Students from 13 Maine schools made presentations at the annual History Day competition, held this week at the University of Maine at Augusta. Finishing first among schools were Loranger Middle School of Old Orchard Beach and Scarborough Middle School, tying for first place in the Junior Division, and Bonny Eagle High School in the Senior […]

A Bridgton school board member will resign after four years in the position in order to avoid a potential conflict of interest if he should apply for a position with School Administrative District 61. After working as a chiropractor for 20 years, Estabrook Sulloway, 52, will attend the Extended Teacher Education Program at the University […]

Saint Joseph’s College will hold an evening of environmental fun and film Monday, April 6, as activist Mark Dixon presents “Your Environmental Road Trip – Going Green Across America!” The free presentation will take place at 6 p.m. in the Viola George Auditorium of Harold Alfond Hall on the Standish campus. Dixon will share highlights […]

I’m going to have to disagree with Windham-Raymond Superintendent Sandy Prince’s recent take on the proposed school budget. Concerning $1 million in proposed cuts, Prince said, “It’s drastic. This is not anything that any person in the district is happy about.” He’s wrong on two counts. First, there are tons of people thrilled that the […]

Cuts in the Windham-Raymond School Department budget would slowly erode and ultimately kill Windham’s vaunted music tradition, parents and teachers said this week in response to a proposal that would eliminate the music program at Windham Middle School. The budget proposal, which attempts to shut a $1 million shortfall in the $40 million spending plan, […]

A trail of stolen beer, cigarettes, lottery tickets and other items led Bridgton Police to the home of a convenience store burglar March 18. It was one of three reported burglaries in Bridgton March 18, on top of two more burglaries reported in Denmark that same day. Due to the increase in burglaries, Bridgton Police […]

The Windham High School Interact Club is hosting a live and silent auction fundraiser April 11. The money will used to support the members of the club taking a trip to Guatemala City to help the impoverished children of the Guatemala city dump. The Interact Club will be doing this trip through the safe passage […]

The Windham High School Interact Club is hosting a live and silent auction fundraiser April 11. The money will used to support the members of the club taking a trip to Guatemala City to help the impoverished children of the Guatemala city dump. The Interact Club will be doing this trip through the safe passage […]

The Windham PTA held an awards ceremony March 19 to honor the winners of its 2008-09 Reflections Cultural Arts program. Reflections is an art program for students in grades K through 12 that allows students to create works of art based upon a theme for fun and recognition. This year’s theme was “Wow!”, and over […]

Selectmen in Bridgton are considering following the path of several neighboring towns – hiring the county dispatch center and closing their own. Though Bridgton Police Chief David Lyons opposes the switch, Fire Chief Glen Garland supports it. The town manager, police chief, dispatch director and fire chief compiled a report about current dispatch operations and […]