NEW GLOUCESTER – The fallout from a controversial vote at the Nov. 4 New Gloucester selectmen meeting continues to unfold, with a citizens’ group collecting signatures for a proposed recall ordinance, and the town’s longtime former bookkeeper asking for her job back. Three members of the board voted to cut bookkeeper Sandra Sacco’s hours and […]

WINDHAM – The second phase of a 10-year logging project at Lowell Preserve off Falmouth Road in East Windham has been endangered by charges of forestry mismanagement. At a Dec. 19 Windham Town Council meeting, residents of Cottage Road lambasted last year’s timber harvest, arguing that the logger’s unnecessarily large staging ground and skidder roads […]

RAYMOND – Family members of Timothy “Asti” Davison portrayed the Poland man shot to death along a Pennsylvania highway last weekend as a spontaneous, self-sufficient and peaceful spirit, perpetually caught up in an eclectic and ever-evolving mix of adventures with the ones he loved. “He just seemed so tough on the outside, but if you […]

RAYMOND – Family members of Timothy “Asti” Davison portrayed the Poland man shot to death along a Pennsylvania highway last weekend as a spontaneous, self-sufficient and peaceful spirit, perpetually caught up in an eclectic and ever-evolving mix of adventures with the ones he loved. “He just seemed so tough on the outside, but if you […]

BRIDGTON – School Administrative District 61 Superintendent Kathleen Beecher will step down on June 30 after three years on the job. According to Janice Barter, chairwoman of the SAD 61 Board of Directors, Beecher has developed an acute case of arthritis, and believes she can no longer effectively execute her duties as superintendent. “She just […]

Welcome to our Winter Wonderland. I hope those of you praying to the snow god Ullr are happy, because it looks like he heard you loud and clear. In fact, it was so cold (how cold was it?) that Shawnee Peak actually closed the slopes early last weekend because temps were so low skiers were […]

Snowmobiling Season is in Full Throttle The sport of snowmobiling is alive and well in the area, promoted by the New Gloucester-based Royal River Riders Snowmobile Club. Club Secretary Andrea Segars notes, “We are a small club of about 35 members. We have approximately 10-12 active members who do the grooming, trail maintenance, equipment maintenance, […]

Snowmobiling Season is in Full Throttle The sport of snowmobiling is alive and well in the area, promoted by the New Gloucester-based Royal River Riders Snowmobile Club. Club Secretary Andrea Segars notes, “We are a small club of about 35 members. We have approximately 10-12 active members who do the grooming, trail maintenance, equipment maintenance, […]

Town completes transfer to new Facebook page The “Windham, Maine” Facebook page did not survive 2013. On Dec. 31, Windham town officials took down the page, which had been originally used to stake out the town’s presence on the popular social networking site. But “Windham, Maine” was a “friend” page, designed for use by individuals, […]

At 11:50 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, Windham police responded to the Highland Cliff Road in Windham for a report of an adult man who had just attacked his father with a stick and a knife, according to a press release released by the Sergeant Jim Boudreau Tuesday afternoon. Boudreau said the father was able to […]