Downdraft: A sudden descent of cold air to the ground usually associated with a sudden thunderstorm or rain shower. Friday: No precipitation, mostly sunny High: 23 Low: 5 Saturday: 40 percent chance of snow, cloudy High: 24 Low: 7 Sunday: 30 percent chance of snow, cloudy High: 22 Low: -2

Casco residents will vote again on whether to repair the Casco Community Center, at a special town meeting Saturday, starting at 9 a.m., at the Central Fire Station. Voters will be asked to authorize the town to borrow $530,000 to perform the minimum necessary repairs the building, with $80,000 of that amount to be reimbursed […]

Two local men recently completed basic training in the U.S. military. Army National Guard Pvt. Robert E. Davis graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla. Davis, a 2008 graduate of Windham High School, is the son of John Becker of Westbrook and nephew of Kelly Bushey of Windham. Army Reserve Pfc. […]

The man convicted of a brutal 1994 Bridgton murder is appealing his case to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, claiming that a life sentence was incorrectly imposed. After the case of Crystal Perry’s murder went unsolved for many years, Michael Hutchinson was convicted of her murder and sentenced to life in prison in the spring […]

January greetings to my local readers and visitors alike! As we begin a new year and gain more light with each passing day, I am grateful for a still-ample woodpile, my warm “Pumpkin Valley” ski cap and especially my new studded snow tires. Now this is what a Maine winter is all about – crisp […]

State representatives came under fire Monday from School Administrative District 6 board members because of state mandates and decreased funding for education. “This is a crisis that the state has got to address instead of pushing it off on someone else,” said School Board member Larry Miller. The criticism came at a joint meeting among […]

The Gaza Strip is a pit. To friends and family, that’s how I describe my 1995 visit to Gaza. Only a few images come to mind when I think about my day trip to that tiny piece of beach-front property sandwiched between Israel and Egypt. I was 21 and a student at the Institute of […]

0109NG: Patches, an Appaloosa cross, arrived at Open Gates Equine Rescue in New Gloucester on Oct. 30, 2004. She was very ill due to lack of proper nutrition for the first eight days of her life, but Patches, shown above with her mother, rebounded within a short time. She is now four years old and […]

Ice is beckoning With bright blue skies and the thermometer boasting temperatures in the mid 20s, I went for a run on the trails by Panther Pond and was marveling at the thick ice that has formed over the past several weeks. When I got home, we dug out our skates, and soon thereafter a […]

Nothing is more pathetic than the sight of destitute gubernatorial candidates scrounging through trash receptacles for returnable bottles and cans, sleeping in shelters and eating in charity food kitchens. Unless, of course, the politician doing these things is former Green Independent candidate Pat LaMarche, who once stayed in shelters to publicize the plight of the […]