WINDHAM – Windham voters have approved a $41 million Regional School Unit 14 budget, increasing town property taxes by 1.4 percent. At the June 10 elections, Windham residents voted 708-338 in favor the budget, which was also approved by Raymond voters. The budget increases school district spending by 3.52 percent – the biggest increase in […]

WINDHAM – Windham voters have approved a $41 million Regional School Unit 14 budget, increasing town property taxes by 1.4 percent. At the June 10 elections, Windham residents voted 708-338 in favor the budget, which was also approved by Raymond voters. The budget increases school district spending by 3.52 percent – the biggest increase in […]

Changing Tides I would vote this past weekend the best weather weekend of the year, if not the whole summer. I certainly hope we have a repeat performance of the sun, perfect temperatures and overall perfection, but, looking forward, I fear judging from this year’s track record, we should tread lightly when it comes to […]

Maine Festival of American Music Join the Shakers in the 1794 Meeting House for three evening concerts with The Portland String Quartet, celebrating American music from its classical and ethnic roots to living composers. On Wednesday, June 25, 7 p.m., The Portland String Quartet performs masterpieces by American composers Fritz Kreisler and Ernest Bloch. On […]

Ah, June. Here’s to a long, hot summer of sunny days and lots of our friends from away coming to visit. Welcome back to Bridgton! I have never been so happy to see green leaves, green plants, even the green grass that needs constant mowing. I even considered not swatting at a mosquito the other […]

In a June 6 ceremony at the Cumberland County Civic Center, the 243 members of the Bonny Eagle High School graduating class of 2014 were offered much praise and advice, amid a barrage of popular literary metaphors. In an address, Principal Paul Penna invoked the “Wizard of Oz.” “Soon you will become Bonny Eagle alumni,” […]

WINDHAM – At Windham High School’s 117th Commencement ceremony, held at the Cumberland County Civic Center on Sunday afternoon, the 228 members of the class of 2014 were offered a range of existential meditations on failure, life, death and the pursuit of perfection. Sarah Eastman, the class salutatorian, encouraged her classmates to embrace a broader […]

New Marblehead was the name of the new settlement along the Presumpscot River. From the mid-1700s, people who were weary of the crowded conditions in Marblehead, Mass. had been traveling northward to find more room. The handful of settlers needed someone to “manage” their little village, so they agreed to get together once a year […]

Raymond voters re-elected incumbents Sam Gifford and Lonnie Taylor to the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday. In the race for two, three-year terms, Gifford and Taylor, the respective chairman and vice chairman of the board, defeated Julie Sutherland, a political newcomer who has recently faced charges of impersonating a federal animal welfare agent. Gifford received […]

At the June 10 elections, Standish voters largely opted to keep things the way they are. In the council and school board elections, Standish voters re-elected as many incumbents as possible. They also rejected Question 1, a controversial $1.3 million bond package that bundled numerous projects together and would have provided matching funds toward a […]