RAYMOND – After more than a decade with Barbara Thorpe at the helm, the Raymond Village Library, considered one of the town’s cultural centers of activity, has a new library director. Sally Holt’s first day was June 24, and the introduction to the small library was anything but small. In all, more than 100 patrons […]

RAYMOND – After more than a decade with Barbara Thorpe at the helm, the Raymond Village Library, considered one of the town’s cultural centers of activity, has a new library director. Sally Holt’s first day was June 24, and the introduction to the small library was anything but small. In all, more than 100 patrons […]

Three’s the charm Congratulations to the Gray-New Gloucester Senior Softball Team for winning its third consecutive state title. The girls will now head to Worcester, Mass., to battle some of the best teams on the East Coast. The tournament runs from July 27 through Aug. 2. This season the team had to overcome contests with […]

Liam Hughes is director of the Maine Animal Welfare Program, Maine Department of Agriculture. He answered several questions from the Lakes Region Weekly about dog kennels. Q: What qualifies as a large-scale dog breeding facility and how many are there in Maine? A: There are 118 licensed breeding kennels in Maine and we have three […]

CASCO – More than two dozen cats, some of them dead, were found in a Casco home last week. The town is now working with the homeowner, who is cooperating with officials to help get the cats proper care and find them a new home. Casco Town Manager David Morton said Tuesday the cats were […]

WINDHAM – On Saturday, July 21, be prepared for a lively evening of music up at the Windham Hill UCC Church, 140 Windham Center Road in Windham, as “Music On the Hill” presents Mr. Don Roy and company. This concert is the third in the series held each Saturday in July, starting at 7 p.m. […]

NORTH WINDHAM – The Sebago Lake Rotary Club is sponsoring a community food drive Friday, July 27, at Shaw’s Supermarket in North Windham. The event runs from 4 to 8 p.m. with special displays throughout the store featuring food items most needed for the drive. Shoppers will also be greeted at the store entrance by […]

NORTH WINDHAM – The Sebago Lake Rotary Club is sponsoring a community food drive Friday, July 27, at Shaw’s Supermarket in North Windham. The event runs from 4 to 8 p.m. with special displays throughout the store featuring food items most needed for the drive. Shoppers will also be greeted at the store entrance by […]

WINDHAM – An animal rights group hoping to restrict the sale of puppies and kittens in Maine pet stores has set its sights on Windham. Members of Maine Citizens Against Puppy Mills is planning to protest Pawz and Clawz Petz in North Windham on Saturday. The group, headed by Lynne Fracassi, a former animal control […]

STANDISH – Two antique gas pumps flank the driveway at Don Crozier’s home along Route 35 in Standish, the first sign that therein lives a serious auto aficionado. What started out in his childhood as a love for old American cars branched into an interest about 15 years ago into the accessories, right down to […]