School Supplies The Food Pantry/Clothes Closet is seeking donations of gently used/clean clothing for school children all ages, as well as backpacks and contents to give to school children of all ages. They have received a large donation of spiral notebooks but need glue sticks, crayons, colored pencils and regular pencils, rulers, pens and along […]

SEBAGO LAKE – One look at the threatening sky above and James Sinko, a meteorology student on vacation at Sebago Lake State Park last weekend, knew conditions over Sebago Lake Sunday afternoon were ripe for something spectacular. And the heavens didn’t disappoint as a funnel cloud formed near Point Sebago Resort in Casco on the […]

PORTLAND – A Pittston man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with an April car crash that killed a Saint Joseph’s College student. Tyler Hall, 20, was arrested Friday on charges of manslaughter, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident. He was released from Cumberland County […]

PORTLAND – A Pittston man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with an April car crash that killed a Saint Joseph’s College student. Tyler Hall, 20, was arrested Friday on charges of manslaughter, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident. He was released from Cumberland County […]

Craft fair and sale On Saturday, July 28, Sabbathday Lake Grange in New Gloucester will be holding a craft fair and sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be crafts, food and goodies, RADA Cutlery, clothing, vintage dishes, white elephant, and much more. A light lunch will be available for sale. The grange […]

PELHAM, NH – A Standish man was arraigned Monday and charged with class A assault for stabbing another man at a birthday party in Pelham, N.H., last weekend. According to Pelham police Lt. Gary Fisher, Brian Simpson, 27, of 8 Alec Drive in Standish, attended a family birthday party on Saturday. At around 2:25 a.m. […]

Dog Days They are certainly here, those dog days of summer. Luckily, we have all of these wonderful lakes to jump into to help us stay cool. Here in Naples, the ice cream shops are busy but I am glad to see the lakes busy too with kids swimming and playing. In a blink of […]

WINDHAM – For the fourth and final concert of the 2012 “Music On the Hill” concert series, the Windham Hill UCC, 140 Windham Center Road in Windham, presents the return of the Denny Breau Trio, on Saturday, July 28. The trio consists of singer-songwriter-guitarist Denny Breau; his wife and gifted flutist, Ann Breau; and singer-songwriter, […]

RAYMOND – Residents unmoved by a company’s claims that a pipeline project impacting the Lakes Region has been scrapped formed a human oil spill on Raymond Beach Monday to protest what they say could be an environmentally disastrous initiative. The companies in charge of a pipeline that delivers crude oil from Portland to Montreal say […]

WINDHAM – Democrats were unable to find a replacement candidate for the race to succeed Bill Diamond in the Senate District 12 seat, jeopardizing the party’s ability to regain control of the Maine Senate in November and raising questions about the capability of its local committee. Reid Scher of Windham was slated to represent his […]