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Inside Gray – 4/29

Fun at Newbegin There will be an indoor yard sale at Newbegin Gym on Saturday, April 30, 9-3 p.m. Free to public. Gently used items, crafts and jewelry for sale. On Sunday, May 1, from 8 a.m.-10 p.m., scrapbooking with friends at Newbegin. Bring your own supplies, they will provide the tables and space. Potluck […]

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Carman returning home Saturday night

Double lung transplant recipient, George Carman of New Gloucester, namesake of the New Lungs For George campaign, will be arriving home this Saturday, April 23, after spending 80 days in Manhattan recuperating from surgery. Carman is due to arrive via Amtrak in Portland at 7:30 p.m. Carman, a volunteer firefighter for the town of New […]

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Standish, Sebago may build new fire station

STANDISH – Officials in Standish are looking to Sebago voters to approve at this year’s town meeting the construction of a new fire station that emergency personnel say would improve response times in the neighboring communities. “It is still very early in the process,” said Standish Fire/EMS Chief Brent Libby. “But if the voters of […]

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Standish, Sebago may build new fire station

STANDISH – Officials in Standish are looking to Sebago voters to approve at this year’s town meeting the construction of a new fire station that emergency personnel say would improve response times in the neighboring communities. “It is still very early in the process,” said Standish Fire/EMS Chief Brent Libby. “But if the voters of […]

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Standish, Sebago may build new fire station

STANDISH – Officials in Standish are looking to Sebago voters to approve at this year’s town meeting the construction of a new fire station that emergency personnel say would improve response times in the neighboring communities. “It is still very early in the process,” said Standish Fire/EMS Chief Brent Libby. “But if the voters of […]

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RSU 14 budget increased 2.75 percent

WINDHAM – The Windham-Raymond Regional School Unit 14 Board approved a 2.75 percent increase for the upcoming year’s school budget at its meeting last week. The public will get a chance to comment at a public hearing June 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Windham High School. The budget then goes to voters for a district-wide […]

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RSU 14 budget increased 2.75 percent

WINDHAM – The Windham-Raymond Regional School Unit 14 Board approved a 2.75 percent increase for the upcoming year’s school budget at its meeting last week. The public will get a chance to comment at a public hearing June 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Windham High School. The budget then goes to voters for a district-wide […]

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Inside Bridgton – 4/22

Scenery and Sidewalks There was an impressive turnout at Saturday morning’s “Picture and Plan Portland Road” community meeting. The events room at the Municipal Building was filled with locals interested in helping steer the Commercial Development guidelines along the Route 302 Business Corridor. Bridgton’s Economic Development Director Alan Manoian and Portland City Planner Stephanie Carver […]

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Inside Bridgton – 4/22

Scenery and Sidewalks There was an impressive turnout at Saturday morning’s “Picture and Plan Portland Road” community meeting. The events room at the Municipal Building was filled with locals interested in helping steer the Commercial Development guidelines along the Route 302 Business Corridor. Bridgton’s Economic Development Director Alan Manoian and Portland City Planner Stephanie Carver […]

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An explosive lesson in the Civil War

WINDHAM – While the towns of Windham and Gorham sent many of its sons to fight in the Civil War, they also sent something just as valuable: gunpowder, produced in the Gambo mills with the help of the powerful Presumpscot River. In honor of the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, which […]