BRIDGTON – Shawnee Peak, the oldest continuously running ski area in Maine and the largest night-skiing facility in New England, is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2013. Employing about 450 workers and bringing skiers – and their pocketbooks – to Bridgton for generations, the area once known as Pleasant Mountain is a fixture in Bridgton, […]

Upcoming Events Tuesday, Jan. 15: The Portland Community Chorus (PCC) will be holding auditions on Jan. 15, 2013 for its spring session. The PCC is one of the largest community choruses in New England with more than 140 members. To schedule an audition, or for more info, please call 449-0379 or email pcc@portlandcommunitychorus.org. Thursday, Jan. […]

WINDHAM – Windham’s talented alumni came together last weekend to present a variety of choral, classical, Broadway, jazz, R&B, and country music in their annual effort to raise money for the Richard Nickerson Scholarship. The 15th annual Richard Nickerson Scholarship Concert took place Saturday, Jan. 5, in the Windham Performing Arts Center at Windham High […]

RAYMOND – The town of Raymond on Tuesday issued a request for proposals from those interested in forming a public-private partnership with the town to manage Raymond Beach on Sebago Lake. Since selectmen first initiated the idea of having outside day-to-day management for the beach in 2011, two different parties have attempted to make it […]

WINDHAM – State Fire Marshal’s Office continues to investigate the Friday, Dec. 7, apartment building fire at 447 Gray Road in Windham, Sgt. Joel Davis said Wednesday afternoon. It’s been more than a month since the fire was ruled an arson with no charges filed as of yet. The fire took place around 1 p.m. […]

Yo-Yo Temperatures Wow the thermometer is doing the opposite of what one would expect this year. This weekend, temperatures are forecasted to rise to a balmy 41 degrees, with plenty of rain. Bad news for those skiing enthusiasts but I am sure we have not seen the last of the arctic blasts this year. When […]

Yo-Yo Temperatures Wow the thermometer is doing the opposite of what one would expect this year. This weekend, temperatures are forecasted to rise to a balmy 41 degrees, with plenty of rain. Bad news for those skiing enthusiasts but I am sure we have not seen the last of the arctic blasts this year. When […]

Radio purchase approved The Windham Town Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a $180,600 lease purchase of a radio system that will allow police and fire personnel to make and receive portable radio calls from anywhere in Windham. Previously, according to officials, radio coverage inside stores in North Windham was spotty since the existing antenna system, […]

Radio purchase approved The Windham Town Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a $180,600 lease purchase of a radio system that will allow police and fire personnel to make and receive portable radio calls from anywhere in Windham. Previously, according to officials, radio coverage inside stores in North Windham was spotty since the existing antenna system, […]

NORTH WINDHAM – Last January, John der Kinderen strode into a Windham Planning Board meeting and announced to the public his plans to build 37 acres of greenhouses in North Windham. The proposal, coming as it did on the heels of a rocky 2011 that saw the country still grappling with a severe recession, gave […]