As cold temperatures and snowfall blanket the Lakes Region, sales of season passes at Shawnee Peak are up by a double-digit percentage, and some business owners are optimistic for a snowy winter and the tourists that come with it. Though the Lakes Region may be known for its many summer activities, plenty of people travel […]

Rebekahs plan party The Rebekahs will meet Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Odd Fellows Hall. Members will wear Christmas colors. DiDi Bennett will be in charge of the program, which will be a small Christmas party, and Carleen and Larry Wallace are in charge of the refreshments. Christmas baskets Christmas Dinner Baskets will […]

Several southern Maine communities were awarded grants to beef up patrols in hopes of keeping highway deaths to a minimum during the holidays, Public Safety Spokesman Steve McCausland announced Dec. 5. The following grants were awarded by the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety: Biddeford Police Department, $4,992; Saco Police Department, $10,508; Windham Police Department, $6,760 […]

Parents, take a night off. The St. Joseph’s College of Maine Athletics Department is pleased to offer its Kids Night Out program on Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Alfond Recreation Center. The event, open to children ages 7-13, sponsors games, movies, swimming, rock climbing, arts & crafts and sports from 5:30 to 9 p.m. The […]

Parents, take a night off. The St. Joseph’s College of Maine Athletics Department is pleased to offer its Kids Night Out program on Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Alfond Recreation Center. The event, open to children ages 7-13, sponsors games, movies, swimming, rock climbing, arts & crafts and sports from 5:30 to 9 p.m. The […]

A joyful sound You know Christmas is near when holiday carols are on every commercial, radio station and retail sound system. As festive as the tunes are, nothing beats hearing them performed by a live ensemble. The Promise Singers are back with their annual Christmas Concert, filled with favorite holiday standards and contemporary Christmas music […]

Work will begin soon on renovations to Bridgton’s wastewater facility, after officials realized two years ago the septic fields were inadequate. Selectmen awarded the more than $652,000 contract to R.N. Willey & Sons Inc. Nov. 25. This project, to be funded by grants, positions the sewer system to make future renovations without incurring debt, according […]

Rockies bound After serving as the assistant librarian at the New Gloucester Public Library for nine years, Veronica Chaya has tendered her resignation in order to move to Colorado. She is the mother of four children ages 23, 22, 19 and 17, plus has a seven-month-old grandson. Chaya is drawn to the Rocky Mountain state […]

Holidays at the Library Saturday, Dec. 6 is the Gray Public Library’s annual and traditional Gingerbread House-making event. If you have attended it before, no description is necessary. If this is new to you, it is an event you don’t want to miss. The Gray Public Library Association supplies the materials and you supply the […]

Holidays at the Library Saturday, Dec. 6 is the Gray Public Library’s annual and traditional Gingerbread House-making event. If you have attended it before, no description is necessary. If this is new to you, it is an event you don’t want to miss. The Gray Public Library Association supplies the materials and you supply the […]