Run through ?the woods The Pathfinders Trail Run, a benefit race for the Gray New Gloucester Athletic Boosters, will be held Saturday, Oct. 30. The course will take a 5K loop through the beautiful woods of Pineland Farms. These are world class scenic cross-country trails with a few challenging areas but a very good race […]

WINDHAM – If there’s one lesson Windham police would like folks to learn from what transpired at the Goodwill store in North Windham on Tuesday afternoon, it’s that hand grenades probably don’t make appropriate donations. Windham police and fire responded to the second-hand store adjacent to the post office in North Windham Shopping Center at […]

WINDHAM – The Windham Town Council voted 4-2 Tuesday to deny a rezoning request that would have allowed houses to be built on one of the last pieces of undeveloped shorefront property on Little Sebago Lake. The 9 Cameron Lane property, which lies on a peninsula at the end of Sand Bar Road, consists of […]

Sale benefits class of 2011 Windham High School class of 2011 is planning a combination yard sale-bake sale-craft sale and bottle drive on Saturday, Oct. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Little Meeting House, Route 302, North Windham. Donations of items to sell or bottles may be dropped off between 4-8 p.m. […]

Sale benefits class of 2011 Windham High School class of 2011 is planning a combination yard sale-bake sale-craft sale and bottle drive on Saturday, Oct. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Little Meeting House, Route 302, North Windham. Donations of items to sell or bottles may be dropped off between 4-8 p.m. […]

While I love all seasons, this time of year is definitely my favorite as it engages all my senses. I have been thoroughly enjoying the colorful foliage, smells of autumn, cooler air and especially the night sky filled with brilliant stars, Jupiter and the huge full moon. The Raymond area offers many special places like […]

Happy birthday, Julia There’s a special meaning to 10-10-10 this year! On Oct. 10, Julia Reeves, a Windham native, will be 100 years old! Ever since I became involved with Windham Historical Society, I depended on Mrs. Reeves to provide me with details and information about the Windham Center part of our town. Family and […]

Apples! Did you see the Naples Lions on the Causeway? During the two weekends of the Fryeburg Fair each year they sell everything apple! Pies (Maine blueberry pie too!), cinnamon crisp a la mode that you can eat right there, cider, and the apples themselves. Stop by and pick up a fresh pie (while they […]

Fair reaches milestone Ten years ago the New Gloucester Community Fair started in the parking lot of the old fire department as a simple safety show. When it quickly grew too big for the parking lot, it expanded into a fair. Today the event is one of the fastest growing fairs in Maine. Last year’s […]

Apple crisp, fried dough, carousels and carnies… you can guess where I went this week. I love the Fryeburg Fair and haven’t missed a visit since 1996. My favorite part is its “Groundhog Day” element of timelessness, because each year it is exactly the same. As fast as most things move these days, it is […]