Maine Native American Summer Market and Demonstration The fourth annual Maine Native American Summer Market and Demonstration will take place from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 25. It is a unique blending of two of Maine’s most unique and continuing traditions – that of the Maine Shakers and Maine’s four Native American tribes. […]

RAYMOND – Raymond Cape residents upset with a proposal to build a parking lot on the mainland for users of the Frye Island ferry are circulating a petition and lobbying their town leaders in hopes of derailing the plan they say could impact the natural character of the area. As proposed by the town of […]

WINDHAM – Windham Center Road could soon be wider thanks to recently secured funding from the Maine Department of Transportation. The state committed last week to paying for half of the $712,000 project, which will install 11-foot travel lanes and 4-foot shoulders. At its meeting Tuesday, Aug. 14, the Town Council is likely to provide […]

WINDHAM – With the recent death of Winifred “Dolly” Ingalls, Windham’s holder of the Boston Post cane, the town clerk is having a difficult time finding a new cane holder. According to the rules of the cane, which was given to 431 New England towns in 1909 by the now-defunct newspaper known as The Boston […]

Causeway Update The heat hasn’t stopped the Causeway from getting its fair share of visitors. People seem to be enjoying the upgrades. It’s nice to see many taking a break from their stroll on the benches and taking in the views. The heat did cause a bit of havoc this past Friday night as the […]

Buried Treasures This summer has been perfect for outdoor projects, with its long stretches of hot and sunny days. I decided to tackle a long overdue landscaping job in the backyard this week, and found my ongoing restoration of the house on Bennett Street taking an interesting turn. Faithful readers have followed my adventures of […]

NAPLES – A woman from Naples died Wednesday morning in an ATV accident along River Road near the intersection of Edes Falls Road in Naples. According to Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Shanan Loud, 24, of Naples, formerly of Hiram, and a man identified as Johnathan Caswell, 28, also of Naples, were riding without helmets on […]

“To blame Bobby Valentine for the Red Sox being .500 at this point in the season is simply wrong,” John Henry says.

NORTH WINDHAM – The Veterans of Foreign Wars emblem on the sign approaching the Windham Veterans Center in North Windham was vandalized last week. According to VFW Post 10643 member Don Swander, who noticed the vandalism on a visit to check the building July 26, the damage was limited to a chunk of wood removed […]

Monday, Aug. 6: The Windham Democratic Town Committee meets at 7 p.m. at the Windham Public Library. The special meeting will fill three officer vacancies: Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and will be followed by a regular WDTC meeting. Aug. 6-10: New Gloucester’s First Congregational Church is holding its annual Summerfest, a vacation bible school, 9 a.m. […]