RAYMOND – Disturbed by news accounts of the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy in coastal areas of New York and New Jersey, Raymond native Jim Beers knew he had to do something. A high school friend, Jamie Campbell of Ellsworth, was raising donations in her community, and Beers, knowing the generosity of Raymond residents, decided […]

WINDHAM – With the official Christmas shopping season starting Black Friday, Windham retailers are once again ringing in the holiday season with cheer, while emphasizing the benefits of shopping local. Parents and their children are invited to Sebago Lake Automotive on Route 302 in North Windham on Saturday, Nov. 24, for a Christmas tree lighting […]

UPCOMING EVENTS Nov. 15-18: The Lake Region High School Drama Club and Director Eugene Long present “Arsenic and Old Lace” by Joseph Kesselring, opening Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. at the LRHS Auditorium, with subsequent performances on Nov. 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. and matinees on Nov. 17 and 18 at 2 p.m. […]

Causeway Update The light at the end of the tunnel is visible. It is hard to believe that by spring, all construction and restoration on the causeway should be complete. This winter, the crew will work on more landscaping on the causeway side by Brandy Pond, installing more sidewalks, and doing some more paving of […]

Patriot Players Musical The Gray-New Gloucester Patriot Players are proud to present “Honk!,” the musical version of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling.” Showtimes are Friday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 17, at 2 and 7 p.m. The play will be staged at the GNGHS cafetorium, and tickets cost $6 for adults […]

Hope for the Holidays The seasonal holiday fairs that begin before Thanksgiving make us all thinking of Christmas. For some people, these events are a reminder that even at this joyous time of year, many parents have concerns about providing a memorable Christmas for their children. For quite a few years in Windham, the Food […]

Historic home tour of Gray set for Dec. 2 Want to visit a Gray Village home that once housed the local telephone switchboard? Or a fine example of a New England brick Colonial, built in 1840 with bricks that were kilned in Gray? How about the oldest home in Gray, built in the 1760s? You […]

WINDHAM – A host of local organizations are providing baskets full of turkey and trimmings as well as community dinners, giving struggling Lakes Region families in need of a hearty Thanksgiving meal plenty to be thankful for this holiday season. All around Sebago Lake, caring residents are banding together once again to provide the holiday […]

The annual gap could top $1 trillion again, depending on what’s decided during ‘fiscal cliff’ budget talks.

Bernd Heinrich, a popular science-nature writer, has written 16 intriguing books that have fascinated me enough to write reviews on some of them — a must-read for outdoors folks who not only want to look at the natural world around them but also want to see it. This gifted naturalist pokes around the woods, observing […]