STANDISH – Bonny Eagle High School students Andrew Burnell, Samuel Clift, Joshua Conley, Brian Rollins, and Devin Thistlewood were selected by Standish Memorial Post 128 to attend the 66th annual American Legion Dirigo Boys State program held at Thomas College in Waterville during the week of June 16-20. The purpose of Boys State is to […]

LAKES REGION – The Lakes Region Shuttle bus, which was slated to begin transporting passengers and commuters between Naples and Portland July 1, has been delayed until later in the summer. According to Dan Goodman, spokesman for the bus service’s sponsor, Regional Transportation Program based in Portland, the shuttle service is “still a go” but […]

Strawberries Are In Fresh local strawberries have come early and from what I hear, they are delicious! I say, “from what I hear,” because my kids ate the whole quart in the back seat of my car after we picked them up! We got ours at Chipman Farm’s new shop in Raymond. Also Watkins Farms […]

GRAY – Gray resident Shelley Chappell, founder of the nonprofit fundraising group, Bears, Backpacks and Blessings, is holding a “Load the Trailer for Children in Oklahoma” event on Saturday, June 29, at the American Legion hall on Route 100 in Gray from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chappell, a resident of Dutton Hill Road, and […]

STANDISH – The Greater Portland Council of Governments recognized Standish Town Manager Gordon Billington recently with its President’s Award for his exceptional leadership to the organization through his many years of service on both the executive and steering committees and as its president for two years. The award was presented to Billington by outgoing GPCOG […]

STANDISH – The Greater Portland Council of Governments recognized Standish Town Manager Gordon Billington recently with its President’s Award for his exceptional leadership to the organization through his many years of service on both the executive and steering committees and as its president for two years. The award was presented to Billington by outgoing GPCOG […]

Performances at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison kick into high gear once Independence Day celebrations have passed. The theatre has successfully experimented with a few early performances this year with events in May and June, but the season starts in earnest on Saturday, July 6, at 7:30 p.m. with the popular “Beatles for Sale” Beatles cover […]

June flew by faster than Silas Eastman ran the Four on the Fourth last year, slipping away with the lilacs and peonies and black flies. Now July is upon us, bringing hot days on the lake, fireworks, lobster rolls and one of the country’s premier road races. The 37th annual Four On the Fourth starts […]

Changes at Vets Center Dr. Cliff Trott who has been available at Windham Veterans Center in the past will no longer be holding office hours, due to a reduction in staff at his Portland office. If and when this situation changes, notification will be given. Due to the Independence Day holiday, there will be no […]

Windham – The seventh edition of Windham Summerfest went off without a hitch Saturday, June 22. Despite rain showers and thunderstorms all around the region, nary a drop struck revelers at the Windham schools complex in Windham Center. The event was almost canceled earlier this year when the town tried fruitlessly to find additional volunteers […]