The following pets are available from the Animal Welfare Society in West Kennebunk. Call 985-3244 or visit www.animalwelfaresociety.org . Bella, an 11-year-old Beagle, is a gentle soul who is very calm and sensitive. She loves to meet new people, her tail wags like crazy and she smiles. She should do fine sharing a new home […]

NAPLES–The man who robbed Rite Aid in Naples on Monday is still on the lam, authorities said Wednesday. According to Capt. Donald Goulet of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, a man stole a large quantity of Oxycontin, a strong pain medication usually prescribed to cancer patients, on Monday at 5:30 p.m. from the Rite Aid […]

RAYMOND–A Raymond attorney is awaiting discipline from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court for professional misconduct, which could result in his disbarment. Justice Jon Levy has yet to issue sanctions against Miklos Pongratz, whom Levy found guilty in April of propositioning a client for sexual relations, as well as putting conditions on the return of a […]

RAYMOND–A Raymond attorney is awaiting discipline from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court for professional misconduct, which could result in his disbarment. Justice Jon Levy has yet to issue sanctions against Miklos Pongratz, whom Levy found guilty in April of propositioning a client for sexual relations, as well as putting conditions on the return of a […]

Rescue Unit program Windham Historical Society is planning a program on Monday, May 24, about Windham’s first Rescue Unit, and how it got started back in 1967/68. The society is seeking people who served back then and also photos that can be borrowed. If you served on the Rescue Unit, please contact Norma Rogers, 892-5608, […]

WASHINGTON – Millions of Americans are still likely to lose their homes in the coming years, but the foreclosure crisis is finally showing signs of subsiding. The number of households facing foreclosure in April fell 2 percent from a year ago, the first annual decline in five years, RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday. But the data […]

Walmart also plans to use its logistics expertise to help food banks operate on a larger scale and run more efficiently.

CASCO – The recent flap over Casco Selectwoman Barbara York’s forwarded e-mail comparing First Lady Michelle Obama to a monkey, as well as an ongoing controversy regarding the town’s fuel assistance account, have apparently motivated a host of residents to vie for elected positions in town government. Jeannine Lauber Oren and Jennifer Murray, who have […]

NAPLES – John Chase, owner of Chase Custom Homes in Windham, is facing stiff fines for his role in the March 22 removal of hundreds of trees and rocks along the shoreline of Long Lake in Naples, a clear-cutting one neighbor described as a “blight on the landscape.” Although the identity of who excavated the […]

Southern Maine Community College will host the New England College Basketball Showcase Camp June 11-13. The camp offers a chance for high school players who hope to play in college to work directly with college coaches while facing other top players. For more information contact Matt Richards at 741-5927 or mrichards@smccme.edu. The Freeport Rotary Club […]