May in Maine brings memories of turning the newly thawed soil, planting spring greens and swatting black flies…so my hope for this month is that the rains are gentle, the gardens lush and the bugs scarce. If you prefer to buy your produce rather than grow it, you’re in luck. The Bridgton Farmer’s Market is […]

May in Maine brings memories of turning the newly thawed soil, planting spring greens and swatting black flies…so my hope for this month is that the rains are gentle, the gardens lush and the bugs scarce. If you prefer to buy your produce rather than grow it, you’re in luck. The Bridgton Farmer’s Market is […]

WINDHAM – The Standish man shot by his son while turkey hunting off Anderson Road in Windham on Monday was in good spirits this week following emergency surgery. “It was an accident, just one of those things,” said 61-year-old Joseph Kennedy, of Deerfield Circle. “I’m fine, but my son, he’s taking it pretty hard.” Kennedy […]

RAYMOND – David Maddox of Raymond was honored recently as the Armed Services Veteran of the Year at Central Maine Community College (CMCC). Maddox joined the Maine National Guard in November 1982 and served with the 240th Engineer Group as a Flight Operations Coordinator in their Aviation Section in Bangor. In 1985 he joined the […]

NAPLES – A Naples man was injured after his truck crashed while he was trying to pass another vehicle on Route 302 near the Bridgton-Naple town line Thursday night. Henry Brown, 63, was driving east on Route 302 at around 7 p.m. when he attempted to pass a tractor-trailer, according to a press release from […]

The 123-acre park would surround Chaffin Pond, located behind Sherwin Williams paint store in North Windham, and be named after the wife of Martin Lippman, the Standish man and North Windham business owner who donated $400,000 last year to the town to purchase the parcel from the Portland Water District. In return for the donation, […]

WINDHAM – After almost a decade of talks on whether the town should impose design standards for new and renovated commercial properties, the Windham Town Council passed the measure with little fanfare Tuesday night. While Windham is the first in the Lakes Region to adopt a set of exterior design standards, several larger towns and […]

RAYMOND – The Panther Pond Association in Raymond has won The Outstanding Group Stewardship Award presented by the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District. The award recognizes a group that is committed to protecting the county’s natural resources. The association, which has about 90 members, will be honored at the Conservation District’s Annual Meeting […]

STANDISH – Started five years ago, the Volunteer in Police Service program in Standish continues to thrive, adding 12 new recruits to this year’s training academy. “We are constantly getting requests to join,” said Community Relations Deputy Paul Pettengill with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, which administers the program. “The amount of people in the […]

WINDHAM – After 47 years in education, much of that in Windham, Mike Timmons is finally retiring. Timmons, born and raised in Windham, has served many roles in his career: a special education teacher and administrator, high school principal and assistant superintendent to name a few. For the last 20 years, the enthusiastic Timmons has […]