The temperatures conducive to robust maple syrup production have been elusive this year. The conditions, which have been alternately too cold and too hot, have left southern Maine syrup producers with a significantly reduced crop this season, according to Lyle Merrifield, the president of the Maine Maple Producers Association. “It was a poor season,” Merrifield […]

We’ve got a lot of people in Maine who came here from somewhere else – beyond New England, that is. I’m wondering if the old-fashioned cooks among them ever heard of baked beans. I’ve lived in several states outside New England and I do not recall seeing canned baked beans, so I doubt if there […]

We’ve got a lot of people in Maine who came here from somewhere else – beyond New England, that is. I’m wondering if the old-fashioned cooks among them ever heard of baked beans. I’ve lived in several states outside New England and I do not recall seeing canned baked beans, so I doubt if there […]

JSMS Honor Roll Jordan-Small Middle School would like to congratulate the following students for making Trimester 2 Honor Roll. Grade 5 Honors: Keegan Brooks, Annabelle Cayer, Makenna Colby, Hayleigh Davis, Shyler Fielding, Brooklyn Goodwin, Louden Greene, Nicole Levine, Reese Merritt, Meghan Messinger, Mia Mizner, Grace Peet, Elizabeth Petersen, Jayson Plummer, Nathan Plummer, Boden Sabasteanski, Kiana […]

Pequawket Clean-Up On Saturday, May 10, join your fellow Standish residents for an annual community event that simply brings people together for a few hours for the greater good of our Standish community. Each year a group of Standish volunteers, old and young and from all three villages gather on Route 113 (Pequawket Trail) to […]

Finally, it seems like spring – almost! This is a good time to take advantage of a warm day or early evening, while it’s still light, and clean up a cemetery near you. Perhaps the winter wreaths at your relative’s (or someone’s) headstone should be removed. I’ve recently seen broken vases and rusty Christmas ornaments […]

Water main maintenance began in Windham this week and will last approximately two months. In an effort to reduce customer inconveniences, Portland Water District crews will work from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday through Thursday nights. For more detail on the locations of crews, visit www.pwd.org/Workzone. Customers may notice short periods of water discoloration, […]

Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added seven hazardous waste sites that pose risks to people’s health and the environment to the National Priorities List of Superfund sites. Among them is the Keddy Mill in South Windham. According to a press release issued Thursday, Superfund is the federal program that investigates and cleans […]

Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added seven hazardous waste sites that pose risks to people’s health and the environment to the National Priorities List of Superfund sites. Among them is the Keddy Mill in South Windham. According to a press release issued Thursday, Superfund is the federal program that investigates and cleans […]

Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added seven hazardous waste sites that pose risks to people’s health and the environment to the National Priorities List of Superfund sites. Among them is the Keddy Mill in South Windham. According to a press release issued Thursday, Superfund is the federal program that investigates and cleans […]