WINDHAM – A referendum on the proposed sewer system in Windham is less than eight months away, and town councilors are concerned that little progress has been made in determining the scope of the project and who would pay for it. The multimillion-dollar project, which would pipe wastewater from North Windham and Windham Center, is […]

SEBAGO – Childhood friends Wendy Brown Newcomb and Holly Berry Moiles know a little something about art. Newcomb, a Sebago resident and painter, has had her works on display around the state including at L.L. Bean, while Moiles, an illustrator from Waldoboro, has been published in a variety of children’s books. Now, after more than […]

SEBAGO – Childhood friends Wendy Brown Newcomb and Holly Berry Moiles know a little something about art. Newcomb, a Sebago resident and painter, has had her works on display around the state including at L.L. Bean, while Moiles, an illustrator from Waldoboro, has been published in a variety of children’s books. Now, after more than […]

WINDHAM – The cast and crew from Windham High School were among the winners last weekend at the Maine Drama Festival’s 2012 one-act play regional competition. As part of the competition, regional events took place in eight high schools across the state. Two schools from each site moved on to the state championships, set for […]

Need some relief Homestead and veterans’ exemption forms and information are available at www. graymaine.org or at the Gray Town Hall, 24 Main St. in Gray. All exemption forms must be delivered to the Tax Assessor at Gray Town Hall by close of business (4 p.m.) on Monday, April 1. Gifts for Mom’s Day A […]

NAPLES – After spending last fall cooped up in classrooms at the former Bridgton Memorial School, students couldn’t be happier now that they’re settled into the newly constructed Lake Region Vocational Center. The new blue-and-white vocational center, which was erected behind Lake Region High School and opened to students in late January, hosted more than […]

WINDHAM – A consulting company based in Dallas has signed a 16-month contract with the town of Windham to survey the depth and breadth of the commercial sector’s retail offerings, and to attract new retail operations to town. The Retail Coach consulting firm will conduct an initial survey of the retail market in order to […]

RAYMOND – There’s a game of chicken going on in Raymond. Both sides in the ongoing debate regarding rooster noise presented their cases Tuesday to selectmen and the public, and neither side showed any signs of caving. At the end of the discussion, which attracted a crowd of about 25 residents, selectmen asked for further […]

RAYMOND – There’s a game of chicken going on in Raymond. Both sides in the ongoing debate regarding rooster noise presented their cases Tuesday to selectmen and the public, and neither side showed any signs of caving. At the end of the discussion, which attracted a crowd of about 25 residents, selectmen asked for further […]

Happy meteorological spring, everybody! Although the vernal equinox isn’t officially until March 20, weathermen consider March 1 the true kickoff to the season. So that means we survived Maine’s second warmest winter on record and we can now look forward to birds, buttercups, mosquitoes and sump pumps. Good thing I bought a cute pair of […]