STANDISH – Due to Friday night’s (June 22) forecast of thunderstorms and heavy rain, the Beach Boogie at Kiwanis in Standish, with Chandler’s Band (6:30 p.m.) and Flamin’ Raymin’ & Sizzlin’ Suzzin’ (7:30 p.m.), is being moved into the George E. Jack Gymnasium. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Free admission, music, food, and raffles. […]

STANDISH – Due to Friday night’s (June 22) forecast of thunderstorms and heavy rain, the Beach Boogie at Kiwanis in Standish, with Chandler’s Band (6:30 p.m.) and Flamin’ Raymin’ & Sizzlin’ Suzzin’ (7:30 p.m.), is being moved into the George E. Jack Gymnasium. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Free admission, music, food, and raffles. […]

Hello Summer! Summer is finally here and I would like to welcome all our visitors and seasonal residents. It’s good to have you back. I think it is fabulous that the place you call vacation, I get to call home. I hope you all enjoy the summer season in Raymond. If you haven’t already done […]

Hello Summer! Summer is finally here and I would like to welcome all our visitors and seasonal residents. It’s good to have you back. I think it is fabulous that the place you call vacation, I get to call home. I hope you all enjoy the summer season in Raymond. If you haven’t already done […]

Lions Journey For Sight Nine Lions and friends completed the annual 5-mile journey from The Oliver Stores in New Gloucester to the True Value Plaza in Gray on Saturday, June 10, to benefit the blind and visually impaired. The walk helps provide eye exams and glasses for children and adults in the Gray/New Gloucester communities […]

Editor’s note: The following Q&A was conducted in character with Patrick Molloy, a University of Southern Maine theater student who is portraying Nathaniel Hawthorne at the upcoming anniversary event Saturday, June 30. Q: What brought you and your family to Raymond? A: After my father died of yellow fever, my mother took my sisters and […]

STANDISH – Usually, the members of Richville Chapel in Standish are the ones responding when community members need help. But, after last week’s arson that burned the small chapel to the ground, the extended community is coming to the aid of the church. After hearing about the June 14 fire, which eyewitnesses told police was […]

STANDISH – Usually, the members of Richville Chapel in Standish are the ones responding when community members need help. But, after last week’s arson that burned the small chapel to the ground, the extended community is coming to the aid of the church. After hearing about the June 14 fire, which eyewitnesses told police was […]

RAYMOND – The great early American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, creator of such literary classics as “The Scarlet Letter” and “The House of Seven Gables,” lived in Raymond as a boy, and next week the 200th anniversary of his home will be celebrated by those who have helped keep Hawthorne’s local legacy alive. The Hawthorne Community […]

WINDHAM – With no major program cuts or tax hikes, the $13.98 million municipal budget for Windham passed quickly and with no debate at Saturday’s annual town meeting. The June 16 meeting drew about 25 people, mostly town employees and town councilors and their families, and lasted 12 minutes. The first three minutes were spent […]