Raymond will hold its Roadside Clean-up Day Saturday, April 25. Join your neighbors to pick up trash on Raymond’s roadsides. Volunteers will meet at the Town Office at 9 a.m. Garbage bags and gloves will be provided. Proceeds from returnables picked up will be donated to the Raymond Food Pantry. For more information, contact Jessica […]

A CLOSER LOOK The estimated tax impact of next year’s budget for the newly consolidated Windham-Raymond School Department will depend on which town taxpayers live in. Raymond residents will pay an additional 45 cents per $1,000 of valuation, while Windham residents will pay only 13 cents. Windham-Raymond School Department administrators are estimating tax increases of […]

An Oxford County grand jury last week handed down a murder indictment for Agostino Samson, the 23-year-old Windham man accused of killing Scott Libby in February. Samson, of River Road in Windham and formerly of Bethel, now faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of murder. He is now being held without bail […]

An Oxford County grand jury last week handed down a murder indictment for Agostino Samson, the 23-year-old Windham man accused of killing Scott Libby in February. Samson, of River Road in Windham and formerly of Bethel, now faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of murder. He is now being held without bail […]

A Naples couple is preparing for another season of weddings by training more than 100 rock doves to fly home when released hundreds of miles away. Theresa and Frank Brautigam run their own business performing ceremonial dove releases at weddings, funerals and other occasions. After the white birds ascend into the sky, they find their […]

Gray will be holding the town spring clean up time Friday, April 24, through Sunday, April 26. Gray residents can bring the following items to the Transfer Station at no charge: mattresses and box springs; sofas, chairs, and love seats; televisions and monitors (limit of five, $5 for each additional); refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and […]

Gray will be holding the town spring clean up time Friday, April 24, through Sunday, April 26. Gray residents can bring the following items to the Transfer Station at no charge: mattresses and box springs; sofas, chairs, and love seats; televisions and monitors (limit of five, $5 for each additional); refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and […]

This letter is in response to Representative Mark Bryant’s guest column of April 10 about reducing the tax burden of Maine citizens. The idea of lowering the income tax and broadening the sales tax to areas which are presently not taxed sure sounds like a Ponzi scheme to me. Supposedly this shift in our sales […]

The budget going to Gray residents at the annual town meeting May 2 would use $471,000 in reserve funds and drop the tax rate by 11 cents. Residents will also decide whether to spend $146,000 on a police deputy that would patrol the town full time. As town councilors finalized the $5.6 million spending plan […]

Join the Bridges Foundation Saturday, May 2, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., at the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray for the Walk on the Wild Side, a benefit for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities. The Bridges Foundation is a non-profit, charitable organization based in Maine that provides employment opportunities and fosters skill development […]