Full name: Michael Shaw, 36 Address: 5 Perimeter Ave., Standish Family: Married E-mail: utumike@aol.com Web site: www.mikeshawforstandish.com Democrat Michael Shaw is running unopposed in State House District 102, which covers Standish. His former opponent, Republican incumbent Gary Moore, withdrew from the race in September. Shaw, who has lived in Standish since 2000, ran against Moore […]

Full name: Anne P. Graham Address: 97 Farm’s Edge Road, North Yarmouth Family: Married with three sons E-mail: apg1@maine.rr.com Anne Graham is the Democratic challenger in House District 109, comprised of portions of Gray, North Yarmouth and Pownal. Graham, currently a pediatric nurse practicioner at Maine Neurology in Scarborough, serves on the North Yarmouth Board […]

Literacy Volunteers of Maine, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Maine, has produced a non-partisan “Easy to Read Voter Guide.” This is the first such publication the organizations have collaborated on to encourage civic participation among adults with varying literacy skills. Nearly 150,000 Mainers cannot read most information about how to register […]

A new economic and community development director is being welcomed to Bridgton, while Sebago’s code enforcement officer will take on a new role. Alan Manoian has been named to the Bridgton post and will have his first day next week. Jim Smith, code enforcement officer in Sebago, now adds interim town manager to his list […]

A new economic and community development director is being welcomed to Bridgton, while Sebago’s code enforcement officer will take on a new role. Alan Manoian has been named to the Bridgton post and will have his first day next week. Jim Smith, code enforcement officer in Sebago, now adds interim town manager to his list […]

The five-alarm fire that ripped through a Windham warehouse earlier this week, destroying a business and a handful of high-end boats, has been ruled accidental, investigators with the State Fire Marshal’s Office said Wednesday. The blaze likely started in one end of the L-shaped building, a section that was used as storage by Royal Flush […]

I want to publicly thank Councilor Blaine Davis for stepping up with an effort to improve public safety in Windham. Not only did he work in a tireless manner, he also worked with a conviction seldom displayed by Windham councilors. One would think it ought to be counter-intuitive to allow children to play on higher […]

It was a busy season for citizens’ groups in Casco, one that resulted in enough signatures collected to add referendum questions to the November ballot to tear down the Casco Community Center, redo the 2007 property revaluation and allow for recall of town officials. A fourth referendum question, placed on the ballot by the selectmen, […]

My thoughts on the matter of the Pennell Institute must be read as coming from an outsider. I have only lived in Gray for six years, and the battle over this building has been waging the whole time. However, I do have a couple of views on the matter. I feel that the town should […]

My thoughts on the matter of the Pennell Institute must be read as coming from an outsider. I have only lived in Gray for six years, and the battle over this building has been waging the whole time. However, I do have a couple of views on the matter. I feel that the town should […]