WINDHAM – Both drivers, including a Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputy, were to blame for a two-car collision that disrupted rush-hour traffic on Route 302 in Windham last week. The low-speed accident occurred near the intersection of Whites Bridge Road and Route 302 on Friday, Oct. 14, at about 5:45 p.m. According to Capt. Shawn O’Leary, […]

WINDHAM – Windham Fire Chief Charles Hammond is crediting the good judgment and quick action of the first five firefighters on scene with saving a home from a rapidly moving fire Sunday morning. Hammond says the fire, at the Rickett family home at 7 Walter Partridge Road, began in a far corner of an attached […]

Candidate’s night ?on Speakout On Thursday, Oct. 27, Bill Diamond will host Candidate’s Night on Speakout, broadcast live on Windham’s local Channel 7 at 7 p.m. Viewers may call in questions during the show (892-0546) or attend at the Council Chambers and be part of the audience. Candidates this year include Patrick Corey and Tom […]

Kevin Gilson fundraising As most people in the area are aware, Kevin Gilson, local teen and Lake Region High School student, was seriously injured in a car crash while heading down Lake House Road in Naples. Currently, Gilson is hospitalized. A benefit spaghetti supper and auction will be held at the American Legion in Naples […]

Horse rescue needs rescuing The hayloft is empty at Open Gates Equine Rescue located at 407 Morse Road, New Gloucester, and there are 14 horses at the rescue that are going to feel the pinch soon. Their normal feed of three-quarters of a hay bale daily is now reduced to a half bale of hay […]

Buy Local I mentioned the demise of Bridgton Gas and Convenience last week, and how sorry I was to see another locally owned business close. The same goes for Trailside Restaurant, which also had a friendly staff along with great food and fair prices. It too closed recently. Many seem surprised and saddened by the […]

NEW GLOUCESTER – State and Lewiston police late last night arrested a Lewiston man and charged him with murder in connection with the death of a Lewiston woman missing since July. Buddy Robinson, 30, was arrested about 11:30 p.m. at the home of his girlfriend, on the Gloucester Road in New Gloucester, according to a […]

GRAY – Smoking would be banned on town-owned property – including Wilkies Beach – under an ordinance now under review by the Gray Town Council. A public hearing will be held Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m., at the municipal complex, to hear comment on the ban, which would also apply to the consumption of […]

STANDISH – In October 2010, mother-to-be Deja Peppers of Standish was sitting on the couch, 25 weeks pregnant, when she started feeling stabbing back pains. “She called and said, ‘Mom, I’m having really bad pain in my back, I’m having trouble breathing,’” said Kelly Pride, Peppers’ mother. “I was concerned she might be having back […]

WINDHAM – The owner of the polluted Keddy Mill in South Windham has been granted an extension to develop a plan to clean up the former steel-making site, state officials told the Windham Town Council Tuesday night. The extension will allow the mill’s owner to complete a search for past owners of the property who […]