Join Loon Echo Land Trust for an end of summer hike on Bald Pate Mountain in South Bridgton, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12. This will be a moderate hike requiring sturdy shoes or lightweight hiking boots. Water and camera recommended. After casual discussion of local history, hikers will watch the sun set on […]

Lake Region High School Principal Roger Lowell has invited the public to an open house at the school Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008 at 7 p.m. Following the welcome to parents in the auditorium, visitors will be able to experience individual student schedules. Teachers will introduce themselves and briefly discuss their programs and expectations as well […]

Pilates at sunset Did you have the opportunity to enjoy the beauty and serenity of Tassel Top Beach this summer? Accessible from Route 302 across from the Raymond Shopping Center and situated on the east shore of Sebago Lake, sunsets at Tassel Top are spectacular. It is not too late to experience its peaceful setting […]

At first glance, it looks like any other dorm room. Two small mattresses line the side walls, resting atop metal frames. The closets are portable, set up next to the beds, and one is topped with a stack of DVDs ready to fill the hours between class and bedtime. But the average dorm room does […]

Momentum Inc. will be holding a two-day yard sale event at its Windham office located at 102 Tandberg Trail. Proceeds from the sale will be to benefit the Special Olympics Team Momentum. Team Momentum is just beginning training for the Fall Bowling Tournament and will then head into training season for Winter Olympics. The sale […]

More than a year after the fatal collision on Long Lake in Harrison, it was those on and around the lake at the time who provided the first glimmers of events that night as the manslaughter trial of a Massachusetts man began this week. Robert LaPointe, 39, of Medway, Mass., is being tried on two […]

A Nash Road quarry will likely begin operation next May after the Windham Town Council Tuesday approved developer Peter Busque’s application while angering neighbors worried about noise and increased truck traffic. At Tuesday’s meeting, councilors approved the final 11 of 17 criteria Busque needed to meet in order to start the quarry operation, though the […]

No more local beer. It pains me to write that, but it must be done. We’ve got to kill off Maine’s brewing industry for the greater good. There’s more. Those people making potato vodka have to close their doors. The state’s wineries must be shut down, too. And that’s only the beginning. Because this isn’t […]

Windham residents will get a chance to shift the date of the annual municipal elections after the Town Council voted Tuesday to place the question on the November ballot. Following a request put forth in a citizen petition, voters will be asked Nov. 4 if they want to amend the town charter to move the […]

The shows will go on at a Standish nightclub, but owners of Memory Lane Music Hall must adhere to additional conditions to stay open another year. Discussions about whether the club’s liquor license and special amusement permit should be renewed took 3 1/2 hours at the Tuesday meeting of the Standish Town Council. The Town […]