RAYMOND – After almost two hours of discussion and debate, the Raymond Board of Selectmen on Tuesday approved the proposed 2011-2012 municipal budget. The proposed municipal budget is $3,645,536, a decrease of $2,433 over the current year’s spending plan. If approved, it would mark the fifth year in a row the town has not increased […]

When I talked with her last week, Edith Libby, a Windham resident for more than 50 years, told me that by June, she would have logged in more than 7,000 hours knitting! What is more amazing is that she celebrated her 100th birthday on March 8 with friends at New Marblehead senior housing, where she […]

Veggie Connection Supper Do you crave getting out of the house and socializing with friends? The Veggie Connection Supper on March 16 is the perfect antidote to the mud season doldrums. Additionally, you’ll be donating to a project that unites local produce growers with area food banks. This past season the Community Garden at Opportunity […]

WINDHAM – About a month after the landmark North Windham restaurant Charlie Beiggs closed its doors, a new restaurateur, with deep local connections, is gutting, repainting and cleaning every square inch of the former Beiggs restaurant in preparation for an early April opening of a new steakhouse. Standish resident Dana Mains, owner of the Windham […]

A beautiful reminder Gray’s own Grand Drape was installed on the second floor of The Henry Pennell Municipal Complex last Friday, Feb. 25, with the help of a few locals and some members of the Gray Fire and Rescue. This historical curtain, had been hanging in Stimson Hall up until the 1960s, signed, “The College […]

A beautiful reminder Gray’s own Grand Drape was installed on the second floor of The Henry Pennell Municipal Complex last Friday, Feb. 25, with the help of a few locals and some members of the Gray Fire and Rescue. This historical curtain, had been hanging in Stimson Hall up until the 1960s, signed, “The College […]

PORTLAND – Four people with Lakes Region ties have been summonsed for smuggling drugs into the Cumberland County Jail. According to Sgt. Kevin Cashman of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, Stephanie Bokuniewicz, 27, of Brownfield, and Morgan Miller, 20, of Casco, mailed thin strips of the opiate-replacement drug Suboxone to two inmates: Daniel Bokuniewicz, 24, […]

BRIDGTON – After fives months of searching, the town of Bridgton will officially swear in a new police chief at the end of the month. The new chief, Kevin Schofield, has 25 years of law enforcement experience and is currently the support services commander for the Brunswick Police Department. He serves as the department’s Criminal […]

Dr. Seuss night Do not forget that tonight, March 4, is the annual Dr. Seuss party, a free event hosted by the Raymond Village Library to honor the great wordsmith. The fun will kick off at 6:30 p.m. at the Raymond Elementary School and children of all ages and their parents are invited to celebrate […]