Signs of spring are all around us, and one of the most exciting is “Ice Out.” The annual contest to guess the date of thaw on Moose Pond is a big fundraiser for the Bridgton Community Center, and also a scientific way to chart the weather patterns of the Lake Region. Well, it’s official. Ice […]

Signs of spring are all around us, and one of the most exciting is “Ice Out.” The annual contest to guess the date of thaw on Moose Pond is a big fundraiser for the Bridgton Community Center, and also a scientific way to chart the weather patterns of the Lake Region. Well, it’s official. Ice […]

Roast beef dinner Windham Lions Club will hold a roast beef dinner on Saturday, April 20, at the North Windham Union Church from 5-7 p.m. $8. per person. This is to benefit Windham community services. Money Smart Week at Library Windham Public Library is hosting the following events during Money Smart Week. Monday, April 22, […]

Recycle Your Old Glasses Gray-New Gloucester Lions participate in active programs to recycle and repurpose used glasses, sunglasses, hearing aids and cell phones. Each year, Lions clubs collect over 20 million pairs of glasses to address a worldwide need of 153 million, as estimated by the World Health Organization. Anything works, be it plastic or […]

Spring has not Sprung As of this writing, spring is off to a super slow start. Just last Friday we had a weather-related early release from school. Many are complaining they are sick of being cold! Ditto. I am hoping by the time you read this, you are wearing spring jackets and enjoying the bloom […]

The bombs that made Boston look like a combat zone have also brought battlefield medicine to their civilian victims.

A couple of regional beers dropped off the list: Smuttynose and Narrangansett.

A couple of regional beers dropped off the list: Smuttynose and Narrangansett.

PITTSBURGH – A.J. Burnett took a no-hitter into the seventh inning Wednesday night, nearly 12 years after throwing the only one of his career, pitching the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals. Burnett (1-2) lost his bid with two outs in the seventh on Carlos Beltran’s double to right-center. That […]

The park near the Eastland Hotel is linked to an ‘event center’ plan; critics say preserve and upgrade it instead.