Under the best circumstances, River Road reconstruction would not be complete until 2015 Reconstruction of the dilapidated and well-traveled River Road will likely be completed no earlier than 2015, and then only if funding forecasts and state priorities remain steady, officials from the Maine Department of Transportation told the Windham Town Council Tuesday. Preliminary engineering, […]
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Raymond camp operator loses lease
After 23 years, Camp Hawthorne head is looking for another spot. During her visits to Camp Hawthorne in Raymond, Wendy Traynor saw why her three kids enjoyed staying there so much, why they seemed to let go of their worries, why they became more confident in themselves. Everything at Camp Hawthorne – the games, the […]
Raymond camp operator loses lease
After 23 years, Camp Hawthorne head is looking for another spot. During her visits to Camp Hawthorne in Raymond, Wendy Traynor saw why her three kids enjoyed staying there so much, why they seemed to let go of their worries, why they became more confident in themselves. Everything at Camp Hawthorne – the games, the […]
Town meetings disappearing
Four Lakes Region towns considering switch from traditional open town meeting, following a small but growing trend in Maine over the last decade. Sebago has joined the list of Lakes Region towns debating the future of the annual town meeting, marking the continuation of a small but growing statewide trend as local officials try to […]
Town meetings disappearing
Four Lakes Region towns considering switch from traditional open town meeting, following a small but growing trend in Maine over the last decade. Sebago has joined the list of Lakes Region towns debating the future of the annual town meeting, marking the continuation of a small but growing statewide trend as local officials try to […]
Sebago man shot by deputies gets month in prison
<p style=” “margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;”>A Sebago man shot last year during a confrontation with police at his home will serve 30 days in jail and up to two years’ probation in a plea deal made with prosecutors just before the start of his trial Monday in Portland. <p style=” “margin: […]
Sebago man shot by deputies gets month in prison
<p style=” “margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;”>A Sebago man shot last year during a confrontation with police at his home will serve 30 days in jail and up to two years’ probation in a plea deal made with prosecutors just before the start of his trial Monday in Portland. <p style=” “margin: […]
Campus farm growing food for St. Joe’s students
Farming project aims to capitalize on college’s rural setting <p style=” “margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;”>As one of six student interns working the rows of vegetables at a farm near St. Joseph’s College, Emily Discentes hopes her hands are helping to build something that will last, something that will continue to pay […]
Judge rules deputy acted improperly in Sebago arrest
A Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputy acted improperly when he went around to the back deck of a Sebago home last year before police shot a man inside who was armed with a shotgun, a superior court judge has ruled. Deputy Stephen Welsh violated the Fourth Amendment rights of Douglas Tenczar when Welsh went to the […]
Land bond on Windham ballot
Residents will vote in November on a $1 million bond to help preserve the 550-acre Clark Farm property Windham residents will vote in November on a $1 million bond to preserve one of the largest tracts of undeveloped land in the county, after a hearing Tuesday showed how divided townspeople are on the proposal. Though […]