The list of students making up the top 10 percent of the class of 2009 has been announced by Lake Region High School in Naples. Graduation was held June 7 at the High School. Valedictorian Shannon Brenner, of Casco, daughter of Keith and Michelle Brenner, is the recipient of the Excellence in English Award and […]

Graduation for Windham High School’s class of 2009 featured the usual lineup of speakers – the class president, the valedictorian, the class essayists – and Batman. The processional was filled with funny stories and thoughtful advice, but it was the Caped Crusader who made the June 7 ceremony markedly different than your typical graduation. Announcing […]

Graduation for Windham High School’s class of 2009 featured the usual lineup of speakers – the class president, the valedictorian, the class essayists – and Batman. The processional was filled with funny stories and thoughtful advice, but it was the Caped Crusader who made the June 7 ceremony markedly different than your typical graduation. Announcing […]

Join Loon Echo Land Trust Friday, June 12, at 10 a.m., on a casual walk through the Mayberry Hill Preserve in Casco . Bird watching, plant identification and forestry practices will be discussed. Be sure to bring your camera, water and bug spray. Mayberry Hill is comprised of 160 acres of mixed woodlands, meadows and […]

A Naples man died Wednesday night after his van went off the road and burst into flames in Harrison, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. Joshua R. Babbitt, 28, was traveling southbound in a 1996 Dodge Caravan at around 7 p.m. on the Edes Falls Road in Harrison when the vehicle crossed the oncoming […]

Police have arrested a Standish woman and charged her with burglarizing a home on Windy Circle. Samantha Ballard, 31, of 58 Blake Road, is facing charges of Class D theft and Class B burglary. Police say they began investigating Ballard, after the owner of the home on Windy Circle in Standish reported arriving home around […]

The first rule for running a successful race for governor is never to say anything of substance about anything. Taking even the most innocuous of positions (Do you think Maine should have an official state skin disease?) will only cost a candidate votes. Being decisive gets a politician labeled as a fanatic (“I was brought […]

Windham town officials are joining the developers of the Keddy Mill site in holding two public meetings to gather input on the future of the Little Falls Village project and South Windham as a whole. The public is invited to share their thoughts and ideas on the future of South Windham at meetings Wednesday, June […]

The newly consolidated Windham-Raymond School Department has its first budget after residents Tuesday approved a $38.5 million spending plan by a vote that split along town lines. Though the budget passed 635-381, it was better received in Windham, where it passed 486-230, than in Raymond, where residents voted 151-149 against the budget. Only the overall […]

The newly consolidated Windham-Raymond School Department has its first budget after residents Tuesday approved a $38.5 million spending plan by a vote that split along town lines. Though the budget passed 635-381, it was better received in Windham, where it passed 486-230, than in Raymond, where residents voted 151-149 against the budget. Only the overall […]