WINDHAM – The search for Appalachian Trail hiker Geraldine Largay sounds easy from one’s armchair, but for Windham’s Larry DeHof, who was one of several hundred volunteers involved with the painstaking and frustrating effort, tromping through Maine’s woods over steep and rocky terrain was anything but easy. DeHof, 63, and a resident of Basin Road, […]

NORTH WINDHAM – The fifth annual Backyard Locavore Day, hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension program, will visit gardens in 10 communities in southern Maine, among them Jeanne Christie’s vegetable, fruit and herb gardens in North Windham. The Backyard Locavore Day is rising in popularity, with 150 tickets sold last year and about […]

Weather or Not Well, things have been looking up weather-wise. It has been a summer of heat and moisture. I’m hoping we can squeak out two weeks of low humidity and sunshine. These last two days have been just that, but I just have a feeling it won’t last. The storms have been wreaking havoc. […]

STANDISH – In late July, eight students from Standish, Windham, Raymond, Casco, Limington and Portland, ranging in age from 14-19, participated in the 2013 Cumberland County Sheriff Explorer Academy Post 3 Program held at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish. “I think the Cumberland County Explorer Academy is a great way to teach and explore the […]

In an age when most people under age 30 are more likely to own an iPod than a CD player, it’s unusual — and refreshing — to see a business buck the trend. But that’s just what the Bull Moose Music chain has been doing. By establishing a one-on-one relationship with its customers and diversifying […]

In an age when most people under age 30 are more likely to own an iPod than a CD player, it’s unusual — and refreshing — to see a business buck the trend. But that’s just what the Bull Moose Music chain has been doing. By establishing a one-on-one relationship with its customers and diversifying […]

In an age when most people under age 30 are more likely to own an iPod than a CD player, it’s unusual — and refreshing — to see a business buck the trend. But that’s just what the Bull Moose Music chain has been doing. By establishing a one-on-one relationship with its customers and diversifying […]

Jeff Beam’s Loudspeaker Wallpaper is soon to release a self-titled album of live-in-the-studio tracks.

Boothbay Craft Brewery has a five-barrel system with 10-barrel fermenters and produces mostly American-style ales using American hops from the West Coast.

Boothbay Craft Brewery has a five-barrel system with 10-barrel fermenters and produces mostly American-style ales using American hops from the West Coast.