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 […]

RAYMOND – Six dancers from the upcoming Portland Ballet production of “The Victorian Nutcracker” are coming to Raymond this weekend as part of the Hawthorne Association’s final Victorian Tea of the season. On Sunday, Dec. 11, from 2-4:30 p.m., the boyhood home of Nathaniel Hawthorne, located at the intersection of Cape Road and Hawthorne Road, […]

RAYMOND – Six dancers from the upcoming Portland Ballet production of “The Victorian Nutcracker” are coming to Raymond this weekend as part of the Hawthorne Association’s final Victorian Tea of the season. On Sunday, Dec. 11, from 2-4:30 p.m., the boyhood home of Nathaniel Hawthorne, located at the intersection of Cape Road and Hawthorne Road, […]

Streaks for Cancer Amy Denecker, librarian at Windham High School, has recently learned that her 3-year-old daughter, Alice, sadly has a form of cancer called neuroblastoma. In an attempt to help the Deneckers fight this terrible disease, the Interact Club is holding a fundraiser on Friday, Dec. 9, at the boys’ first home basketball game. […]

WINDHAM – In a gymnasium packed with attentive third-graders, Windham Primary School’s Kristin Grant was honored last Friday as Maine’s elementary assistant principal of the year for 2012. While the Maine Principals’ Association honors principals and assistant principals at the high school and middle school levels with similar awards, Grant, who grew up in Windham […]

WINDHAM – Myrle Cooper played a special role in the history of the Windham Public Library. A former longtime resident, Cooper, 91, served as the library’s first director in the 1970s, after retiring as chief proofreader from Guy Gannett Publishing, where she worked for 25 years. She lives in Portland now, but her heart is […]

Celebrate Shannon Help celebrate the life of Shannon Ronan and the generous donation of his family. Stop by for the grand opening of the newly renovated Newbegin Recreation Room on Sunday, Dec. 10, from 6-7 p.m. at Newbegin Gym on Main Street in Gray. Light refreshments will be served. Shannon Ronan, a Gray resident, (who […]

Toy Workshop The Toy Workshop will be held on Saturday, Dec. 17, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Human Resources Building on Gray Road, across from Friends Church. To date, applications have been received to help more than 160 Windham children. Toy donations are needed for children under 12 and gifts or gift cards […]

WINDHAM – Since August, Lauren Porter has had Christmas on her mind. The 14-year-old Windham Christian Academy ninth-grader has already bought many presents, and she’s hoping to buy a lot more. But, Porter, who has attended the North Windham school since first grade, has a different purpose in mind with her holiday shopping. She’s buying […]

WINDHAM – Since August, Lauren Porter has had Christmas on her mind. The 14-year-old Windham Christian Academy ninth-grader has already bought many presents, and she’s hoping to buy a lot more. But, Porter, who has attended the North Windham school since first grade, has a different purpose in mind with her holiday shopping. She’s buying […]