Jane Pringle Party affiliation: Democrat Age: 67 Town: Windham Occupation: Physician (General Internal Medicine, adult primary care). Political experience: 1. I served as co-chair of the Windham Action Council on Adolescent Pregnancy which contributed to an improved sex education curriculum in Windham schools and created a program through Windham Adult Education for onsite daycare at […]

RAYMOND – At 9 a.m. last Friday, despite the chilly fall morning, a happy crowd of children, teachers and parents lined up at the edge of the woods just outside Raymond Elementary School to celebrate the official opening of the newly constructed Frog Pond Trail. “This is really cool,” said Kiana Webster, 9, a fourth-grade […]

October Festivals The soggiest weekend this year decided to wait until October was right at our doorstep! Pretty much a washout. Since my job relies on great weekend weather, I tend to notice these things more than most. They say rain on your wedding day is good luck, right? The Fryeburg Fair is on, off […]

Open Creamery Day As part of a statewide recognition of cheesemakers, Pineland Farms Creamery will be open for public tours from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 7. Visitors may watch and learn as a batch of the farm’s award-winning cheese is crafted, followed by sampling opportunities. Get directions to the creamery at The […]

WINDHAM – For seven hours a day, five days a week, prison inmate Bobby Fiorentino is doing his best to reverse the damage caused in last summer’s arson at the Raymond Hill Baptist Church. Fiorentino, a woodshop employee at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham, is in charge of refurbishing five pieces of ornate 200-year-old […]

WINDHAM – More than 100 Windham parents blasted the Regional School Unit 14 School Board’s plan to redistrict the school system during a public hearing at the Windham High School Wednesday night. One by one for more than two hours, parents rose to argue against the proposal that would shift elementary and middle school students […]

WINDHAM – More than 100 Windham parents blasted the Regional School Unit 14 School Board’s plan to redistrict the school system during a public hearing at the Windham High School Wednesday night. One by one for more than two hours, parents rose to argue against the proposal that would shift elementary and middle school students […]

STANDISH – In an effort to increase access to food throughout Cumberland Country, including the more rural sections of the Lakes Region, a new group is gaining steam in the fight against hunger. The Cumberland County Food Security Council, overseen by the United Way of Greater Portland, has met three times since April. Their most […]

David Burke, 52, a South Berwick town councilor and independent running for House District 146, was arrested by Eliot police.

Lacrosse Anyone? U.S. Lacrosse announced that 102 teams nationwide have been awarded development grants through the 2012 First Stick Program and one of them is The GNG Patriot Lacrosse Club. First Stick Program grant recipients now begin a two-year partnership with U.S. Lacrosse, during which time the national organization will help to develop a self-sustaining […]