Former state Rep. Adam Mack, 38, of Standish, waived indictment and pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to equity-skimming, U.S. Attorney John P. Kacavas announced Oct. 11. Mack served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1997-2000 and played a key role in defeating a proposal that would have created a Standish residents-only beach adjacent […]

Raymond– Residents hoping to see a community dock at Veteran’s Memorial Park will have to wait a little longer after the Raymond Board of Selectman decided at Tuesday night’s meeting more information was necessary before issuing a permit to install the dock. “I think it’s a great idea,” said Selectman Lonnie Taylor. “But I think […]

Oct. 19-20: Gray Public Library Fall Book Sale. On Friday, check out the early-bird sale from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Entry is $5 per person. On Saturday, the book sale runs 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Books, audio books, music and movies at great prices. Saturday, Oct. 20: Faith Lutheran Church, 988 Roosevelt Trail, North Windham, is having a […]

NORTH WINDHAM – More than 3,000 people attended the inaugural Octoberfest in North Windham on Saturday, Oct. 13, with more than $20,000 in donations raised for the Community Coin Challenge, a fundraiser for local food pantries. “It was phenomenal. It beat my expectations,” said organizer Sheri Huff, a member of the Sebago Lakes Region Chamber […]

Causeway Update The tar has hit the pavement! That explains the delays you undoubtedly experienced this past week as the final layer of paving material covered the Causeway area from Merced’s to SunSports. Hope you found an alternate route. Boo! Hard to believe the favorite holiday of children of all ages is fast approaching. Remember […]

Speakout On Thursday, Oct. 25, Bill Diamond’s guests on Speakout will be candidates for the Maine House of Representatives Jane Pringle and Stuart (Toby) Pennels (Dist. 111) and Tom Tyler and Ralph Johnston (Dist. 110). The program airs at 7 p.m. on Windham’s local Channel 7. Viewers can call in during the show at 892-9546 […]

WINDHAM – Motorists along Route 302 in Windham have no doubt noticed the many references to Ron Eby, the owner of Windham Automotive who is a finalist in a national NASCAR-sponsored humanitarian award contest. Business owners along Route 302 have installed messages on their roadside signs urging drivers to log onto the contest’s website to […]

An earthquake striking southern Maine Tuesday evening caused widespread jitters, but no major damage or injuries have been reported. Emergency responders throughout Cumberland and York counties were swamped with hundreds of calls from people wondering what happened to cause the loud booming noise and a subsequent shaking. Cumberland County Regional Communications Center, which handles dispatch […]

NAPLES – The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office worked quickly to apprehend a Bridgton man suspected of robbing the Rite Aid pharmacy in Naples at about 7:20 p.m. Monday night. Police say Anthony G. Mattia, 26, of Wayside Drive in Bridgton, entered the store located on Route 302, produced a note to the pharmacist on duty […]

WINDHAM – A graffiti-art mural adorning a wall of Windham High School is one of 100 stimulus-funded projects across the country that has recently come under scrutiny by a U.S. senator. In “Wastebook 2012,” Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, lists more than $15 billion worth of taxpayer-funded projects, some of which were funded by the American […]