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 […]

Great things are happening in Naples. The Lady Lakers won the Western Maine Class B Title and gave Presque Isle a run for their money in a very exciting championship game. All of Naples is so proud of the determination and sportsmanship the team exhibited this season. Great job girls! Songo Lock’s Fifth Grader Andrew […]

Great things are happening in Naples. The Lady Lakers won the Western Maine Class B Title and gave Presque Isle a run for their money in a very exciting championship game. All of Naples is so proud of the determination and sportsmanship the team exhibited this season. Great job girls! Songo Lock’s Fifth Grader Andrew […]

Great things are happening in Naples. The Lady Lakers won the Western Maine Class B Title and gave Presque Isle a run for their money in a very exciting championship game. All of Naples is so proud of the determination and sportsmanship the team exhibited this season. Great job girls! Songo Lock’s Fifth Grader Andrew […]

Free tax help AARP provides free tax help to older citizens and those with low incomes. In Windham, these sessions are held at Unity Gardens, 124 Tandberg Trail on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 2-7 p.m. Appointments are required. Call 894-5110. Thrift shop sale The thrift shop in the basement of the North Windham Union Church has […]

Proposed budget public hearing The public is invited to come to The Meetinghouse, 389 Intervale Road (next to Town Hall) and comment on the town’s FY13 proposed budget, starting at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 14. Informational booklets will be available at the town office prior to the hearing. Also, the proposed budget can be viewed […]

WINDHAM – The Maine Human Rights Commission on Monday sided with a Windham police officer in her claims of sexual harassment and retaliation, paving the way for a settlement. Almost three years after the harassment started, Officer Danielle (Cyr) Nelson prevailed in her case against the town of Windham, with the five-member commission backing her […]

GRAY – Stimson Hall and the section of downtown Gray surrounding the historic building are poised for a major overhaul under a proposal sponsored by the Liberty Family Foundation. The foundation, which sponsors recreation programs in town and is bankrolled by real estate mogul and Gray native Michael Liberty, has put forward a preliminary proposal […]

GRAY – Stimson Hall and the section of downtown Gray surrounding the historic building are poised for a major overhaul under a proposal sponsored by the Liberty Family Foundation. The foundation, which sponsors recreation programs in town and is bankrolled by real estate mogul and Gray native Michael Liberty, has put forward a preliminary proposal […]

RAYMOND – Last summer, Julie Sutherland brought 25 rescued rooster chicks to her home on Ledge Hill Road in Raymond. Almost a year later, the 16 surviving chicks are full-grown roosters, and their early morning crowing has ruffled the feathers of a nearby resident. Now, the rest of the town is being asked to weigh […]