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 […]

Enjoying the winter weather, Max Stickney, 9, pulls his friends, Jack McIntyre, 3, and Owen McIntyre, 9, on a sled Sunday afternoon as they slide across the pond at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester. Staff photo by Harmony Motter Along for the ride

Enjoying the winter weather, Max Stickney, 9, pulls his friends, Jack McIntyre, 3, and Owen McIntyre, 9, on a sled Sunday afternoon as they slide across the pond at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester. Staff photo by Harmony Motter Along for the ride

By a split vote Tuesday, the Gray Town Council named eight residents to a committee that will oversee the renovation of the Pennell Institute into a town hall. The vote followed a lengthy debate over what role the committee would play in overseeing the project. There was disagreement, and at times confusion, among the council […]

By a split vote Tuesday, the Gray Town Council named eight residents to a committee that will oversee the renovation of the Pennell Institute into a town hall. The vote followed a lengthy debate over what role the committee would play in overseeing the project. There was disagreement, and at times confusion, among the council […]

A Windham man is among three people facing felony drug charges in Ohio after state troopers seized three pounds of high potency marijuana during a traffic stop Jan. 2. Will P. Clark, 20, and Aaron S. Gile, 19, of Gorham, were charged with complicity, a third-degree felony, after a state trooper pulled over a 2001 […]

Tea time at the library Come join the Windham Public Library for its regular tea Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 1:30 p.m. in the meeting room. The tea will help celebrate Maine Libraries Week, which is held Jan. 11-18. For more information, call Laurel or Barbara at the library at 892-1908. Cassidy turns 6 Cassidy Bailey, […]

That December morning in the year 2010 began oddly. The sun rose in the west. The river reversed itself and flowed upstream. The tide went out and didn’t come back. The street was unnaturally quiet. Not a car in sight. Not a bird in the sky. But there was movement down the block – something […]

Get Educated Winter classes begin Jan. 5 at the Schoolhouse Performing Arts Center on Route 114 in Sebago Village. Classes offered include Storybook Theater, Acting for Adults, Acting II, Beginning and Intermediate Guitar, Tap, Jazz, Hip-hop, and Beginning Bagpipes. Classes are available for all ages from preschool to adult. The new Musical Theater program will […]

Cassidy turns 6 Cassidy Bailey, daughter of Kevin and Melissa Bailey of Falmouth Road, turned 6 years old Dec. 26. There was a family party with great snacks and cake and ice cream. Those attending, besides her mom and dad and her younger sister Aubrey, were: Nana and Papa (Mary and Bob Bouchard), Mammie and […]