Bargain bag sale North Windham Union Church Thrift Shop will hold a $5 bag sale on all clothes and linens from Aug. 13-17. Located in the basement of the church, on Route 302 near Boody’s Corner, hours are 1-3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and 10 a.m. until noon on Saturday. Arts fest SummerWind Arts Fest […]

Traditional baskets The third annual Maine Native American Summer Market and Demonstration will be held at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, off Route 26, New Gloucester on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This event is a unique blending of two of Maine’s most unique and continuing traditions – that of the Maine […]

Traditional baskets The third annual Maine Native American Summer Market and Demonstration will be held at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, off Route 26, New Gloucester on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This event is a unique blending of two of Maine’s most unique and continuing traditions – that of the Maine […]

GRAY – Wilkies Beach, on Crystal Lake in Gray, has been closed for the second straight year due to high counts of E. coli bacteria. The beach was closed effective Wednesday. Tests conducted earlier this week found high levels of bacteria, likely caused by a large flock of geese nearby. A notice sent out by […]

NAPLES – The third time was a charm for the Lake Region school budget on Tuesday as residents in the four sending towns approved a $26.58 million budget. After defeats in May and June at the ballot box, the budget passed 906-820. And while Casco and Sebago voters again rejected the budget, greater voter turnout […]

STANDISH – Nearly four months after Joshua Barron’s body was discovered in a Yuma, Ariz., canal, his mother, Lynn Barron of Baldwin, is still searching for answers in what authorities deem a suicide. Her persistence with Yuma officials, however, may yet yield results, especially with recent reports that the Yuma police chief is taking a […]

Always the last weekend in July, Casco Days celebrated its 77th edition July 28-30 with hundreds in attendance. Major draws included two parades, a road race, a barbecue dinner, as well as carnival rides and a food midway set up in Casco Days Park in Casco Village. The Strout family shows pride for their heritage […]

Always the last weekend in July, Casco Days celebrated its 77th edition July 28-30 with hundreds in attendance. Major draws included two parades, a road race, a barbecue dinner, as well as carnival rides and a food midway set up in Casco Days Park in Casco Village. The Strout family shows pride for their heritage […]

A poisonous plant, known as giant hogweed, has been found growing beside Albion Road in Windham near the intersection of Route 302. It is one of four new sightings in Maine, including one in Sebago, of the phototoxic plant known to cause severe skin reactions if the plant’s sap, once it comes in contact with […]

A poisonous plant, known as giant hogweed, has been found growing beside Albion Road in Windham near the intersection of Route 302. It is one of four new sightings in Maine, including one in Sebago, of the phototoxic plant known to cause severe skin reactions if the plant’s sap, once it comes in contact with […]