State and local officials briefed Windham residents Tuesday night at the high school auditorium regarding the “widespread, low-level” PCB contamination at South Windham’s Keddy Mill. Led by the town’s environmental consultant, John Cressey of Summit Engineering Consultants, state officials issued their findings from two studies of the former foundry and steel mill located next to […]

Nathan Bruns, the motorist killed as a result of a Route 100 head-on collision July 22, was remembered by several hundred family and friends at his funeral on Monday as a lover of life, people and practical jokes. And Bruns’ obituary, written by close family members who wanted to convey those three loves, expressed it […]

One of Raymond’s largest employers, SPX Communication Technology based off Route 121, laid off 46 employees last week. Formerly known as Dielectric Communications and originally founded in 1942 by Raymond resident Dr. Charles Brown, the antenna maker laid off 31 employees in December 2009 after helping with the transition to digital TV. The company now […]

Much to the delight of boating enthusiasts who prefer the classic look of varnished mahogany, the 18th annual Antique and Classic Wooden Boat Show will be held this Saturday, Aug. 6, on the Naples Causeway. Hosted by the Mountain View Woodies Classic Boat Club of Maine, which is based in Naples and includes members from […]

Because of construction delays, students in several programs of the Lake Region vocational program will be without a permanent base of operations when school starts in a month. Littlefield Bros., the general contracting firm based in Wells and responsible for overseeing construction of a new metal building to house the automotive and construction trades programs […]

A Standish man, John Townsend, has died from injuries sustained in a one-car motor vehicle accident that took place last week on Route 35 in Standish. According to investigators, Townsend, 69, of Ossipee Trail West in Standish, may have suffered a medical event that may have caused the accident. Additional information will be released when […]

A Standish man, John Townsend, has died from injuries sustained in a one-car motor vehicle accident that took place last week on Route 35 in Standish. According to investigators, Townsend, 69, of Ossipee Trail West in Standish, may have suffered a medical event that may have caused the accident. Additional information will be released when […]

NAPLES – Joan Lunden, the former longtime co-host of “Good Morning America” who now spends the summer in Naples, wants other women to experience the way life should be. And for Lunden, the longest-running morning news show host in history who is still very much active in multiple media and business ventures, “the way life […]

RAYMOND – As neighbors and churchgoers stood in a nearby cemetery shocked by what they were watching, firefighters from around the region worked quickly Tuesday evening to contain a stubborn fire at Raymond Hill Baptist Church – a fire that investigators say was deliberately set. Few details have been released regarding the arson, but the […]

WINDHAM – While politicians and pundits wrangle over the impact the national debt has on America’s overall economy, local business leaders are more focused on a recently released study of the North Windham retail sector that reveals the commercial hub of the Lakes Region is having trouble clawing its way out of the recession. According […]