Hands were waving and rapid fire questions were directed at the special guests to Heidi Dunn’s second grade classroom at Gray’s Russell School. Inquiries ranged “from how many steps did it take to reach the bat caves” to “where did you go to the bathroom?” Those questions and many more were fielded amicably by the […]

On the eve of Independence Day, I think about the frequency with which I write “World War II veteran” each week as I prepare obituaries for the six weekly newspapers under the Current Publishing flag. I never knew many of these people, but as I read of their service to their country, and the places […]

Farmers market The Lake Region Farmers Market is open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. It is located in the parking lot of Manchester School. New this year is an Artisans section. Go and support your local farmers. Help for veterans Robin Shepard, state of Maine veterans advocate, will be at the Veterans Center […]

Farmers market The Lake Region Farmers Market is open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. It is located in the parking lot of Manchester School. New this year is an Artisans section. Go and support your local farmers. Help for veterans Robin Shepard, state of Maine veterans advocate, will be at the Veterans Center […]

Value comes in many forms. To some people, value looks like new buildings, homes and other signs of wealth, tangible and visible. To Dennis Hawkes, it also looks like empty fields and forests, stretching out over the horizon, a peaceful buffer to encroaching development. It looks a lot like Windham’s Clark Farm. “It keeps that […]

Bonny Eagle Superintendent Suzanne Lukas needs to chill. Some might say she needs a long Florida vacation or a bath bubbling with Calgon. Mostly, Ms. Lukas needs to regain perspective. Lukas is the focus of the local and national spotlight this week because of her actions at Bonny Eagle’s graduation exercises on June 12 at […]

The Gray Town Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 7, at 7 p.m. at Stimson Hall to discuss the elimination of the annual town meeting. The board is considering placing on the ballot next year a townwide referendum that would allow residents to vote on whether to continue the annual meeting. Under […]

The Gray Town Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 7, at 7 p.m. at Stimson Hall to discuss the elimination of the annual town meeting. The board is considering placing on the ballot next year a townwide referendum that would allow residents to vote on whether to continue the annual meeting. Under […]

The Gray Town Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 7, at 7 p.m. at Stimson Hall to discuss the elimination of the annual town meeting. The board is considering placing on the ballot next year a townwide referendum that would allow residents to vote on whether to continue the annual meeting. Under […]

I believe in having clear and achievable goals. For instance, my goals for today are: 1. Avoid work. 2. Drink beer. Residing at the opposite end of the goal spectrum are most politicians, whose agendas look like this: 1. Avoid workable solutions. 2. Tax beer. It should come as no surprise to anyone with the […]