Five Republicans, including Maine’s Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, support the nominee in the 63-37 vote.

Beauty and the Beast This will be a special year for the Gray-New Gloucester High School Patriot Players’ Broadway musical presentation. They will present Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” on Nov. 18, 19, and 20, and the production will also emphasize school and area communities working together. The focus will be on the importance of […]

Dog days August is typically the month of hot and sweltering “dog days,” but it seems like those days were early this year. Hot, hot July was full of great – and unexpected – events. My siblings all got together for an evening repast and I must say, it was a far cry from suppers […]

Casco Days I am impressed when a small town can do it big and once again, Casco Days was a huge success. Besides the spectacular fireworks display, ride on the Ferris wheel and too much junk food, I especially enjoyed watching the road race on Saturday morning in which 550 racers of all ages and […]

WINDHAM – Originally not planning to make the move to the county-run system with the rest of Windham’s police and fire dispatchers, longtime dispatcher John Peruzzi has changed his mind. Despite a “severe” pay cut, Peruzzi’s moving with his fellow dispatchers to the Cumberland County Regional Communications Center in mid-August. Peruzzi, a Portland native but […]

WINDHAM – Constructing a sewer for North Windham and Windham Center could cost around $67 million, the Windham Town Council was told Tuesday night. But, councilors were also told the project could cost a lot less or a lot more. According to Woodard & Curran engineering consultant Barry Scheff, the $67 million price tag is […]

Citing ‘insufficient evidence,’ officials said criminal charges will not be filed in an accident in Naples that claimed the life of a popular UPS driver last December. As a result, Tom Hallett, the lawyer for the family of Shannon Ronan, said he is set to file a civil case against Michael Hanrahan, the Windham man […]

David Littell, commissioner of the DEP for five years, must still be confirmed by a hearing and Senate vote Aug. 25.

Observers say the United Arab Emirates could harm its efforts to become an international business hub.

The Patriots haven’t had a strong running game in recent years, but the group in training camp believes this is the season to break out.