Eleanor (Ellie) Espling (R) Age: 39 Hometown: New Gloucester Occupation: Business owner Political experience: New Gloucester Budget Committee, member and past chairwoman; New Gloucester Republican Town Committee, member and past chairwoman; Maine House of Representatives, currently serving District 105; Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, current member; 100 percent voting record in […]

Sue Wilkinson Austin (R) Age: 63 Hometown: Gray Occupation: Formerly a management assistant at Marden’s Political experience: Former House District 109 representative What do you think the three most important issues facing Maine are? A balanced state budget, regulatory reform and health care reform What do you think can be done to address those concerns? […]

WINDHAM – The town of Windham removed a sewer project informational display board inside town hall last week after receiving legal advice from the Maine Municipal Association. The display, which featured sewer project information and a map of the sewer corridor, was prominently located on an easel between the main entrance of the town hall […]

WINDHAM – On Nov. 6, Windham residents face a $62 million ballot question asking them to pay for a sewer system to drain North Windham and Windham Center of harmful nitrates that are affecting the aquifer in North Windham. The environmental concern, reviewed last week, is one issue that a sewer would reportedly solve. The […]

WINDHAM – On Nov. 6, Windham residents face a $62 million ballot question asking them to pay for a sewer system to drain North Windham and Windham Center of harmful nitrates that are affecting the aquifer in North Windham. The environmental concern, reviewed last week, is one issue that a sewer would reportedly solve. The […]

Upcoming Events Saturday, Nov. 3: Vendredi Art & Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Crooked River School, 1437 Poland Spring Road (Route 11) in Casco. More than 40 artists and crafters offering unique items all handcrafted here in Maine. There will also be a raffle of many of the crafters’ donations. […]

Pisgah Hill Preserve Pisgah Hill Preserve is located along New Gloucester’s eastern boundary with Pownal between North Pownal Road and Dougherty Road. With the support of the Land for Maine’s Future program, along with many donors and other funding sources, the Royal River Conservation Trust acquired or placed easements on 176 acres in 2011, creating […]

Sandy Strikes Writing this in the beginning of the week for the Friday paper is kind of like fortune telling: You know what is in the cards, but how it will play out is anyone’s guess. Forecasted, of course, is Hurricane Sandy. Predictions are flying. Will there be power outages? Floods, damage? We’ll see. I […]

At its September meeting, the Raymond Conservation Commission presented a report on an alleged reversal of flow in the 60-year-old pipeline and the potential impacts from “tar sands” on water resources and the community in the event of a leak. An educational forum has been organized to provide information to the public on the Canadian […]

Maine fish and game officials say the state’s wildlife was largely unharmed by the superstorm that ravaged much of the East.