A four-year project of converting an old grange building into the Singer Community Center in Naples could be entering it’s last phase. Contractors are expected to pour concrete for a handicapped accessible ramp, front steps and slab foundation before winter. Naples Selectmen approved the work Nov. 17, at the request of Naples Town Manager Derik […]

The Bridgton division of United Ambulance Service passed an evaluation and became the second ambulance service in the state to be nationally accredited last month. After a voluntary review process, United’s Bridgton division received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services. Only 120 ambulance services across the United States and Canada meet the […]

The Bridgton division of United Ambulance Service passed an evaluation and became the second ambulance service in the state to be nationally accredited last month. After a voluntary review process, United’s Bridgton division received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services. Only 120 ambulance services across the United States and Canada meet the […]

The good word this week has to be the descending price of fuel and gasoline. Given the rising cost of everything else, this is good news indeed. The Windham Town Council had a break in November and couldn’t/didn’t meet for two weeks in a row. Since these meetings usually include something of interest for a […]

Young Windham residents could play a greater role in town government if a proposal before the Town Council next week is successful. Councilors will vote Nov. 25 on whether to establish a youth council that would observe their older counterparts while advising them on adolescent issues. The group would also plan and conduct community service […]

If you would like to help maintain community walking trails, but hate pesky biting insects, this is your chance. As the end of the trail work season approaches, the Lakes Environmental Association is organizing two days for volunteers and staff to address some of the much needed work on the trails of the Holt Pond […]

A recount in the State Senate District 15 race changed slightly the vote totals but not the outcome as Democratic challenger Deborah Simpson of Auburn beat incumbent Republican Lois Snowe-Mello. Also, Rep. Michael Vaughn, R-Durham, has withdrawn his request for a recount in the House District 105 race against Democratic challenger David Van Wie of […]

In Robert LaPointe, the man sentenced last week to three and a half years in jail for causing the deadly boating accident on Long Lake last summer, we have a microcosm of America itself as it runs reckless and out of control in what is turning into a financial nightmare. You know the story well […]

Senior Meals Menu Senior meals are available at Unity Gardens on Route 115 in North Windham. For reservations or information, call Southern Maine Agency on Aging at 396-6500. Monday, Nov. 3 Meatballs, tomato sauce, o’brien potatoes, carrots, hot dog bun, mixed fruit Alternate entrae: Chicken leg Tuesday, Nov. 4 Chicken tetrazzini, green peas, harvard beets, […]

A Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and two other distinguished Maine authors will choose finalists in this year’s Journey Into Writing contest sponsored by the Maine Community College System. Richard Ford, Wesley McNair, and Monica Wood will serve as judges of the contest that is open to Maine high school juniors. Students may submit work in […]