Volunteers joined Sebago Lake State Park rangers on Easter Sunday for a pre-Earth Day cleanup around Songo Lock in Naples. With spring run-off raging behind, assistant park ranger Lauren Hillier, above, removes trash alongside the historic lock. 

Educator of the Year At Manchester School’s Community Day, the Field-Allen American Legion Post 148 Educator of the Year, Donna Morton, was announced by Commander Melvin Greenier. Morton will be officially recognized as Post Educator of the Year during the May 26 Memorial Day Commemoration at the Windham Veterans Center. The event is open to […]

Yard Sale Are you looking to clean out after the long winter? The Steep Falls PTO is having a community yard sale in Steep Falls Elementary front yard on Saturday, May 10, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fee for space is just $10 and the rain date is May 17. Please bring your […]

Ms. Lyndon Crowned Lyndon State College in Vermont held its annual pageant on April 17 to name Mr. and Ms. Lyndon State. Criteria included showing their spring sportswear, talent as well as answering three rounds of questions. Raymond resident Marybeth Noonan rocked the house with a tap number choreographed to upbeat Irish music. Marybeth, a […]

STANDISH – Thanks to an expected jump in non-property tax revenues, the Standish Town Council has approved a $10,360, or .4 percent increase, in municipal spending. The council approved the municipal budget in a unanimous vote on April 8, Billington said. Voters will have a chance to weigh in on the proposed budget at the […]

NEW GLOUCESTER – The Village Bakehouse & Co., a bakery and marketplace adjacent to the Upper Village in New Gloucester, has reopened after a decade-long hiatus. Anne McCormack, the bakehouse proprietor, shut down the business, located at 37 Peacock Hill Road, in June 2004, after her 39-year-old sister died earlier that year. “It was just […]

NEW GLOUCESTER – The Village Bakehouse & Co., a bakery and marketplace adjacent to the Upper Village in New Gloucester, has reopened after a decade-long hiatus. Anne McCormack, the bakehouse proprietor, shut down the business, located at 37 Peacock Hill Road, in June 2004, after her 39-year-old sister died earlier that year. “It was just […]

Speaking Out Two Gray-New Gloucester High School students competed in the annual Lions Speakout contest. Josh Moran repeated his 2013 win with another first-place finish. Josh spoke eloquently on the pros and cons of public funding for charter schools. Freshman Makayla Roberts gave an impassioned speech about the effects of bullying on today’s teenagers. Josh […]

More than 100 people celebrated the 2014 Readers Choice Contest Best of Best winners at the Genest showroom on Enterprise Drive in North Windham on Wednesday evening, April 16. On April 4, more than 180 awards, divided into 60 categories, were announced in the annual Lakes Region Weekly Best of Best Readers Choice Contest, with […]

Two killers lose their final appeal to the state Supreme Court.