October house Windham Historical Society has purchased the Reeves property at 458 Gray Road for a future Living History Center. Members would like to thank all the local people and businesses who donated to make this a reality. In less than a month, donors provided enough funds for the down payment and closing costs. There […]

Neighbors helping neighbors The Caring Community of Gray-New Gloucester will provide Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets to those in need in the community through the generous contributions of area individuals, businesses and groups. The deadline for returning Thanksgiving assistance forms is Friday, Nov. 12, at the locations listed below. The Christmas applications for meals and/or gifts […]

RAYMOND – After the RSU 14 school board spent months developing options aimed at saving taxpayer money by shuttering underused schools, it took Raymond residents less than two hours Wednesday night to shoot holes in the board’s proposal to close Jordan-Small Middle School. Hundreds of Raymond residents, ranging from former principals and concerned parents to […]

RAYMOND – On Tuesday, the Raymond Board of Selectman took the first steps in giving Raymond Beach new life by unanimously voting to solicit proposals from the private sector in hopes of allowing an entity other than the town to take responsibility of the beach. The beach was temporarily closed in July of this year […]

WINDHAM – The Windham Town Council elected Scott Hayman as chairman and Peter Busque as vice chairman at its meeting Tuesday night. Prior to the vote, Hayman indicated his desire for the job, and when the time came for a vote, councilors unanimously elected the Windham native to the one-year term. Peter Busque made the […]

Honoring our heroes November is a busy month filled with Election Day, Thanksgiving and the kick off to the holiday season. Unfortunately, the all-too-important Veterans Day often gets overlooked and I wanted to take this opportunity to remember and thank each and every one of our veterans who have risked, or given, their lives for […]

STANDISH – Children’s entertainer Rick Charette, who has made a career of writing catchy songs for children, will be bringing his gift of music to Saint Joseph’s College in Standish on Sunday, Nov. 21. The 20th Annual Rick Charette Holiday Benefit Concert takes place in the cafeteria in Mercy Hall starting at 2 p.m. and […]

WINDHAM – Bill Tracy, who has served as chairman of the Windham Town Council since he was elected last November, resigned in an open e-mail to his fellow councilors dated Monday, Nov. 8. Tracy is the third Windham councilor to leave the council prematurely in the last two months. Carol Waig resigned at the Sept. […]

Launching ?his career Andrew J. Gilbert of New Gloucester, son of Marc and Diane Gilbert, graduated in May from Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I. He earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration with a double major in finance and economics. Gilbert has accepted a position as a consultant at FactSet Research Systems Inc. […]

Hunting season It’s hunting season. Years ago, I would have already made my trip to Sawyer’s store in Little Falls and bought a couple of knit orange hats. Automatically, my then small son and I would wear orange vests on our walks on the country roads of Windham. Just part of life the way it […]