Raymond selectmen approved a budget Tuesday that would cut funding for social services and eliminate a bulky waste program as part of an effort to cover a $250,000 gap without raising taxes. The budget also includes the elimination of a part-time position and a 3 percent raise for town employees, which was the subject of […]

Attention parents and parents-to-be. Maine babies born in 2009 can start a college investing account (NextGen College Investing PlanA?® account) with a $500 grant from the Alfond Scholarship Foundation. On Wednesday, March 11, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., in the Bridgton Hospital clinic lobby, detailed information, including enrollment kits, will be available for interested parents […]

What this country needs is a good $1.99 pizza. And, by jove, we’ve got just the ticket right here in the Lakes Region at The Grotto on Route 302 in Windham. The savvy owner of The Grotto sells a really tasty 7-inch pizza with two toppings for a measly $1.99. Unbelievable. No, this isn’t an […]

South Windham sewer users will pick up all sewer-related costs under a new rate plan approved by the Town Council Tuesday night. Sewer users pay an average of $26.50 a month. That total will rise to $48.84 under the plan, which places on those users 100 percent of the debt created by the Little Falls […]

School Administrative District 15 Board of Directors appear ready to move forward March 4 with a plan to move fifth-graders to Gray-New Gloucester Middle School, despite concerns about the plan expressed recently by parents. Unexpected student population growth at the lower grade levels will limit classroom space at Dunn Elementary School starting in the 2010-11 […]

This piece from Lake Region High School student Alexander Champoli is one of many that will be shown at the Bridgton Art Guild’s 5th annual student show at Gallery 302 in Bridgton, Feb. 28 – March 27. The show features work from three area high schools: Oxford Hills students under the direction of art teacher […]

Buying public works equipment now and eliminating certain streetlights are two proposals to keep the Bridgton town budget in line with decreasing revenue in 2010. On Tuesday residents approved a proposal to use money from the undesignated fund balance to pay for public works equipment that would otherwise be purchased during the next fiscal year, […]

Bonny Eagle Middle School was recently awarded a 2009 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant of $5,000 in support of efforts with Rippling Waters Farm in Steep Falls for an on-campus greenhouse. To date, $33,000 of the $50,000 construction cost has been raised by grants from the United States Department of Agriculture, private foundations and donations […]

On the surface, moderation appears to be a simple concept. Avoid extremes. Seek compromise. Order pay-per-view porn, but only watch half the movie. It’s sort of like being a hypocrite, except without most of the fun parts. In reality, being a moderate isn’t easy. Conservatives regard moderate Republicans like Maine senators Susan Collins and Olympia […]

On the surface, moderation appears to be a simple concept. Avoid extremes. Seek compromise. Order pay-per-view porn, but only watch half the movie. It’s sort of like being a hypocrite, except without most of the fun parts. In reality, being a moderate isn’t easy. Conservatives regard moderate Republicans like Maine senators Susan Collins and Olympia […]