Causeway beautification We have all seen the wonderful plans for the new and improved Causeway scene. But for many it is hard to visualize what it will actually look like in the end. That is why the construction company and the town have pushed up plans to install the highly anticipated “Vert-Noir” or green black […]

Causeway beautification We have all seen the wonderful plans for the new and improved Causeway scene. But for many it is hard to visualize what it will actually look like in the end. That is why the construction company and the town have pushed up plans to install the highly anticipated “Vert-Noir” or green black […]

LAKES REGION – After taking a significant hit with the loss of federal funding this summer, food pantry managers in the Lakes Region are breathing a sigh of relief this week after receiving significant donations from the United Way of Greater Portland. The donations, which range from $700 to $6,000 and come from United Way […]

Historical Society news The headquarters of the Windham Historical Society will be open by appointment only during the winter months, because of the expense of heating the building. For information or genealogical inquiries, email Kay Soldier at kso48@aol.com. And if visitors want to stop in, please call Linda at 650-7484. There are no meetings in […]

Spirit is alive The Christmas spirit is alive and well in Bridgton, as last week’s Festival of Lights parade proved. Organizer Ken Murphy estimated more than 1,000 revelers came out under starry skies to stroll together in the candlelight processional, as more than 20 floats promenaded through town. This annual kick-off to Christmas has become […]

Spirit is alive The Christmas spirit is alive and well in Bridgton, as last week’s Festival of Lights parade proved. Organizer Ken Murphy estimated more than 1,000 revelers came out under starry skies to stroll together in the candlelight processional, as more than 20 floats promenaded through town. This annual kick-off to Christmas has become […]

NEW GLOUCESTER – A daytime burglar expecting to rummage undetected through a house in New Gloucester this week got a big surprise when he was greeted by a detective instead. Detective James Estabrook, of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, was staking out a single-story home at 16 Swamp Road in New Gloucester Wednesday morning. He […]

NEW GLOUCESTER – A daytime burglar expecting to rummage undetected through a house in New Gloucester this week got a big surprise when he was greeted by a detective instead. Detective James Estabrook, of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, was staking out a single-story home at 16 Swamp Road in New Gloucester Wednesday morning. He […]

NEW GLOUCESTER – A daytime burglar expecting to rummage undetected through a house in New Gloucester this week got a big surprise when he was greeted by a detective instead. Detective James Estabrook, of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, was staking out a single-story home at 16 Swamp Road in New Gloucester Wednesday morning. He […]

CASCO – Efforts to remove Christian symbols from Hacker’s Hill in Casco – and clear the way for the conservation of the site – hit a snag this week, as a national legal group stepped up to defend the presence of the items, which include religious signs and a cross formed by a thunderstorm. A […]