Snowe joins fellow Republican senator Susan Collins in announcing a vote to confirm President Barack Obama’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court.

RAYMOND – Citing increasing levels of trash and hazardous debris such as diapers and hypodermic needles being left on the beach causing high bacteria levels in recent weeks, the town of Raymond has closed Raymond Beach until further notice. The beach was closed at 5 a.m. Friday, July 23, pending a new management and/or permanent […]

Music on the Hill The Windham Hill United Church of Christ is presenting its 13th year of concerts for the public. The Denny Breau Trio will bring their folk music to the hill on July 24 at 7 p.m. and the final concert is The Royal River Philharmonic Jazz Band on July 31 at 7 […]

The four high schools in the Lakes Region each had lower dropout rates in the 2008-2009 school year as compared to the state average, though some of the schools fell behind the state average for graduation rate, according to data released this week by the Maine Department of Education. Schools around the state averaged a […]

56.73 percent This grade represents Gray’s recycling rate for 2009. With 230 of the nearly 300 participating municipalities already reporting, the Maine State Planning Office confidently predicts that Gray’s 2009 performance falls within the top 10 percent. Gray’s accomplishment also represents positive financial news for Gray residents. Simply put: if it goes in the trash […]

CASCO – The Casco Board of Selectmen fired longtime town attorney William Dale on Tuesday night. The move, which came by a 3-2 vote, did not come as a surprise to Casco political watchers as the balance of power on the Board of Selectmen has shifted toward the three-way alliance of Carroll Morton, Mary Fernandes […]

RAYMOND – Paul White, a former assistant code enforcement officer in Raymond who has come under heavy criticism for code violations at his home on Raymond Pond, was fired last week from his job as Eliot’s code enforcement officer. Meanwhile, Raymond and state officials are still trying to work with White to resolve code violations […]

A small group killed the plan to increase housing density by unfairly targeting developers.

Loading the industry with regulations may solve some problems, but will create many more.

Convicted killer describes his pain in letter to The Press Herald