PORTLAND – As several family members and victims looked on, Carol Field of Standish was sentenced to prison Tuesday morning for setting fire to a Raymond church, among other arsons. Field, the 66-year-old grandmother and former nurse who lived on Standish Glen off Route 35 in Standish, pleaded guilty last week to six counts of […]

STANDISH – A Standish man is facing multiple charges in connection with the burglary of a store last month. Vincent Lombardi, 39, of Saco Road, was charged last week with burglary, theft and criminal mischief for his involvement in the burglary of the Patches Store on Chadbourne Road in Standish on July 18. Thousands of […]

STANDISH – A Standish man is facing multiple charges in connection with the burglary of a store last month. Vincent Lombardi, 39, of Saco Road, was charged last week with burglary, theft and criminal mischief for his involvement in the burglary of the Patches Store on Chadbourne Road in Standish on July 18. Thousands of […]

PORTLAND – Derek Witham was in a hurry as he glanced at the lineup of faces mounted on a cinderblock wall. He broke stride and stared at the unblinking eyes of a 21-year-old Josh Beckett. Out came Witham’s cellphone and its camera. Saturday’s ballgame between the Binghamton Mets and Portland Sea Dogs was an hour […]

WINDHAM – Several Windham Historical Society members spent time recently investigating railroad-related historic structures in both Windham and Raymond. After getting permission from Jim Cummings, the owner of the former South Windham train depot located near the intersection of Depot and High streets, members spent Thursday and Friday, Aug. 9 and 10, salvaging what they […]

The future of Windham It is unusual, but Windham is actually looking to the future. Many of us have complained about the lack of planning in the past, which has created issues over the years. For example, if the town continues to grow, without a plan, what might it look like 50 years from now? […]

Free Open Range Day All New Gloucester and Gray residents are invited to a free Open Range Day from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Royal River Rod and Gun Club, Fish Hatchery Road in New Gloucester. The public is encouraged to check out the club’s 35-yard and 100-yard shooting ranges and meet […]

These waning days of August leave me feeling grateful for the long, hot summer we’ve had. Endless sunny days and well-timed rain have thrown the gardens into overdrive, and I’m reaping a bumper crop of zucchini and tomatoes. The intense Southern-style storms with their ferocious thunder and lightning this month remind me of growing up […]

These waning days of August leave me feeling grateful for the long, hot summer we’ve had. Endless sunny days and well-timed rain have thrown the gardens into overdrive, and I’m reaping a bumper crop of zucchini and tomatoes. The intense Southern-style storms with their ferocious thunder and lightning this month remind me of growing up […]

WINDHAM – In recent years, the turnover of superintendents in school districts across the state has been rapid fire. But one local superintendent is an anomaly, content to stay where he is. In a state where the average tenure for a superintendent is 5.7 years, according to the Maine School Management Association, Sandy Prince is […]