
The Schoolhouse Arts Center is holding auditions for the first show of the 2015 season, “The Beverly Hillbillies” at Schoolhouse Arts Center on Saturday, Jan. 31, from 2-5 p.m. and on Monday, Feb. 2, from 6:30-8 p.m. Those auditioning should be prepared to do cold readings from the script. “The Beverly Hillbillies” is a hilarious […]
It Happened in Windham: 1/9/15
Jacob Elliott came to New Marblehead (now Windham) and settled on a 100-acre lot in 1763 and built a one-story house on what is now the Windham Center Road, near the Nash Road. That house eventually became part of the Goold house, a house which still stands today. Benjamin Goold settled here in 1775. The […]
It Happened in Windham: 1/9/15
Jacob Elliott came to New Marblehead (now Windham) and settled on a 100-acre lot in 1763 and built a one-story house on what is now the Windham Center Road, near the Nash Road. That house eventually became part of the Goold house, a house which still stands today. Benjamin Goold settled here in 1775. The […]