Four local cribbage players were named top players of the year for the Cumberland County Cribbage Club. Gordon Perry of Standish came in first for 2008, meaning he won more games than anyone else for the year. He said an average of 16-18 people play twice a month. Second place went to Dick Brown of […]

To celebrate American Heart Month, local dietitian Dona Forke will speak on “Wisdom Gained From the Heart” Thursday, Feb. 5, 9-10:30 a.m. at the Naples Town Hall. The event will include highlights from Maine women surviving and living with heart disease, as well as information to increase awareness and knowledge of cardiovascular disease prevention among […]

Rebekahs and Valentines The Rebekahs will meet Feb. 4 at 7:30p.m. in the Odd Fellows Hall. The program will consist of celebrating Valentines Day and Wendy Miler is in charge of refreshments. To Bangor Bob and Mary Bouchard of Falmouth Road recently spent the weekend in Bangor. They went to Hollywood Slots and had a […]

A School Administrative District 15 committee will present a recommendation to move fifth-graders from the Dunn Elementary School to Gray-New Gloucester Middle School at a public meeting Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. at the middle school. The committee, assigned to find a solution to an unexpected population increase in the district’s lower grade levels, planned […]

They say that wisdom comes with age. With that in mind, my 64 years on this earth has led me to question traditional religious attitudes and traditional religious definitions. In particular, today I want to talk about the religious morality surrounding homosexuality that places so much pressure on Holy Scripture. Why is this prejudice so […]

A school facilities plan is drawing protests from some parents and residents, who worry that sending their children to school in other towns could divide their community. “The way it’s presented now, it can only divide the community,” said Naples Selectman Rick Paraschak Monday. “This is the only town this move is going to affect.” […]

A school facilities plan is drawing protests from some parents and residents, who worry that sending their children to school in other towns could divide their community. “The way it’s presented now, it can only divide the community,” said Naples Selectman Rick Paraschak Monday. “This is the only town this move is going to affect.” […]

A school facilities plan is drawing protests from some parents and residents, who worry that sending their children to school in other towns could divide their community. “The way it’s presented now, it can only divide the community,” said Naples Selectman Rick Paraschak Monday. “This is the only town this move is going to affect.” […]

Several local students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at St. Joseph’s College in Standish. They include: Bridgton: Nora Antonio New Gloucester: Sarah Knights Raymond: Emily Young Sebago: Kayla Olsen Standish: Erin Bisson, Emily Dicentes, Alyssa Dunn, and Louis Girlando Windham: Mallory Gould, Nicholas Hannon, Kristen Pride, Maegan Shreves, and Danielle […]

The Windham Town Council on Tuesday referred a proposed ordinance on small wind turbines to the Planning Board for review, sending with it some concerns that the turbines, which are placed on tall towers, would not be welcomed by neighbors. The move comes a week after the council got its first look at the proposal, […]